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'''Janaya "Future" Khan''' is the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wang|first=Yanan|title= The Controversy Surrounding Black Lives Matter in Canada|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/07/14/the-controversy-surrounding-black-lives-matter-in-canada/|website=The Washington Post|date=July 14, 2016|accessdate=February 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Khandaker|first=Tamara|title=This Is What Sets Toronto's Black Lives Matter Movement Apart from America's|url=https://news.vice.com/article/this-is-what-sets-torontos-black-lives-matter-movement-apart-from-americas|website=Vice News|date= April 6, 2016|accessdate=February 3, 2018}}</ref> They also serve as an International Ambassador for the Black Lives Matter Network.<ref>https://blacklivesmatter.com/|website= Black Lives Matter</ref> Khan is black, [[queer]], and [[gender nonconforming]]. They are an activist, author, and amateur competitive boxer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lewis-Peart|first=David|title= Janaya Khan, Black Lives Matter Toronto Co-Founder, On Racism And Self-Care|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/03/21/janaya-khan-black-lives-matter-_n_9481548.html|website=The Washington Post|date=March 21, 2016|accessdate=February 2, 2018}}</ref> Much of their work analyzes intersectional topics including the Black Lives Matter movement, queer theory, Black [[feminism]], and organized protest strategies.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Khan |first=J.|last2=Gomes |first2=D. |date=March 1, 2016|title=Our Issues, Our Struggles: A Conversation Between Activists Daniela Gomes and Janaya Khan|url=https://read.dukeupress.edu/world-policy-journal/article/33/1/47-56/30878|format=PDF |journal=World Policy Journal |volume=33 |pages=47–56 |doi=10.1215/07402775-3545882}}</ref>