On October 14 , 2014 , Sarkeesian and Utah State University received terrorist threats pertaining to her planned lecture at the university the following day . The threats , one of which was issued by a person who claimed to be affiliated with Gamergate , specifically cited the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal , Quebec , Canada as inspiration . The university and police did not believe the threats were credible inasmuch as they were consistent with others Sarkeesian had received , but scheduled enhanced security measures nonetheless . Sarkeesian canceled the event , however , feeling the planned security measures were insufficient given that the university could not prohibit handguns in the venue per Utah state law
École Polytechnique massacre
École Polytechnique massacre
Anita Sarkeesian