Inside the minds of the ‘race fakers’: The need to be a victim, disrupted childhoods and a desire for ‘hero status’

Through more than 15 years of fierce activism, Raquel Saraswati cemented herself as a champion of the oppressed.

A queer, Muslim woman of Arab, Latin and South Asian descent, Saraswati overcame crippling prejudice to become a celebrated voice for marginalized groups – and won a series of plaudits along the way.

Then, last week, the reputation she worked so hard to build came crashing down.