Intersectionality refers to aspects of a person's identity such as race, gender, age, class, religion, sexuality, and national origin. These aspects can carry forms of privilege or oppression, and a person may experience multiple forms of oppression and privilege that intersect. The goal of intersectionality is to recognize similarities and differences in discrimination experiences across groups in order to build solidarity. It acknowledges all forms of oppression and helps people look past themselves to understand others' needs and concerns.

1. INTERSECIONALITY

2. "Privilege is when you think something is not a problem
because it's not a problem to you personally" -Unknown
Intersectionality is the different
aspects of a persons identity such
as race, gender, age, class,
religion, sexuality, and national
origin.
The purpose of Intersectionality is
to show how these aspects can
carry forms of privilege and
oppression. Also, Intersectionality
shows how a person may have
multiple forms of oppression and
privilege that intersect.
(Intersectionality Chart)

3. "The goal is not to show how one group is more
oppressed than the other, but to recognize where
we have similarities and differences in our
experiences of discrimination, and to work to
build within and across group solidarity."
(Tomlinson)

4. Intersectionality and Feminism
"But it is not those differences between us
that are separating us. It is rather our
refusal to recognize those differences."
(Lorde, 115)
"As women, we must root out internalized
patterns of oppression within ourselves if
we are to move beyond the most
superficial aspects of social change. Now
we must recognize differences among
women who are our equals, neither
inferior nor superior, and devise ways to
use each others' difference to enrich our
visions and our joint struggles" (Lorde, 122)
(Rosalarian)

5. Intersectionality
~ does not divide
~shows understanding
~shows respect
~shows compassion
~it exposes the violation of rights
~acknowledges all forms of
oppression
Intersectionality helps humans look
past themselves and listen to the
needs and concerns of other humans.
PLEASE BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER

6. Works Cited
Intersectionality Chart. Digital image. Images of Intersectionality. Yahoo, n.d. Web. 3 Dec. 2016.
<https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search
Lorde, Audre. Zami Sister Outsider Undersong. New York: Quality Paperback Book Club, 1993. Print.
Rosalarian. Yahoo Images/Intersectionality Cartoons. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Dec. 2016. <https://images.search.yahoo.com
/yhs/search
Tomlinson, Yolande, and Margot Baruch. “Framing Questions on Intersectionality.” US Human Rights Network, Rutgers
Center for Women's Global Leadership, 2013, www.ushrnetwork.org/sites/ushrnetwork.org/files
/framing_questions_on_intersectionality_1.pdf.