Intersectionality

Question 3: Throughout this semester, this class has really pushed me outside of my comfort zone and made me aware of and question some of the gender differences that I have ignored and/or accepted throughout my life. It is clear that men, specifically wealthy, white men, still manage the world that we live in today. With the recent election, I have been thinking about how gender affects our society. The theory that has stuck out to me the most is Lorber’s A vs. not A ideology. I have…

The American professor and critical theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the word intersectionality as a term to use for many types of discrimination. She offered a definition to gender oppression, inequality in work places and society in the lives of black women; particularly in the US, a defined word that many can identify and relate to in the world today. To explain how she defined such multi categorized pattern of bias activity she used the idea of a traffic intersection. “an analogy to traffic…

Life as a Lesbian Feminist: An Interview with Holly Hughes Introduction Through intersectionality, an individual’s experience is shaped by various combinations of intersecting identities. Conceptions such as race/ethnicity, class and sexual orientation can all drastically affect what a person goes through in their lifetime and the oppression they may face. Through issues of sexism, heterosexism, invisibility, absence or misrepresentation in the media, identity development and evolving ideals of…

larger age group, Jon appeared to be seeking approval from his caregiver at what he did. Alternative Theory Intersectionality is an alternative theory that looks beyond the age and developmental stages of a person. Instead of taking an aspect of a person’s identity, intersectionality is a holistic approach in understanding the different dimensions that make a person who they are. Intersectionality looks at how the multiple identities of a person interact with the environment and how the…

telling us we are not good enough, if we do not live in regards to a designated set of characteristics. The characteristics are the following: “white, thin, male, young, heterosexual, christian, and financially, secure.” To my understanding, Intersectionality is the concept of categorizing individuals based on their social and cultural characteristics.…

“I think we won't be able to understand the operations of transphobia, homophobia, if we don't understand how certain kinds of links are forged between gender and sexuality in the minds of those who want masculinity to be absolutely separate from femininity and heterosexuality to be absolutely separate from homosexuality”( Judith Butler). Judith Butler, an American Philosopher and Gender Theorist, explains that in society most people believe it is problematic if one displays both stereotypical…

struggles with identity. Helga Crane is an example of the tragic Mulatta character, and her life and experiences demonstrate the importance of intersectionality, as multiple systems of oppression exist simultaneously and intersectionality accounts for these systems and helps to define how and why individuals are placed in certain boxes. Intersectionality is a lens that was created because Black women were and are excluded from equality movements and their experiences are often overlooked, which…

1. Intersectional feminism is the overlapping of race, sexual orientation, etc along with gender. It is the understanding of how different circumstances that are a part of a person’s identity affect the oppression that each person faces. Intersectionality has become a part of the feminist movement because it is felt by many people that they are being treated differently even in their own sex. “A white woman is penalized by her gender but has the advantage of race. A black woman is disadvantaged…

What is feminism? According to Merriam-Webster, feminism is “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes (M. Webster).” The stigmatism behind the word feminism however, is still apparent in today’s society and is something that the F-Word works to eliminate. The F-Word was originally founded two to three years ago and was made to de-stigmatize the word ‘feminism’ along with attempting to create a club that practices intersectional feminism through tangible actions…

According to Barker (2008), a major barrier regarding access to health care for gay and lesbian individuals has been a lack of health insurance. The National Transgender Discrimination Survey results indicated that 48% of transgender respondents delayed seeking medical care when they were sick or injured because they were unable to afford it (Grant et al., 2010). While this was true in the past, beginning in 2014, The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act) was expected…