Intersectionality and Disability

Disability

________ has historically been a common rationale for curtailing ones civil rights.

Intersectionality

________: overlapping, interdependent identities (may lead to more complex prejudice)

Black Civil Rights movement

________: African Americans brain anatomy made them unable to get an education and wanting freedom was termed a medical disease.

Intersectionality

overlapping, interdependent identities (may lead to more complex prejudice)

Womens suffrage movement

studies came out that womens increased political involvement and intellectual pursuits could result in "nervous hysteria" that leads to infertility

Black Civil Rights movement

African Americans brain anatomy made them unable to get an education and wanting freedom was termed a medical disease

lead

Know when not to

courage

Have__even in uncomfortable situations

Examine

your relationships

oppression

Learn the history of

authentic

Be

own prejudices

The disability community has its

singularly focused

Activism tends to be

unique

The oppression faced by someone at the intersection of two identities is__from that faced by members of either of those identities

rural areas

LGBT-inclusive and fully accessible services are hardest to access in__.

LGBTQ youth with disabilities

more likely to be bullied or excluded than LGBTQ non-disabled youth

employment

Added barriers to__with ableist, racist, and anti-LGBTQ discrimination

Overrepresented

LGBTQ people are__in the juvenile and criminal justice systems. 

Invisibility within both communities

resources for LGBTQ are rare in the disability community and vice versa.

mental health conditions

LGBTQ people are more likely to experience__that can impact daily life. 

laws

More_are needed to protect LGBTQ people

LGBTQ inclusive

Spaces need to be developed to be more

Research and education

is needed to develop the general understanding of LGBTQ individuals