If we aren’t intersectional, some of us, the most vulnerable, are going to fall through the cracks
Dr. Kimberle Crenshaw
WHAT is Intersectionality and WHY is it important when talking about mental health?
Learn More About Intersectionality
- Book: On Intersectionality by Kimberle Crenshaw
- Journal Article: Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color by Kimberle Crenshaw
- Video: What is Intersectionality with Kimberle Crenshaw
In line with intersectionality, This Is My Brave is highlighting stories of our storytellers that encompass identities within any of these intersections:
- Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Individuals
- Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer + (LGBTQ+) communities
- and/or College Students (CS) living with a mental illness (MI)
*Click on the microphone intersection(s) to see our highlighted intersectional storytellers
This project was led by Jennifer T. Tran, MEd with support from the Active Minds Emerging Scholars Fellowship with generous support from the Scattergood Foundation
