LGBT intersections
The challenges of multiple
identities in Public Health
Multiple oppressions
Race/ethnicity
Geography/ rural populations
Ability
Mental illness/ recovery
Religion
Class
Race and Ethnicity
LGBT people of color must contend with:
Racism
Sexism
Heterosexism
Internalized racism
Internalized homophobia
Geography
Rural health
Differences by state
Ability
Inclusion in the LGBT community
Inclusion in the disabled community
Mental illness/ substance abuse
Stigma of mental illness
Double stigma
Challenges of addiction
Religion
Range in values and beliefs
Source of great support
Source of homophobia
Class
Composition of SES of LGBT people
Invisibility of diverse experiences
Movie: La Mission
Public health implications
 How may the intersection of identities
affect public health interventions?
 What considerations could you make
in public health education to cater to the
diversity within the community?
Acknolwedgements
This presentation was designed in Spring 2011
by Curran Saile, Program Director of the Pride
Center of the Capital Region done in partial
completion of Masters in Public Health
requirements at the University at Albany
School of Public Health. The project would not
have been possible without the support of
Mary Applegate, Jennifer Manganello, Cheryl
Reeves and the Pride Center of the Capital
Region.
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