Intersectionality: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

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  Video
Duration:
5 minutes
Presented by:
UCLA Child & Youth Behavioral Health Center of Excellence
Featuring:
Brianna Hobson, PsyD
Series:
Supportive LGBTQ+ Communication Quick Tips
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Cultural Responsiveness LGBTQ+ Youth/Adults Systemic Racism
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Overview

This video helps define and explore what intersectionality is and why it should matter to all of us. This video helps identify how intersectionality shapes our advantages and disadvantages in life, and how this may also impact our interactions and relationships with others. 

  Keywords: communication, gender identity, LGBTQ+, professional, sexuality, support
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Learning objectives

  • Define and highlight the importance of intersectionality
  • Identify how intersectionality affects everyone and our relationships to others

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