"We exist in a society that pressures individuals with multiple minority identities to choose between those identities ("Are you a lesbian woman or Latina?"). The insinutation being that a single identity must be paramount. At any given moment, one or more identities may feel more salient, but they are all present all of the time. It is critical that we acknowledge the intersecting nature of multiple minority identities; the idea that each identity informs and shapes the others in a unique and powerful way. "
—Dr. Cirleen DeBlaere, Assistant Professor
Counseling Psychology
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