#queer intersectionality

He addresses the intersectionality of discrimination, the need for marginalized communities to unify in the movement and elevate BIPOC voices, and racism in the DID community.

Intersectionality is crucial in understanding the experiences of many marginalized groups. As a queer person who is also a feminist, these identities come together to influence my ideology. Queer women often face overlapping forms of discrimination, including sexism, homophobia, and, for women of color, racism. Intersectionality helps us recognize that these identities don’t exist in isolation but interact to create complex challenges. Sexual violence for example is an issue that many feminists focus on when speaking out for women. However, sexual violence has a higher chance of happening depending on gender identity. RAINN states that transgender students and gender nonconforming students report being assaulted at greater rates than their cis counterparts. When discussing serious topics, being aware of every factor contributing to the problem is crucial to gaining the best understanding of the issue.

Video Transcription: Okay so let's just start with this: I have fucked a bunch of women, and yet not a single person with a self described "good gaydar" has every clocked me up until the moment I show up with a strap. Why is that? It's because here in the U.S when yall think that "straight" and "white" are the default yall can't even conceptualize being queer and Asian. Nevermind the fact that a lot of yall still think that Asian people are either emotionless, sexless nerds or oriental fetishes. The queer aesthetic is specifically a white, queer aesthetic. As my mutual, Kenna said, yall still center yourself in queer spaces, making yourselves the new default. Yall are comfortable making overarching generalizations because yall don't need to see anybody outside of that default. So much so that if I were to ask you to imagine a girl with dyed blue hair, a red flannel, boots, paperclips as earrings, your gaydar might be going off, right? But if I were to ask you to imagine a girl with brown hair, a short sleeved button up, jeans and sandals, you would not see her as queer at all. But every other queer, Burmese girl I know would instantly recognize she's one of us. The difference here is I don't expect everyone to see her and think "Ah, this is the one true gay aesthetic". And I nor my peers would expect everyone to recognize and categorize her as "the queer default" that would be pushing a standard of cultural ideals onto the general population. TL;DR: Having a gaydar, having a queer aesthetic is based in white supremacy because the premise of being able to "see" what queerness looks like is first and foremost, because you're white.