intersectional stigma

I read about this fascinating concept in a book called Workable Sisterhood.

Berger writes, "Intersectional stigma is a distinctive aspect of their story. What makes their experience of the HIV/AIDS virus and their participation different from other counterparts of people with HIV is the influence of intersectional stigma. Intersectional stigma is a theoretical framework composed of the recognition of and attention to intersectionality (or acknowledgment of race, class, and gender subordination as interlocking forms of oppression), and stigma (or the ways in which people become socially defined as "other"). Intersectional stigma allows me to theorize about the distinct ways in which marginality is manifested and experienced. Furthermore, intersectional stigma represents the total synchronistic influence of various forms of oppression, which combine and overlap to form a distinct positionality."

The book was lent to me by my friend.

I also have a friend who started a new blog: Artists For A Better American.