Race and Ethninicity

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• Studiejaar 3

Being Black and LGBTQ+

Black Americans

LGBTQ+

Terminology

Ethnicity -  the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition. (Oxford Languages)

Black Americans - Both a race and ethnicity

LGBTQ+ - Umbrella term

Marsha P. Johnson

• African American transgender woman
• LGBTQ+ activist
• Advocate for trans POC
• Instigator Stonewall Inn uprising (1969) => no recognition 
• "As the broader gay and lesbian movement shifted toward leadership from white cisgender men and women, trans people of color were swept to the outskirts of the movement."

• Racial injustice within the LGBTQ+ community
• Homophobia and Transphobia within the Black community
• Individuals with more than one minority identity tend to be left behind by government policy and wider society

Black LGBTQ+ Americans as multi Ethnical.

Black LGBTQ+ adults face disparities in:

• Mental and physical healthcare
• Housing
• Economic status
• Public safety

To what extend is it justifiable to call a
Black LGBTQ+ person multi-ethnic?