#17 | Intersectionality: Beyond Identities

In this episode, Sable engages in a conversation with Bianca Laureano discussing the spectrum of intersectionality beyond identifies. The power play of intersectionality by silencing communities and thereby having them cover-up.  



Sable's takeaways
1. Colorism in the workplace. Its impact on promotions, hiring, and inclusion.  How does that help them in promotions?

2. Value in pay ranges. Excluding pay ranges in job advertisements also means excluding a whole group of job seekers.

3. Intersectionality training.  Teaching people about the various intersections of people to avoid treating people as a monolith.



About Bianca Laureano
Bianca I Laureano is an award-winning educator, curriculum writer, facilitator, and sexologist. She is a Foundress of the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN), The LatiNegrxs Project, ANTE UP! Virtual Freedom Professional Development School for Justice Workers, and hosts LatinoSexuality.com. She has written several curricula that focus on communities of color: What’s the REAL DEAL about Love and Solidarity? (2015) and Communication MixTape: Speak On It Vol 1. (2017) and wrote the sexual and reproductive justice discussion guide for the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published in 2018. Bianca has been on the board of CLAGS, the LGBTQ Center at CUNY, The Black Girl Project, and  SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. She resides in Oakland, CA. She is the Lead Educator for the Netflix film Crip Camp (2020) and is leading the efforts to create a curriculum that is rooted in disability justice practice, self-determination, and social-emotional learning competences! She will receive an honorary Ph.D. for her work of justice, equity, and inclusion in the US sexuality field in May 2020.