Intersectional discrimination makes some people particularly vulnerable

Several speakers at the conference called for more knowledge about conditions for different groups under the transgender umbrella. Based on the studies available in the Nordic countries, it is not possible to provide satisfactory answers, but studies have been conducted at the EU level that capture, for example, opportunities for trans people with migrant backgrounds. During the conference, the report ‘Trans & Poverty. Poverty and economic insecurity in trans communities in the EU’, produced by the organisation Transgender Europe (TGEU), was presented, which shows that groups facing intersectional discrimination face particularly high barriers.

FACT BOX: Intersectional discrimination

Many people’s experiences of discrimination span different contexts and follow them throughout their lives. It is not uncommon for the discrimination experienced by an individual to be related to several grounds for discrimination under the law. Taken together, this leads to increased vulnerability /.../ A word that is often used to describe discrimination at the intersection of different grounds of discrimination is intersectionality.

Source: Equality Ombudsman (SE)