Center for Juvenile Justice Reform

Madeline Stern

Keywords: Best Practices; Child Welfare; Juvenile Justice; Racial and Ethnic Disparities

Black LGBTQ+ girls and nonbinary youth have multiple marginalized identities which leave them exponentially more vulnerable to the societal risks of systems-involvement and crossover. When people are associated with multiple identities (e.g., race, gender, sexual orientation), they are affected by the systemic and societal disadvantages and advantages that accompany each. Individuals who have multiple marginalized identities often face greater injustices than their peers with fewer or no marginalized identities. Strategies for reducing crossover among Black LGBTQ+ girls and nonbinary youth, then, must consider every aspect of an individual’s identity and how they intersect with regards to systemic effects on a population. [Summary from resource.]

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Reducing System Crossover for Black and LGBTQ+ Girls and Nonbinary Youth