I think of intersectionality as being the examination of different experiences from specific segments of the population. Multiple traits co-exist to contribute

I think of intersectionality as being the examination of different experiences from specific segments of the population. Multiple traits co-exist to contribute to a particular experience. For example, many people make generalizations by simply splitting an observation by male and female. Men do this. Women do that. When in reality it could easily be the case that a woman of x ethnicity observes particular observation in that realm versus a man of y ethnicity. Or a homosexual man of a visible minority has a much different experience than a heterosexual woman of an ethnic majority.