Though the story takes place long before the term "Intersectionality" was widely considered, it covers many themes and central ideas which the term encompasses. I learned a considerable amount about intersectionality during Unity Day, and specifically how it relates to feminism, but it can also be applied to represent how people have such a vast background of identifiers and therefore experiences, and that no two people can experience something the exact same way or have the same interpretation of it. Specific to Angels in America, this applies to the various ways in which the gay men experience this aspect of their identity.
Belize, a black gay man who participated in drag experiences and expresses his sexuality differently than Prior, who also recently retired from drag but is white. Louis and Joe both come from devout upbringings, and while Louis does not share this aspect of his life with his Jewish family, Joe feels so confined by the Church of the Latter Day Saints that he cannot even admit his sexuality to himself. Roy, a high powered and influential man, also views his sexuality in his own unique way.
I appreciate this aspect of the characterization because it illustrates that there are too many facets to a person for anyone to be grouped and stereotyped.
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