5 WAYS TO OVERCOME DISCRIMINATON

1. Embrace Your Beauty and Strength. Find ways to embrace and celebrate your identity—the
strength and beauty of you being you. Read books, talk to people, and go to identity-affirming events.
Call upon trusted friends and relatives, people with a healthy sense of self, for support. Also consider
seeking the help of a trained professional in your area to create solutions custom-fit to your particular
situation and needs.

2. Take Good Care of Yourself and Learn to Cope. One of the best ways you can fight
discrimination is by taking good care of yourself. Your survival is not just important, it’s an act of
revolution. Make your life revolutionary by exercising, eating healthy, and finding ways to de-stress every
day.

3. Stand Up For Yourself. Let others know how their words and actions have affected you and
those you care about. Fight for your rights. Contact your elected representatives, the ACLU, and the
Office for Civil Rights. The more people who can see the real life impact and injustice of what’s
happening, the more we can fight to end discrimination once and for all.

4. Strategize and Know the Consequences Before You Act.Weigh the costs and benefits
and decide for yourself what you’re able and willing to do. Take stock of yourself. Capitalize on your
strengths, and put a plan in motion to compensate for your weaknesses. Do your best to protect yourself
and others and to minimize risk. Timing is critical. Strategize

carefully to achieve maximum impact.

5. Reach Out and Organize. Don’t do it alone. People really are stronger, and safer, when they
stand together. Mobilize your friends, family, and co-workers. We’re stronger when we stand together,
share our stories, and make our voices heard. Uniting with others who face a similar situation as you do
can help you obtain the resources and social support you need to survive.

Forms of Discrimination

Racial discrimination is when a person is treated less favorably than another person in a similar
situation because of their race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin or immigrant status.

Age discrimination involves treating an applicant or employee less favorably because of his or her
age.
Disability discrimination means treating individuals differently in employment because of their
disability, perceived disability, or association with a disabled person.

Marital status discrimination means discriminating against an employee because of his or her
marital situation, whatever it may be – married, separated,divorced, single, or widowed.

Pregnancy discrimination involves treating a woman (an applicant or employee) unfavorably

because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth.

Linguistic discrimination is the unfair treatment of an individual based solely on his or her use of
language .

Religious discrimination involves treating a person (an applicant or employee) unfavorably

because of his or her religious beliefs.

Gender Discrimination is the type of discrimination which is based on the gender of the person.
Usually women are treated differently and unequal than men in their education, career, economic
advancement and political influences.