What is your social location? This is an increasingly popular way of asking individuals to introduce themselves to contextualize who they are.

An individual’s social location is defined as the combination of factors including gender, race, social class, age, ability, religion, sexual orientation, and geographic location.

I’m Lucy (pronouns: she/ her). I’m Hong Konger-Canadian and a settler within the territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabek. I grew up in a working-class family and I’m the first generation to work towards a graduate degree. I am bisexual.

Of course, in many instances, I do not share the full spiel (e.g. I’m usually not comfortable sharing my sexual orientation). Sure, it’s unnecessary in professional settings, but also comes from never having truly seen that intersection represented in TV or anyone else I know.

It feels odd to be the first. It feels heavy.

Now tell me. Who are you?