Facing significant disadvantages in society because of our identity, for reasons such as raceThe concept of categorising people into groups that are generally linked to their own or their ancestor’s place of birth, usually defined by shared physical qualities, such as skin colour, nationality, and ethnicity. For example, Black, Asian, Aboriginal, African American, Native American, White, Māori, Pacific Islander, or other races., ability, gender, class, or sexual orientationA person's identity in relation to the gender or genders to which they are sexually attracted..