That’s Not Solidarity—It’s Asymmetry: When Animal Rights Advocacy Is Expected to Carry Human Struggles (and Often Not Vice Versa)

In activist and academic circles, intersectionality is often treated as a moral imperative—a framework that promises to unify struggles and expose overlapping systems of oppression. For many, it’s a way to ensure no voice is left out, no injustice ignored. But when it comes to animal rights, intersectionality reveals a troubling asymmetry: animal advocates are…