People from GEM communities often face individual and societal challenges

These challenges can affect people’s access to services and overall physical and mental well-being. Unfortunately, GEM young people can face discrimination in the form of racism at times throughout their lives which research has shown cause great stress and impacts upon mental well-being.

Unfortunately, people from GEM communities may experience racism. This exists in societies from historical white privilege. ACTING IN A RACIST MANNER IS AGAINST THE LAW. Racism can be overt – obvious e.g. name calling, or covert; hidden and less obvious. Either way both are seeking to cause upset and distress. It could even be seen as part of an organisation for example the workforce is all white although many GEM people live in the area and have applied for work yet reference always given to white people.  This is institutional or systematic racism.
ISLAMAPHOBIA – is a form of racism. It is specifically prejudice against people from the Islamic religion or Muslims in general.