This article was originally supposed to be about intersectionality, and how the MMIR crisis and the fight for reproductive liberation are the same for indigenous people. As a genderfluid, bisexual, Indigenous, Laotian American second generation immigrant, I know all too well how systemic issues are not limited to one group of people.

This is the second installment of our Protect the Sacred series. In this article, we’re covering the basics of the MMIR Crisis.