An introduction to several articles in the issue is presented. Articles discussed include "Does 'Classism' Help Us to Understand Class Oppression," by Fred Pincus and Natalie Sokoloff, "Eleanor Burke Leacock and Intersectionality: Materialism, Dialectics, and Transformation," by Catherine Hodge McCoid, and "Spatial Transversals: Gender, Race, Class, and Gay Tourism in Cape Town, South Africa," by Jill Williams.