How are different kinds of human included or excluded by the contemporary moment? A range of policies, science advice and services during COVID-19 have had a major impact on the lives of many marginalized groups. Paying particular attention to disabled people, this section will explore the processes of marginalization, how different forms of exclusion and inequality intersect and how these processes are being resisted and transformed. By describing and analysing the lived experience of marginalized people these contributions will provide novel ways of thinking about the human that open up new opportunities for social solidarity and imagining a different future.