“Now I see That if I were truly to be myself, I would break my family’s heart” As a first-generation immigrant from the Philippines, a Christian, and a lesbian, I consider Mulan’s “Reflection” to be my coming-out anthem. This isn’t just because Mulan was the first Asian Disney character – she wasn’t even the right […]
As National Coming Out Day approaches, I’ve realized that not only was there not just one coming out moment for me, I never really stopped coming out. Much of it is because I present as femme. People that know me only on the surface or not at all have no idea that I am queer. […]
On this episode of #DecadesAZ, we talk the LGBT scene in the 90s, music and cannabis therapy with MC Chickaboo The Decades Project is a series focusing on LGBTQAI People of Colour. #DecadesAZ Follow MC Chickaboo: https://www.instagram.com/mcchickaboo
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 So we’ve established that one of things I hated most about the scene was that everyone knew your business. You didn’t have a private life anymore no matter how much you tried. Everyone knew who you were with, who you’d been with and most likely who you were trying […]
I was 18 years old when I first discovered that I was a lesbian. I think the signs were there earlier on but I wasn’t aware of what it was that I was feeling at that time. One of my earliest memories was when I was 16 and I remember having to lie about who […]
By Francessca Wilson-Day About two years ago, you phoned me to apologise. I gave you the time you wanted, I heard you out, and in my response, I was as honest as I could have been at that time. I have never been the best at thinking on the spot, and sometimes I lose my train […]
My life is a movie, it’s like “Trainspotting” to be exact. Not that I live in a crack den or anything but I might as well. I actually think it would be fun and I would make a hilarious addict, I was actually saying this to one of my ex friends last summer, yes I […]
ColdLust Promotions introduced the UK to Eddy Knoxx and we got to meet her! Eddy Knoxx, known for her brand DVMN Pigeon, also makes music! You can check out her SoundCloud here all I can say is – clean beats with that 808 bass that makes you screw up your face; nice tone; dope flow […]
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My coming out story is one for the history books, a wave of shame comes over me whenever I think about it. I was an excited and carefree 17 year old, who wanted to utilise my ‘free yard’ at every opportunity. Everything was planned perfectly for my encounter with Anita. My Mum would leave […]
