I recently found myself in the oddest of circumstances. In the exhausting and exasperating position of explaining my existence, again. Explaining to someone why the lives of people other than those they consider worthy should matter. Explaining why indifference is acceptance. It’s a situation that’s beginning to feel quite familiar these days. The ignorance of […]
Queerness is not a new phenomenon, yet unfortunately, it is often treated as such, or even a trend. Although some queer people may acknowledge that particular questions or statements from straight people are not intentionally offensive, the ignorance behind them is inadmissible given the numerous informational sources that are available. Appreciate that given circumstances somewhat […]
Sofya Wang is an indie-pop artist, first gen Chinese American vocalist and active member of the LGBTQ+ community. Trained pianist and cellist, Sofya taught herself songwriting at the age of 17 and music production. As an openly gay woman herself, her videos, music and visuals aim to empower individuals to stay true and become their […]
Mia Johnson is a 27 year old London based black queer poet from Nottingham. I first came across Mia via social media the day after she had performed her first show Pink Lemonade at Camden’s People’s Theatre late last year. Pink Lemonade explored female masculinity, lesbianism and gender identity. It’s focus was on how society […]
My mother has never believed in rules as an adult. “Nobody can tell you what to do with your life. And if they do, they can fuck off” she told me once, sitting at our kitchen table in Stockholm, Sweden. My mother and I came out around the same time. I say ‘came out’ but […]
I was born into addiction meaning that I was raised in an environment that harnessed selfish, dishonest and self-centred energies that contributed towards my disease. I remember living in crippling fear and anxiety due to my father’s alcoholism which resulted in me striving to imitate my mother’s portrayal of “feminine perfection”. I never knew balance or […]
“‘Being born gay, black and female is not a revolutionary act. Being proud to be a gay black female is.’” Why I’m so thankful for Lena Waithe. We are only a few months into 2018 and Lena Waithe is already having a career defining year. The award-winning writer, actor and producer is the cover star […]
On the 10th July 2015, I, along with around 50 other activists, received a Facebook message from a member of the NUS Black Students’ campaign. The message told us that Kelechi (the disabled representative on the campaign) had had her appeal for asylum rejected. This was the first time I had heard of Kelechi, and […]
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. […]
Why an ‘Intersectional Community Event’? Last year, the Women’s Programme of LGBT Foundation consulted with the community and learnt that, in our Programme, the lesbian and bisexual women who were accessing our services were mainly white, cisgender and/or young(<50). Our job is to make sure our work is relevant and representative of all the lesbian […]
