LGBT+ Lit Fest
Between Identity and Pain
I was brought to tears as I stood in front of a physical representation of the anger and frustration I feel when my friends are attacked by
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Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Sep 3, 20234 min read
Becoming Unstuck
This is the first time I've ever written about my sexuality. It's the first time I've ever processed it through written words.
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Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Aug 26, 20233 min read
Queerness in Disability
The rainbow of difference is beautiful, and the defiance to conform to unnecessary rules is sublime.
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Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Aug 19, 20234 min read
Why letting go of my femininity has made me feel like more of a woman
My gender identity is who I am, and by leaning into my more masculine side, I have been able to discover another dimension of wonder...
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Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Aug 12, 20236 min read
De-pathologising LGBTQIA+ mental health & crafting better anti-carceral community spaces
To create queer spaces that centre our mental health, that are better for ourselves and our folk, we must identify the oppressive structures
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Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Aug 5, 20235 min read
Fertility treatment and parenting in a heteronormative world
Whilst the routes to parenthood are often (but not always) different for LGBTQIA+ parents, and the systems around it rarely reflect...
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LGBT+ Lit Fest
Jul 29, 20234 min read
On ableism and loneliness in the LGBTQIA+ community
I’m just asking for inclusion, and for disabled queer people to be able to feel welcome and considered in the queer community...
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LGBT+ Lit Fest
Nov 28, 20225 min read
Dear fellow British cisgender queers
We are a community, and we should stand shoulder to shoulder with trans people in the face of vile and blatant discrimination. Cisgender que
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LGBT+ Lit Fest
Jun 4, 20222 min read
Rebranding to "LGBT+ Lit Fest"
We are rebranding! As we have grown over the last few years, we’ve realised it’s time to update our name to LGBT+ Lit Fest...
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Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Mar 19, 20222 min read
"Straight Passing"
This poem is about how I feel in response to bi-erasure, both in the cis-het community and the LGBT one.
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Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Jan 26, 20224 min read
Epiphany of a Bibliophile
I felt sad that my friend was uncomfortable sharing their book selection with me, for fear of being judged for it, but I was also recognisin
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Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Nov 30, 20218 min read
Creating a Consent Culture
“Being in queer spaces with codes of conduct have helped me understand that I have the right to say no to any type of physical contact that
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Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Nov 5, 20215 min read
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s poor bi+ representation
Such onscreen adaptations continue to erase and poorly write bi+ characters, playing to harmful stereotypes (just give us a bi who can’t si
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Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Oct 10, 20212 min read
Anxiety: A Snake Coiled Around my Chest
This poem is how I was experiencing anxiety at that time. The act of writing these feelings down, on focusing on the physical aspects...
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Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Sep 23, 20214 min read
How Books Helped Me Grow Into a Bisexual Bibliophile
I turned the pages as I progressed through life, first overcoming my fear of being different, and subsequently accepting my bisexuality and
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Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Sep 23, 20213 min read
Bimisogyny and What it Means
Very little discourse exists about bimisogyny – the intersection of misogyny and biphobia, which not only affects the lives of bisexual w...
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Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Jul 12, 20214 min read
Why do we need LGBT+ literature festivals?
There are so many layers to our identities in terms of gender and sexuality, and seeing other people who don’t fit within that cis-heteronor
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Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Jul 11, 20213 min read
Book28 Library - Why we made a Queer Library
Section 28 has cast a long shadow in the way local councils handle LGBTIQ+ issues, and libraries are a part of this. Book28 are working to
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Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Jul 11, 20216 min read
Representations Of Celebratory Queerness In Cinema
Real-life queer stories are filled with the joys of life, the excitement of a new romance, the comfort of finding acceptance, the inner-stre
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Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Jul 10, 20213 min read
Trans Erotica
Now Trans Erotica, written by and about Trans People, says that sex is a many splendid thing, and through its different forms kindly and kin
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