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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
LGBT+ Lit Fest
Feb 25, 20243 min read
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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.
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Sep 3, 20234 min read
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Queerness in Disability
The rainbow of difference is beautiful, and the defiance to conform to unnecessary rules is sublime.
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Aug 26, 20233 min read
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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...
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Aug 19, 20234 min read
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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
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Aug 12, 20236 min read
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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...
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Aug 5, 20235 min read
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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...
LGBT+ Lit Fest
Jul 29, 20234 min read
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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
LGBT+ Lit Fest
Nov 28, 20225 min read
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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...
LGBT+ Lit Fest
Jun 4, 20222 min read
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"Straight Passing"
This poem is about how I feel in response to bi-erasure, both in the cis-het community and the LGBT one.
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Mar 19, 20222 min read
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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
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Jan 26, 20224 min read
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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
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Nov 30, 20218 min read
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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
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Nov 5, 20215 min read
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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...
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Oct 10, 20212 min read
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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
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Sep 23, 20214 min read
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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...
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Sep 23, 20213 min read
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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
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Jul 12, 20214 min read
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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
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Jul 11, 20213 min read
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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
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Jul 11, 20216 min read
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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
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Jul 10, 20213 min read
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