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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


The Importance of an Inclusive LGBT+ History Month
And, just like that, I realised that what I was feeling was an accumulation of frustration, fear and determination. I am in my thirties...
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Feb 27, 20214 min read


The Question - A Comic Strip by Gwendoline Barr
A comic strip by Gwendoline Barr
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Aug 2, 20201 min read


Love Lost in the Crown
Content warning: covid-19, isolation, swearing A poem by Eli Smith You come to me in packets Of bittersweet bytes A numbing swig of...
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Aug 1, 20201 min read


Queer Identity
Content Warning: biphobia, erasure and invisibility of queer identities, erasure and invisibility of disabilities, ableism I couldn’t...
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Aug 1, 20204 min read


When Did You Know? - A Comic Strip by Harry-Anne Bentley
Content Warnings: Internalised transphobia, transphobia Mx Harry-Anne Bentley (She/They) is the co-curator of indie comics publisher and...
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Aug 1, 20201 min read


I wish I had robotic hands to write with fierce speed – How I became an LGBTI+ journalist
It wasn't easy to switch to being an LGBTI+ journalist. Where I come from, rulers once labelled LGBTI+ citizens as “worse than dogs and pigs
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Jul 31, 20203 min read


Why Teach About LGBT+ People at a Young Age
Did you just ask yourself “What is a drag queen?” Well let me tell you: I am whatever you want me to be! I can be a fairy, a princess...
Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
Jul 31, 20204 min read
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