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