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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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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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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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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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