CW: Depression, Food Issues, Suicidal Ideation
Category: LGBT+ community
Queer Rituals
CW: Transphobia As a queer person I often feel excluded from mainstream (cis-het) social scripts*. A big part of this exclusion is tied into the rituals which help construct these […]
Holding Back
CW: Transphobia, Fatphobia
Cry out for Marsha P., Queerdom, and Stonewall!
Today would have been Leeds Pride. For all my conflicted feelings around the commercialisation of Pride, it’s still an event where I feel connected to a broad LGBT+ community. This […]
Why A Rainbow?
For Pride Month I’m sharing some poetry reflecting on the symbolism behind the rainbow flag ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Why a rainbow?What makes it ours?What do the colours represent?But the flag is an […]
The Game Is Rigged
CW: Transphobia For those of you who don’t know, this weekend a Times article (pictured below) shared plans to roll back protections for trans people in the UK. There’s a […]
Scared, Angry, Tired
CW: Transphobia, Mental Health
Trans Joy – Comrades
CW: Transphobia Trans Joy is a weekly blog series celebrating the positive side of trans experiences, in an attempt to bring some balance to contemporary trans discourses. This week I’m […]
Trans Joy – Honest Admiration
Trans Joy is a weekly blog series celebrating the positive side of trans experiences, in an attempt to bring some balance to contemporary trans discourses. This week I’m reposting a […]
Trans Joy – Four Months In
Trans Joy is a weekly blog series celebrating the positive side of trans experiences, in an attempt to bring some balance to contemporary trans discourses. This week I’m taking a […]