It’s World Book Day and we have 8 Books for you written by some amazing QTIBPOC authors. They range from Sci-Fi short stories and autobiographical fiction to teenage fiction and poetry. Leave your suggestions in the comments, we’d love to know what you’re reading! 1/8 Love Beyond Body, Space and Time: An Indigenous LGBTQ Sci-Fi […]
Hustle Culture, Why Black People Require Rest
A good example of hustling is me, writing this article on New Years Day, battling with period pains, whilst entertaining various members of my family, after agreeing to work one of my other jobs on New Year’s eve. Hustle culture is the idea that a person should be doing lots of things at once to […]
“Stay Weird You Only Live Once”: Yasmin Benoit On Being Alternative and Asexual
Happy LGBTQIA+ History month! I was lucky enough to have the pleasure of speaking with Yasmin Benoit, asexual model and activist. Yasmin is witty, incisive and passionate. In the interview we chat about a range of topics from Yasmin’s guilty pleasures, what it was like growing up, asexuality and media representation, being sexualised and why […]
How The Pandemic Made Me Realise I’m The Token Brown Friend
The Covid-19 pandemic has been brimming with revelations for many individuals, all around the world, irrespective of gender, age and race. Like many others, the pandemic has unearthed aspects of myself that I didn’t acknowledge the existence of earlier. Before face masks, social distancing and permanently dry hands (as a result of too much hand […]
MNEK on Staying Thankful and Making Music In Lockdown
Chart-topping vocalist and last week’s iconic drag race guest judge, MNEK, recently teamed up with Absolut vodka for ‘It’s in our Spirits’. In the face of COVID despair, The campaign encourages people to act responsibly and remain optimistic towards a future carefree, in-person interaction, something the Never Forget You singer feels strongly about. In this […]
Using Identity Politics to defend Kristen Gray’s Exploitation of Bali is Reductive and Dismissive
Many of you who frequent Twitter may be familiar with the Kristen Gray Bali fiasco that took place a few weeks ago. For those unfamiliar, some context; Kristen Gray is an American tourist who ‘moved’ to Bali with her girlfriend after finding it difficult to get a job in the US. She gushes over the […]
Self Love – A Cheat Code to Living a Fuller Life
So let’s start by comparing the two, Self Love Vs Self Care: Self love is having unconditional love for oneself; mind, body and soul – flaws and all. Its acceptance of who you are and how you show up in the world. Self love is knowing you are valued, worthy and deserving, and has no […]
Lunar New Queer – The Clash Between LGBTQ+ Identity And Asian Culture
Lunar New Year, a time for prawn crackers and fortune cookies? Not quite! For millions of East and South East Asians, the festival reunites families to feast on traditional dishes and exchange red envelope gifts, to bring good luck in the year to come. What this means for my British Chinese family is a congregation […]
It’s a Sin Proves The Unifying Power Of Telling LGBTQ+ Stories From Different Perspectives
It’s a Sin, a Channel 4 series exploring the 1980s AIDS crisis through the eyes of a patchwork group of young Londoners, has rightfully captured the attention and hearts of UK audiences in the fortnight since its release. The show follows housemates Ritchie, Roscoe, Ash, Colin and Jill, as they build friendships and navigate life […]
Grace Barber-Plentie – The Curator Envisioning a Fat Utopia
Depictions of fat women in TV & film have rarely done them any justice. Whether it’s the mockery of fat Black women seen in Tyler Perry’s Madea and Eddie Murphy’s ‘Norbit’ or various fat characters sidelined to the funny best friend (à la Kim in Moesha), the representation of fatness in TV and film has […]