
I’m here, I’m queer…and I’m not buying you a beer.
Alcohol abuse which began when I found a group of other lesbian and bi teens from a neighbouring school with whom I began planning a new LGBTQ+ youth club.
Continue ReadingAlcohol abuse which began when I found a group of other lesbian and bi teens from a neighbouring school with whom I began planning a new LGBTQ+ youth club.
Continue ReadingStressing over a looming deadline, I wonder if the “self-care” website I just visited really gave the best advice.
Continue ReadingBi people often find a safe place on the alternative scene because you can more or less be who you want to be.
Continue ReadingApart from a brief craze for green armpit hair a few years ago, it seems smooth is back in the groove.
Continue ReadingAlongside recent gender-spectrum and bi/pansexuality discussions in the media, talking about polyamory has been taken along for the ride.
Continue Reading“Snowflake” is a term often bandied about these days, coined to describe a generation of young people who are over-sensitive, easily shocked and quick to call out the rest of the world for even the most seemingly innocent word or act. The snowflake asks everyone else to wrap them in cotton […]
Continue ReadingWhat makes a man? What makes a woman? Is it possible to be somewhere in between? The government closed its consultation on changes to the UK’s Gender Recognition Act (GRA) on October 19ththis year. Naturally, the consultation opened a fresh can of worms relating to the question of gender identity. One […]
Continue ReadingLG, LGB, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQI, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIAP, LGBTQIAPK, LGBTQIAPK2s, LGBTQIAPK2s+… The list of letters (and numbers) being added to that first simple acronym just keeps on growing. But where do we stop when it comes to including new groups? And how do we decide who qualifies? Is a straight “kinky” person […]
Continue ReadingDebate continues on how Pride should be funded. Almost all over the world, Pride has come a long way from its original (grass)roots, and the UK is no exception. Where once we just assembled with homemade cardboard placards and whistles (and perhaps a few cheeky cans), we now enjoy star-studded concert […]
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