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straightening my hair, and at twelve I was hiding my height. The objective was to create space, not to assert my personal presence. backgrounds and generations, has been integral and essential to my work. They have been my mentors, my sounding boards for ideas, my coaches and guides, my role models. highlight the diversity of experiences within our identity group, which is crucial for building empathy, allyship

Lucia Molinari: "My cultural identity as a Latina and my Queerness are deeply intertwined, shaping my my connection to both my Latina heritage and my Queer identity. privilege, and creating a fulfilling life for my family that honors both my cultural roots and my Queerness Having shaped my queerness with their voices in my head, the intersection between my Latinx and queer Mercedes Jenkins: “I am really fortunate my personal purpose and goals align with my professional purpose

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predicted, like working with young people and focusing more on supporting marginalised people as well as allies This is where I was able to combine my understanding of people and my passion for justice together in vision and my purpose. That has led to huge changes in my personal relationships, my work and also in the way that I treat myself and also how I think about my life.

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What had once been an irritant became a salve for my soul. Nature offers me the space to recharge my energy. It allows my queerness to exist in different ways. - truly connected to my essence. Life is all about balance, and nature for me is my balance aid." 4.

In between all this I focused on my ambition to do well professionally, and put aside my own needs of discovering my queer journey and managing my mental and physical wellbeing. Some were empathetic to my issues, whilst some took advantage to undermine my abilities. become my business! worth and meaning to my life – incredible friends, family and my wonderful fiancé.

I moved from my home city of Dublin to study in Scotland in 2014 and have been here ever since. the venues, including Tramway, a large arts venue in a post-industrial space and The Glad, a Bohemian all-day Category Is Books is one of my favourite queer places in Glasgow. Bonjour is probably my favourite queer nightclub and bar in the city as well as being a profit-sharing New ones are added all the time, so make sure you sign up to our newsletter so you can stay up to date

''I find abstract mixed media to be the ideal vehicle for all my intersections. I find abstract mixed media to be the ideal vehicle for all my intersections. , remembering all of the people and systems that have told me that my desires were against nature.'' In my case, I carved a block print depicting desert grassland whiptail lizards, the all-female reptile remembering all of the people and systems that have told me that my desires were against nature.

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serve my perceptions of myself in relation to my gender identity.” On my journey to understanding myself and my desires for my own body, I realised that in all my imaginings My pain - a nonfactor. My concerns - dismissed.'' My pain - a nonfactor. My concerns - dismissed. agender final form in all my fat, black glory?

feel like the connections that I am taking away and the richness of the group have completely exceed my The reframing of what joy means, and what things are 'stealing' my joy, is really something that is very at the perfect time and it's going to be very useful to apply what I learned in the way I perceive my life currently, my habits and the way I want to move forward New ones are added all the time, so make sure you sign up to our newsletter  so you can stay up to date

people might be feeling down following the holiday period, and offer a variety of tips which we can all One thing from therapy that really helped me was reframing my definition of progress, especially around A few years back, I’d landed into the New Year having recently quit my job to embrace this calling towards At first, I felt mentally ready, but in practice, my body wouldn’t budge. It also helps me feel like I am half way there to making sense of my thoughts and feelings about what

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My PhD research explores the leadership experiences of people who identify as LGBQ in the UK (primary My fieldwork consisted of 30 interviews with cisgender, trans, and non-binary people who identify as When I started this project, I had my own tensions around what it meant to be visible and authentic. This need to make people aware of my identity and my sense of privilege was driven by impostor syndrome experience is specific to my own multifaceted identity.

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My heart soars. It’s not just nostalgia for me. in a queer venue where my Brownness is placed front and centre. I was guilty of measuring my success and worth through the metrics my parents used as migrants in the ''I do not want my chosen family to be like my biological one. I also know that I do not want my chosen family to be like my biological one.

Finding my voice was so important. through my own queerness, my faith and culture. I want to continue to challenge every aspect within me, my perceptions, my perspectives, projections, It highlighted my relationships, and the fact my identity has gone through a metamorphosis. Through my own organisation I’m always creating space for those who need it the most, I’ve made it my

Space , it's our mission to equip our communities with new tools and practices for Queer Leadership, Allyship Queer Leaders and Allies from across the globe tuned in for our FREE online Webinars and Panel Discussions definition of what bodily autonomy meant before this webinar, and the conversation really helped me reframe my from 2023: Queer Role Models Making History: Past and Present . 7 Powerful Steps to Becoming an Active Ally important conversations, and help shape the way we build our relationship with the LGBTQ+ community and its allies