Emily Garside is a Queer writer, presenter, DEI consultant, and LGBTQ+ educator. Beginning with a PhD on theatrical responses to the AIDS crisis and the evolution of LGBTQ theatre, she has since expanded her work into Queer cultural history, including writing books on TV, Film and Welsh Queer History. Since leaving academia, Emily has worked with organisations like Bishopsgate Insitute and London Playwrights to share Queer history and culture. They also work to develop diversity and inclusion in my other passions: Ice Hockey and Figure skating. As an Asexual, non-binary, neurodivergent person, they combine lived expertise with research and knowledge to educate— and occasionally entertain.