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    Epiphany of a Bibliophile
    Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
    • Jan 26
    • 4 min

    Epiphany of a Bibliophile

    I felt sad that my friend was uncomfortable sharing their book selection with me, for fear of being judged for it, but I was also recognisin
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    How Books Helped Me Grow Into a Bisexual Bibliophile
    Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    How Books Helped Me Grow Into a Bisexual Bibliophile

    I turned the pages as I progressed through life, first overcoming my fear of being different, and subsequently accepting my bisexuality and
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    Bimisogyny and What it Means
    Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 3 min

    Bimisogyny and What it Means

    Very little discourse exists about bimisogyny – the intersection of misogyny and biphobia, which not only affects the lives of bisexual w...
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    Why do we need LGBT+ literature festivals?
    Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 4 min

    Why do we need LGBT+ literature festivals?

    There are so many layers to our identities in terms of gender and sexuality, and seeing other people who don’t fit within that cis-heteronor
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    The Importance of an Inclusive LGBT+ History Month
    Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
    • Feb 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Importance of an Inclusive LGBT+ History Month

    And, just like that, I realised that what I was feeling was an accumulation of frustration, fear and determination. I am in my thirties...
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    The Question - A Comic Strip by Gwendoline Barr
    Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
    • Aug 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Question - A Comic Strip by Gwendoline Barr

    A comic strip by Gwendoline Barr
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    Love Lost in the Crown
    Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
    • Aug 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    Love Lost in the Crown

    Content warning: covid-19, isolation, swearing A poem by Eli Smith You come to me in packets Of bittersweet bytes A numbing swig of...
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    Queer Identity
    Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
    • Aug 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    Queer Identity

    Content Warning: biphobia, erasure and invisibility of queer identities, erasure and invisibility of disabilities, ableism I couldn’t...
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    When Did You Know? - A Comic Strip by Harry-Anne Bentley
    Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
    • Aug 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    When Did You Know? - A Comic Strip by Harry-Anne Bentley

    Content Warnings: Internalised transphobia, transphobia Mx Harry-Anne Bentley (She/They) is the co-curator of indie comics publisher and...
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    I wish I had robotic hands to write with fierce speed – How I became an LGBTI+ journalist
    Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
    • Jul 31, 2020
    • 3 min

    I wish I had robotic hands to write with fierce speed – How I became an LGBTI+ journalist

    It wasn't easy to switch to being an LGBTI+ journalist. Where I come from, rulers once labelled LGBTI+ citizens as “worse than dogs and pigs
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    Why Teach About LGBT+ People at a Young Age
    Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival
    • Jul 31, 2020
    • 4 min

    Why Teach About LGBT+ People at a Young Age

    Did you just ask yourself “What is a drag queen?” Well let me tell you: I am whatever you want me to be! I can be a fairy, a princess...
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