Distract yourself by any means necessary; don’t underestimate distraction as a coping mechanism. 🩺 Get into your body. exercise, dance, stretch, massage, bathe, moisturise. be with your body in all these non gendered, neutral and soothing ways. Move in ways that...
I was in Tesco in Hayes with my partner, who like me, is queer and desi. I always get nervous going into this Tesco, even though I’ve been going here since I was young – it’s the nearest supermarket to my dad’s house – I know the type of people who go here incredibly...
Earlier this month, I heard that one of the local international colleges has asked Allsorts Youth Project, where I work, to come in and run a few LGBT awareness workshops with the students. I was really pleased to hear this – most schools in Brighton and Hove have a...
I am a magician. I’ve mastered the art of concealment, and everything you see is an illusion. What you see is not what you get. Some see a handsome gayboy, others see a pretty faced lez. What I am, is carefully constructed, to emphasise parts of me I feel that fit me,...
I don’t always wear a packer, because the one I have isn’t too comfortable, and well, I don’t always feel like wearing it. But I decided to buy a new one anyway. (A BIGGER ONE.) I know there are a few UK sites, but I got this one from America. It was really cheap,...