![]() I would say I’m more Labour, but I do work a lot with people who are Lib Dem. How would you describe your political leanings? Do you identify with a particular party? Basically, anything trans-related that pays the bills. ![]() And I’m also a diversity consultant, and I produce diversity films as well. So we launched an equity fund recently, with the assistance of the National Lottery, to give to charities. LGBT+ Consortium is an infrastructure organisation, and we work with big funders such as the National Lottery and we pitch the need of the LGBT community. And then after that, I had a radio show, and I became a director of TransActual UK, so I started to make speeches inside parliament and outside parliament, and I’m now a trustee at LGBT+ Consortium. It’s uncomfortable to talk about, but it’s important that we do talk about it. I understand that in this country, no-one really wants to talk about colonialism in the curriculum, but that creates a nation of people who are misinformed. So I did live streams for them – LGBT+ Rainbow Films – talking about protest, and about history, and I had people messaging me and saying it was useful, because they never knew that information. And then Black Lives Matter happened, and I was talking on my Instagram about black rights and black history, and then the person I did documentaries with asked me if I wanted to do live streams. I used to work as a camera operator on documentaries, and then the person who ran the documentaries said, “You’re actually quite good at speaking.” And I was like “No, no, no, leave me alone, I want to be behind the camera forever!” And it was him who encouraged me to share my story on the documentary Pride and Protest. From that, you can actually see my growth on Instagram. So I got into videography because it was a soft skill that I could do, but by doing that, I ended up interviewing activists – people in the community who are just outspoken about who they are – so people like Lady Phyll and Aaron Carty. ![]() And public spaces were too much for me to do, my anxiety levels were that high. I lost a significant amount of my motor skills, like reading and writing. I actually had PTSD from homophobia in the workplace, and I was recovering from that. As they say, your existence is an act of protest, because there are people who believe that you don’t exist. I didn’t really have a choice, to be honest with you. How would you describe yourself in three words? Political leanings – “Labour but more about a cause and fighting for minority groups.”īig Idea – To raise awareness of issues that impact the trans and nonbinary community, starting with access to the Gender Recognition Certificate ![]()
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