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Q: Do you currently feel represented in the media and society at large? Stuart: Well, no is the short answer to that one. I think where we are underrepresented at the moment, in fact we are not visible at all, is in care homes. One of my colleagues’ lover has had to be put into […]
Q: What can be improved regarding representation for queer people in the next 10-15 years? Dani: I think what can be improved is the inclusion of Queer people within campaigns, workplaces, wherever there are visible figures. For Queer people to be included but not highlighted, so that slowly over time, it just normalises queer inclusion […]
Q: Do you currently feel represented in the media and in the world around you? Yasmin: No, not at all. I’ve never seen myself represented, which is why I got into activism, just to be my own representation because I got tired of waiting for other people to do it for me. There are not […]
Q: What changes would you like to see for queer people in the UK and in the world in the next 10-15 years? Ruby: First of all, I would like the debate around whether or not trans people’s lives are valid and worthy to just stop. That would be really nice – if we could […]
Q: What do you think is the biggest barrier to representation and visibility for LGBTQ+ people? John: We’ve made significant progress in the West in civil liberties terms, but not necessarily in people’s heads – in people’s consciousness. There is a long way to go in other parts of the world, although there is a […]
Q: Do you feel like you are represented in the media and just generally in the world around you? Daniel: As a disabled gay man, I feel that there is very little representation for disabled people in the media and in society. I feel that more positive representation should come across for disabled people based […]
Q: How did your faith interact with your identity and how did you marry the two? Lizzie: It’s a tough one, you know, I grew up going to Church and I have friends and family who go to Church, my mum goes to Church every week still, and I do have friends there and a […]
Q: Do you feel represented in the media at the moment? Radam: As a trans person of colour, I don’t feel represented in the media at all, particularly in the UK. There seems to be a lot of discussion of trans people and people of colour generally, but it is spoken to by cis white […]
Q: How would it have impacted you as a younger person to have been represented in the media and in society? Nathaniel: I think that any child needs to see a version of themselves that they can relate to, whether that’s prospective or something that they can see in themselves at the time. I think […]
Q: Do you currently feel represented in the media and in the world around you? Roxanne: Honestly, no I don’t feel represented in the media or around me. I think that’s why I’m so visible. Yes, we celebrate gay men now, but I think we forget about masculine women. In society, if you’re not feminine, […]