June 2022 Editorial
Alas, summer is here and solstice is just around the corner. This quarter we’ve got an issue packed with giving people and communities from the margins, a platform as, that is what we do.
Fighting From the Fringes: Going it Alone in a Microcosm of Hell
For the last 6 to 7 years, I’ve been fighting a local authority surrounding my adult son who has complex additional needs in the form of hearing impairment/partially sighted with some learning difficulties.
How Art Helped me to Process my Psychosis
“I like to call it ‘The Andy Warhol Effect’ - not sure if it exists, but for me, it’s the idea that I can use art to cope with the chaos I can’t control.” - Rebecca Toms
Dating apps in the divergent world: It wasn’t made for us
In 2020, it was estimated that a whopping 280 million people globally are using dating apps, and this was an estimate predicted for 2024 - but the pandemic sped the online dating game up drastically.
With Gender-Transitioning on the Rise, Barriers are Challenged
For most, the blueprint of one’s identity is a ‘given’ for life. Yet, for some the ‘given’ leads to questioning and the need for an identity which fits.
Borders and Bodybuilding: Insights into life as a refugee in Europe (part 2)
“I really liked when I helped. You forget yourself, your problems, that you are in that situation.” Abbas.