Sex, Repression and Mental Health

Sex, Repression and Mental Health

Sex, Repression and Mental Health Domestic Violence, Homelessness, Mental Health, Repression, Sexwork Sex, Repression and Mental Health   Domestic violence, violence in the home, my first memory of that is my mum, she was very violent. Her being violent towards...
Speaking and Silence

Speaking and Silence

Speaking and Silence Class, Communication, Gender, Homelessness, Homophobia, Squatting, Violence Speaking and Silence   Speaking and silence, or rather silence and not speaking, has been a big feature in my life. I didn’t speak properly until I was around seven,...
Tired Of You

Tired Of You

Tired of You BDSM, Gender, Queer Culture, Sexuality Tired of You   I was going to the Black Cap in Camden from the age of 14. I wasn’t out then but I was always on the Gay scene seeing all the drag queens of the time Regina Fong and Lilly Savage, their shows were...
Tribe

Tribe

Tribe BDSM, New Age Travellers, Rave Culture, Sexuality Tribe   I grew up in a small town outside of London, the town itself is quite well off, posh, very conservative. On the edge of that town are a couple of estates, set apart from the town, that’s where I come...
Perfectly Contained

Perfectly Contained

Perfectly Contained Counselling, Gender, Prejudice, Sex, Trans* Perfectly Contained   I don’t like pubs, I never liked pubs, they’re shouty male spaces, show off spaces, they never worked for me. From early on I was a freak, this was back in Sixty Six, we were...