A Lioness

A Lioness

Lioness Gender, Homelessness, Joy, Race, Sexual Violence, Sexwork Lioness   My earliest memories? My earliest memory is of my beautiful mother who I adore and the colour violet all around, violet everywhere, surrounding me. Another is age three, putting on a...
Third Sector

Third Sector

Third Sector Activism, Austerity, Education, HIV, Homelessness, New Age Travellers, Sexuality, Squatting, Working Lives Third Sector   When I was coming out in the 80’s, it was at the same time as a lot of public health campaigns about AIDS. That did a lot to...
Love of the Land

Love of the Land

Love of the Land Communities, Domestic Violence, Gay Cruising, Homelessness, Mental Health, Trans* Love of the Land   As a child I was always bringing animals home. I remember turning up with three chickens and my mum was like, ‘What on earth is this?!’ I think...
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,...