Defiance & Lipstick
So two weeks ago was the very first time in Manchester for Pride. A bunch of my colleagues and I went up on Friday to work there for the extended weekend to promote Stonewall’s new solidarity campaign #ByYourSide. Manchester Pride has the reputation to be the wildest and most intense Pride in the UK –…
Two weeks ago I had the pleasure to be invited to DapperQ’s iD Fashion Show at Brooklyn Museum, during New York Fashion Week. DapperQ is an empowering website which curates style for the fashion-forward masculine presenting women and trans-identified individuals. This was DapperQ’s third fashion show and I can say it was subversive, breath-taking and…
I do believe in supporting small business, marginalised power people AND letting people now about it, so let me share with you this little gem. There is no secret about it: Revival Retro is one of my favorite stores in London and I have been a loyal customer for ages. I found it at a…
The winter, or maybe more so the disproportional darkness that comes along with it, has a sombre effect on my mood. Struggling with depression and anxiety since I can remember, winter and the months leading up to it are every year a challenging time. So far so, that I try to prepare myself… Not only…
I will probably get myself in trouble for saying this, but I have to: is probably my favourite pride. Now, now, before all those heads explode, let me emphasise that all the prides that I have been to so far have something special, that makes them unique and worthwhile. In terms of a party weekend…
Berlin Pride was – as always – a true delight. Berlin Pride is one of the traditions that are an absolute priority – unfortunately, normally Berlin Pride clashes with London Pride and therefore I had to miss London Pride more often than not. But this year, thankfully to some form of heteronormative hegemonic manifestation that…
Many people might raise their eyebrows over my choice of pride season opening. Brussels seems to be still astonishingly underrated. Yet there is so much deliciousness hidden there: from the best chocolatiers in the world and caramelised waffles, to a very welcoming landscape of cuisines. The gay scene is admittedly small but has certainly a…
Baby steps, my lovely fellow defiants, tiny little baby steps, but we are getting there and I am excited. A blog in 2016…how quaint. As you might know or have gathered I am a non-native English speaker, so I am grateful for anyone who points out errors – as we say at work with “gentle…