Alice, 20, Queer
What issues matter to you most?
I’m pretty into feminism, inter-sexual feminism. So, most of my activism is concentrated into queer activism, which means at uni, at Minus18, I get involved in other projects, I have a broad sense of issue - race issues, women’s issues…
Try to imagine your life ten years from now… where are you?
At 30? I’m either a cynical burnt-out high school teacher, or I’m still really engaged in queer activism and I’ve actually managed to be in a position to do that and be financially secure.
{Alice, 20, Queer on Flickr.
I like this one but I can’t put too many into a photoset or it looks BUSY. But hello, this is Alice, from yesterday. I want a spikey jacket.
Ella, 18, Lesbian
What do you think think the future holds for queer people?
I think it can only get better from here on. I think, in any sort of rights movement, there’s going to be steps backwards while we’re trying to move forward. People are going to do stupid things, but as an overall, even just in the time when I’ve been alive, I’ve seen such a massive change in people’s outlook, and I think it can only get better from here on.
Who knows, and how did they find out?
Pretty much anyone who’s close to me knows, my friends know because I told them, although some of them suspected it pretty early on. My family knows… well, I used to live with my grandparents and I slowly broke it to them - I gave them little pointers and then one day, quite abruptly I said “You guys know that I’m gay, right?” and… yeah, that was kind of how I came out to them.
Ella, 18, Lesbian
What do you think think the future holds for queer people?
I think it can only get better from here on. I think, in any sort of rights movement, there’s going to be steps backwards while we’re trying to move forward. People are going to do stupid things, but as an overall, even just in the time when I’ve been alive, I’ve seen such a massive change in people’s outlook, and I think it can only get better from here on.
Who knows, and how did they find out?
Pretty much anyone who’s close to me knows, my friends know because I told them, although some of them suspected it pretty early on. My family knows… well, I used to live with my grandparents and I slowly broke it to them - I gave them little pointers and then one day, quite abruptly I said “You guys know that I’m gay, right?” and… yeah, that was kind of how I came out to them.
{Ella, 18, Lesbian on Flickr.
I very nearly used this one for LGBTQProj, but then I didn’t. But I like it a lot, so you get to see it.
Ella, 18, Lesbian
What do you think think the future holds for queer people?
I think it can only get better from here on. I think, in any sort of rights movement, there’s going to be steps backwards while we’re trying to move forward. People are going to do stupid things, but as an overall, even just in the time when I’ve been alive, I’ve seen such a massive change in people’s outlook, and I think it can only get better from here on.
Who knows, and how did they find out?
Pretty much anyone who’s close to me knows, my friends know because I told them, although some of them suspected it pretty early on. My family knows… well, I used to live with my grandparents and I slowly broke it to them - I gave them little pointers and then one day, quite abruptly I said “You guys know that I’m gay, right?” and… yeah, that was kind of how I came out to them.
{The Gil With The Dragon Tattoo on Flickr.
Inspired by Lisbeth Salander. I am not hot like her. Nor am I swedish.
{DeAnne Smith as Adam Ant on Flickr.
Okay, okay tumblr. You can see.
Today I did a shoot with the ever-fabulous DeAnne Smith of Canadia. She was awesome to work with (and hardly recognised herself after the make-up and hair was finished).
