i took a walk early this morning. i thought it could ease the way i’ve been mourning. i sat in the road as dawn crept and watched the lights come on inside the laundrette. the roads were icy and the cold burned my skin, but i stayed outside to watch the washing machine drums spin. i even considered using one of their machines; starting to move on, washing myself clean. but i couldn’t stand it, it was too daunting,

American singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers has received praise from fans after announcing that tickets to her concerts will be sold in-person rather than online. The decision to sell directly from local box-offices comes in response to bots and rising fees, all of which have prevented fans from attending shows in recent…

Individuals’ struggle to make ends meet has left 30% of local organisations struggling to recruit or retain volunteers. Government research has found that volunteering is at an all-time low, with only 55% of adults having taken part in volunteer work between 2021 and 2022, down from 62% in 2020/21. Although…

Continuous delays in accessing gender-affirming care have left trans people feeling “ground into the pavement” by the British healthcare system. As of February 2023, the waiting list for an initial appointment with England’s most popular NHS-commissioned Gender Identity Clinic (GIC), The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, stands at an…

The general public are being groomed to view all trans people as a threat to their safety, rather than seeing them for who they really are: children, friends, 16-year-olds with their whole lives ahead of them. Earlier this year, the murder of Brianna Ghey made headlines across the country. A…

This article was written as part of my MA Journalism coursework, and is intended to imitate the writing style of Pitchfork. This record truly lives up to its title, delving into Whitford’s experiences with love and heartbreak. The name of Harrison Whitford’s second album is evidence enough of his growth over the last four years. Afraid of Nothing, a follow-up to his 2018 debut Afraid of…

When I thought of her, the first memories to come were always agonisingly sentimental. Walking by the seaside in February, refusing to go home even though it was so cold that it made our fingers numb, or laying on our stomachs on the floor of my student flat, sharing a…

Coming to terms with the effects of abuse is a process that takes copious amounts of time and energy. Like many others who have been in my situation, I’ve personally spent a long time living in denial, making excuses for my abusers’ behaviour and blaming myself when not repressing the…

From the perspective of someone who has experienced both emotional and physical abuse in a past relationship, I’ve always felt that discussion surrounding abuse is reductive and neglects crucial parts of the experience. Learning to forgive and forget is often considered to be the main priority. Whilst these are necessary…