I is for Inter-sex which has always existed, defined by United Nations as children who “do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies” at birth. In societies where so-called hermaphroditism is something to be ashamed of, these children…

H is for heterosexuals who are attracted woman to man or man to woman. H is for homosexuals which was used to describe gay men before the days of gay liberation. H is also for the holy halls of beech…

G for Gay has been used for a long time to describe sexual activities which go against conventions. In 1951, it entered the Oxford English Dictionary as a slang term for homosexual and since then has been the preferred term…

F is for Feminist. For centuries feminists have asserted the rights of women to own property, vote, have a profession. Where does feminism connect to the inequalities of North v South? Can men be feminists? THINK GLOBAL: ACT LOCAL Think…

E is for equality in diversity. E is also for Ears which are really important for listening to others without jumping into EGO judgement or polarisation which helps the powerful manipulate us. ECO resonates with the power of connection to…

D is for Deadline for Diversity in all our nature, where WE are true to ourselves and THEM in the space for empathy,art, imagination. D for Drag Race and the delights of diversity expressed through creativity helps us survive and…

C for CIS is used to mean your gender identity is the same as the sex assigned to you at birth. C for closet is where LBGTQI+ kept their gender identity hidden because we were afraid of backlash. C is…

In my youth in the 1970’s bisexual meant being sexually attracted to both women and men. Radical feminists saw it as a betrayal of lesbian identity so I came out as a lesbian which was a betrayal of myself. Roots…

A for AGE. My white hair and whiskers remind me that society, economy and culture influence stereotypes of gender and of old people. A for androgynous reminds me of the mix of masculine and feminine qualities in Virginia Woolf’s Orlando…