As a Fat, Queer Non-Binary, Autistic immigrant of Colour, I have a lifetime of experience living at the margins, coupled with years of framework research applied to essays both written and in audio-visual format, which give me a unique expertise at the crossroads of academic and lived experience.
Since 2020 I have shared research in simple, layman terms for the general public, covering subjects such as the common roots of Racism and Fatphobia, the classism and class divide issues in the UK, the history of feminism and gender studies, medical misogyny in the international healthcare systems and the damage of benevolent ableism, and the importance of Trans Rights to Women Rights and Bodily autonomy.
Since 2023 I've been appointed Training and Education Lead at Glitter Cymru, the grassroot organisation by and for queer people of colour in Wales, hosting Intersectionality Workshops and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training for organisations such as Carmarthen Pride, the NHS Welsh Gender Service, and Oasis Cardiff.
The wealth of knowledge I have access due is kept constantly updated and comes from both personal lived experience and intersectional black and trans feminism and gender studies sources.
With a uniquely friendly, equalising, interactive, horizontal approach, I provide custom training to organisations and can hold workshops during larger events, along with consulting options to understand how to make your business or organisation more inclusive and welcoming to marginalised people.
Get in touch to discuss your needs to create a more equitable, inclusive space for people from all marginalised background so that people can learn how to grow together.
Tokenism Vs Antiracism Workshop. Carmarthen is a town in west Wales with a 97% white demographic. For Pride 2023 I hosted a workshop on how to support with actively antiracist allyship for queer people of colour which saw more than 30 people participate, ask questions and learn about the different experiences of LGBTQ+ people of colour and how to take more positive action to understand and include racialised people in the local queer community,
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Queer, Trans and Intersex People of Colour People Training session.
This was digitally delivered via Zoom to about 110 people scattered across the UK (not just Wales) working in spaces related to the NHS Gender Clinics on how to understand the unique challenged that Trans People of Colour face in terms of transition, access, and from an historical point of view in relation to healthcare contexts. It included a live Q&A with resources and further readings provided
Queer Allyship Training developed over the course of a day to about 30 people from staff. The training was split in two part with a first part having interactive exercises to uncover unconscious biases of participants and allow them to understand the areas where further information and education was needed, followed by data driven information about the current experience of queer people of colour in the UK, with particular attention to Asylum seekers and Refugees and updates in regard to the UK Supreme Court ruling on Trans People and how it could affect organisations such as Oasis.