FGRLS Book Club: July Edition
In the past, my essential summer reading often consisted of easy-read romances, the type where the girl always ends up…
Can Brands Ever Really Be Body Positive?
What is a bikini body? It’s a phrase peddled out year after year, perpetuated by diet marketing teams and women’s…
Growing Up Brown In Britain Meant There Were Times My …
The terms BAME (Black, Asian, and minority ethnic) and POC (people of colour) are always used to group everyone who is ‘not white’ together. This is both highly unrepresentative and damaging.
A Letter To Small Town Girls Who ‘Don’t Fit …
“You’ve changed” was the thing that I heard most often after returning home from university. This was usually followed by…
I’m Becoming the Woman I’ve Always Wanted to …
The first time I saw a drag queen in person, I was celebrating a friend’s birthday at Lips Drag Queen…
What It’s Like To Grieve During Lockdown
Anyone who has ever grieved the loss of a loved one knows the importance of normality. When your world feels…
Please Stop Assuming That The Root Cause Of My Eating …
“You’re such a beautiful girl, you don’t need to lose weight”, were the words a counsellor said to me in…