Back in December 2025 (I’m almost caught up, I swear!), I ventured out to Nottingham to talk to members of Nottingham City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Network about disability activism in queer spaces. It’s always a pleasure to visit my home away from home, especially when I get to share my journey with people, and inspire people to advocate for marginalised communities.

We sat down together and talked about what advocacy means, and the group talked about local issues within their work, and out in the community, prior to my talk. Then, I was invited to share my slides and talk to the group. I started by introducing my coming out journey, the evolution of my queer identity, and the evolution of my disability identity.

Once I had introduced myself, I opened a discussion on what advocacy means, what activism means, and what education means in this space. I shared what these terms mean to me, and that I use these terms interchangeably, largely based on vibes. There is a huge overlap between the three, and sometimes one term explains it better than the others. It’s OK.

I then walked through, year-by-year, some of the activism and advocacy that I have done, and where those fit with the disability and the queer community. These events span from personal blog posts, to social media pages, to national newspaper articles, to talks, and to workshops. There was a lot of talk about intersectionality, and how stigma still exists within all communities.

Overall, it was a great session with lots of positive discussion. If you’re interested in hosting a session like this one, you can get in touch on my contact page.