#QueeringTheCloak: Twitter Conversation
We had an online conversation about abuse including sexual, emotional and physical abuse. The idea was to have…
#QueeringTheCloak: An Explanation of The Project
There is a resounding silence around abuse within the queer community. With issues of the community being small,…
What Happens When You Miss Your Abuser?
TW: Abuse The first time I told someone I missed someone who had gaslighted me (gas lighting: a…
The bruised silence of queer women
By Carl Collinson What sustains it? Fear. Being afraid to be alone and the idea of not having…
Owning my sex, even after the abuse
By Marygrace TW: sexual abuse/assault Two months after the abuse stopped, I needed to get back in the…
A request from a victim of queer domestic violence
By Nyx McLean/@NyxMcLean Can we please start to talk about domestic violence in queer relationships? It happens within…
How to support someone you care about who is in an abusive relationship.
A few of us have been here before, either in abusive relationships or as friends bearing witness to…
Hiding in a second closet: Silences around abuse in queer relationships
In the queer community the idea is that everything is fine — we are loving and sexing, and…
Nyar Afrika: Mbona inatubidi kuzungumza kuhusu ubakaji wa kisagaji
For the english click here. Kiwango kipi kinazidi? Jambo lipi linatokea anapokataa? Nyote wawili mumejiandaa kwa siku hii;…
Queer Spaces are Not Inherently Safe Spaces
1st December, 2018. I’m at a soiree to mark World AIDS day with my fellow queers. Music, dancing…