It’s the time of year when many young people are just finding out what college or university they’ll be attending, and starting to plan what may be their first big move away from home. If that’s you, first of all—Congratulations! And second of all, you might be thinking, ‘How am I going to find all the other queer people?’ If that’s you, don’t worry! In this post, we’ll look at how to find your queer community in a new place and get involved, so when term starts you can start having fun!
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Experimentation is an important part of exploring yourself and figuring out an identity that works for you. But it can be difficult and scary to try that, especially if you’re not yet ready to show the world this important part of yourself.
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Butch as an identity has been around for almost a century, but it's still often poorly understood even within the queer community. The breadth of the term and the many, many things it can mean makes it difficult to define or pin down, and like all identities it's evolving all the time. In this post, we'll give a rundown on some common questions about butches, and offer some tips for figuring out if you're butch too.
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So, you've decided to start chest binding! If you want to flatten your chest, a specially designed chest binder is going to be safest and easiest way to do that. But everyone’s got their own circumstances, and if that’s not an option for you then there are still a couple of things you can do. In this post, we’ll look at 6 ways to chest bind without a binder and how to stay safe when doing so!
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Many trans men, nonbinary people, butches, or gender non-conforming people pack and bind to alleviate dysphoria, but there are more benefits than that to packing and binding. In this post, we’ll look at the history of clothing to change your shape, and some of the benefits you might not have thought of that come with packing and binding.
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For many transmasc, butch, and genderqueer people, the first time you get a good haircut - one that leaves you feeling like the hottest and most awesome version of you - is a pretty big deal. But if you’ve always had long hair before and never set foot in a barbershop before, the idea can be pretty intimidating. That’s why we’ve put together this post of the ultimate guide to getting your first masc haircut stress-free
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In this article we'll explain what Rainbow Capitalism is, why it’s unpopular, and the difference between Rainbow Capitalism exploiting Pride month and queer owned businesses celebrating it.
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The pandemic has meant many in-person events have to be rethought, and this is the perfect opportunity for Pride organisers to change things up to make sure Pride events are accessible to the whole community, not just those who are neurotypical and able-bodied. In this post, we’ll take a look at some of the common barriers to people accessing Pride events, how those barriers can be removed to keep LGBTQIA+ community events inclusive to all of us!
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