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Glitter, Rainbows, Love: Queer Writers Performance Night

Glitter, Rainbows, Love: Queer Writers Performance Night

Head down to the Centre for Stories tonight for a selection of queer writers performing their works with pride. Glitter, Rainbows, Love is presented by The Literary Youth Fest, KickstART Festival and is a part of National Youth Week WA. Local queer poets Maddie Godfrey and Kai Schweizer will be hosting the evening, which is open […]

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National Youth Week: Little Boxes

Society has made two boxes, one for the boys and one for the girls. The boys get cars to play with and shorts to wear, while the girls get dolls to play with and dresses to wear. The sex we are born is the box we have to been in, we weren’t allowed to leave […]

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National Youth Week: Queer in the Year 2017

In my first grade class, my teacher asks us what we want to be when we grow up. I say ‘A BOY!’ and everybody laughs. I don’t say those words again for a decade. Growing up, I never hear the word transgender, only tomboy. With my ripped jeans and flat chest, I wear ‘tomboy’ like […]

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