Category: Opinion
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WATCH: #Speechless Series No.4 ‘No where are you really from?’
The #SpeechlessSeries is a space for BlackoutUK contributors to provoke a conversation that challenges the silence. Here Rob Berkeley wishes that there was an easier answer to the ‘where are you from?’ question. “The writer trapped among a speechless people is in danger of becoming speechless himself. For then he has no mirror, no corroborations of…
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Throwback Thursdays #TBT: Runnymede LGBTQ issue 2011
It is crucial that we recognise the importance of addressing homophobia as integral to our efforts to fight racism
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Read: Da Man Dem
I’d spent all day tidying up my flat in preparation for the arrival of my two best friends; Justin and Martin
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READ: We ARE Family
I want to invite my two crazy friends over so that we can bond, reconnect, and refresh our relationship
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WATCH: #Speechless Series No.3 My Liberation can Wait?
The #SpeechlessSeries is a space for BlackoutUK contributors to provoke a conversation that challenges the silence. Here Rob Berkeley considers the challenge of progressive activism when your own liberation is seen as less important than that of others? “The writer trapped among a speechless people is in danger of becoming speechless himself. For then he…
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READ: Are we family?
When did you last spend time with your friends? Whatever your situation, maybe your friends could become a source of family?
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WATCH: I’m a gay guy not your girlfriend!
Rogue Marbie-Scott on the questions that matter. . . Why do straight guys keep on acting like he’s their girlfriend? Let him know what you think. . . .
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Read: I won’t settle for Gary and his cats
I’m tired of trying to fit in. I am who I am. A strong, independent, picky head black man.