by Scott Lauchlan-Ford | Aug 14, 2019 | digital art, trans, Uncategorized |
New Poetry! Tired eyes wrapped in soft black and purple skinShaking fingers and sweaty palmsSlowly lifting up my chin Mouth open just enough to whisperBut nothing comes outWishing for my sister I don’t understand how to say the words I need to sayThe thoughts that...
by Scott Lauchlan-Ford | Jun 24, 2019 | digital art, events, Uncategorized |
What is it? Throughout the summer we’re running a full creative hub open to anyone 13-25It’s based in the Horsfall building on Great Ancoat’s Street, next door to 42nd Street’s main building We’re going to have 3 floors of activity, including workshops, digital...
by Scott Lauchlan-Ford | Apr 4, 2019 | hate crime, help, homophobia, news, stories, transphobia, Uncategorized |
When we started this project we all highlighted one thing that we should definitely not do is create a stream of negative news. If you go on LGBTQ+ sites, or feeds, and all you see is an endless tirade of how crap it is to be LGBTQ+, that’s not so good for...
by Scott Lauchlan-Ford | Apr 4, 2019 | gender, homophobia, news, stories, Uncategorized |
LGBT Foundation speaks up for LGBT inclusive education for all school children An Open letter from LGBT Foundation Taken from LGBT Foundation’s site Following reports that primary schools in Manchester have been contacted by parents unhappy over sex and...
by Scott Lauchlan-Ford | Feb 8, 2019 | Uncategorized |
ADVICE Queer loneliness What’s going on in the LGBTQ+ community, and why is loneliness such a big problem? Feeling lonely sucks! Not the most insightful way of starting a post I know… But, well, it just does. It’s something that seems to impact people in the...
by Scott Lauchlan-Ford | Dec 18, 2018 | events, help |
Staying safe over the hols The holiday season is upon us, which is LOVELY. Except for some people it isn’t. For some people (actually, a lot of people…) it’s a pretty stressful time. We’ve popped together some tips for the hols and have some...
by Scott Lauchlan-Ford | Nov 22, 2018 | news, trans |
OPINIONS “They’re Lost and They’re Being Led” Thoughts on “Trans Kids: We Need to Talk” So, Channel Four seems rather determined to enter the “gender debate” this year, already screening GenderQuake and the GenderQuake debate a few...
by Scott Lauchlan-Ford | Nov 12, 2018 | digital art, events, news, Uncategorized |
#MediocreMonday There have been a lot of discussions and reports recently, including 42nd Street’s own ‘Loneliness’ report which have linked the ‘perfect’ lives that people see on social media, and how isolated and lonely this can make them feel....
by Scott Lauchlan-Ford | Oct 11, 2018 | Uncategorized |
It’s that time of year again… October 11th is Coming Out Day! If you’re thinking of coming out we’ve got your back! Not only do we have a full guide to coming out HERE, but we’re so nice we’ve even done possibly the worlds best...
by Scott Lauchlan-Ford | Sep 13, 2018 | digital art, events |
Tab Kimpton talks Minority Monsters and LGBTQ+ Comics The ever creative Tab Kimpton was good enough to join us at our Q42 group to talk about his book, Minority Monsters, as well as what it’s like publishing independent comics and writing about LGBTQ+ lives. You can...
