Archive - The View From Down Here

Pride and protest don't have to be loud

Hello, Last week I wrote that Pride feels different this year, with queer and disabled people (and lots of other groups, especially immigrants) under…

Jun 11

Maybe we (and I) have always been here

On resistance, Pride, history - and things I have learned about myself

Jun 6

May 2025

We're going to prom!

Hello, My school didn’t have a prom, as such, but it did have a sort of weird end-of-A-levels party.

May 29

We need to talk about hate

Hello, A few months ago I posted a video on Instagram in which I said disability was a feminist issue.

May 13

April 2025

I gave a TED talk

Apr 30

Apr 22

Vietnam on wheels

Completely worth the chaos

Apr 11

March 2025

February 2025

Flirting is inaccessible

Something that is more of a problem than it used to be

Feb 20

Looking back to move forward

Hello, As an activist, I am often asked who motivates me.

Feb 13

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