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martin firrell
TYLER
MY MUM'S
HALF NIGERIAN
AND HALF ENGLISH
MY DAD'S FROM
THE CARIBBEAN
COMING OUT
MY GODFATHER WAS GAY
SO I KNEW MY PARENTS
WERE COMFORTABLE
WITH PEOPLE BEING GAY
BEING GAY
AND MASCULINITY
IS SOMETHING I'VE HAD
TO TRY AND BALANCE
THE THING I'VE STRUGGLED
WITH MOST IS FINDING A
GAY SCENE TO FIT IN WITH
RATHER THAN ME ACTUALLY
BEING A GAY MAN
I DEFINITELY
DO FEEL LIKE
A FREE PERSON
BREAK DOWN BARRIERS
DON'T BE SO
AFRAID OF PEOPLE
ALL IDENTITY
IS CONSTRUCTED
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ROSE
I AM A PERSON
I AM A WOMAN
I AM AN ALBINO
I SPEND HALF
MY LIFE LOOKING
LIKE AN ALBINO AND
HALF LOOKING LIKE
A NORMALISH PERSON
THERE'S VERY LITTLE
PIGMENT IN MY BODY
SO IT AFFECTS THE
COLOUR OF MY SKIN
AND MY HAIR
PEOPLE LOOK AT ME
AND SEE
A BLONDE WOMAN
A LOT OF MEN
THINK BLONDE MEANS
YOU'RE EASY
OR A CERTAIN
TYPE OF WOMAN
CONFRONT THE WAY
THE WORLD DEALS
WITH YOU
REASON WITH THE WORLD
ALL IDENTITY
IS CONSTRUCTED
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MICHELLE
I REGARD MYSELF NOW
AS BEING ME
I'M ABLE TO
EXPRESS MYSELF
WITHOUT THINKING
ABOUT MYSELF
NOT
EVERYTHING IS
A LIFESTYLE CHOICE
YOU ARE NOT
TOTALLY IN CONTROL
WHERE SOCIETY HAS
MADE YOU ADAPT
OR REPRESS OR HIDE
NOBODY SHOULD
HAVE TO FEEL
THREATENED FOR
BEING OR EXPRESSING
WHO THEY ARE
AT SOME POINT
YOU REALISE
I'M NOT WHO
EVERYONE
THINKS I AM
I NEED TO RECONSTRUCT
MYSELF AROUND
WHO I AM AND
NOT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE
BELIEVE I SHOULD BE
ALL IDENTITY
IS CONSTRUCTED
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