Ditch the LabelDitch the LabelBeing the absolute nerds that we are, Ditch the Label thought it would be fun to compile a list about video games. Be it the first transgender video game character ever, or even a pop culture icon, all of these characters had a part to play in the progression of video games. 1 – Samus When
...Read MoreWhy you need to stop saying “that’s so gay” It’s not uncommon to hear the expression “that’s so gay” used as slang to describe something negative, annoying or unwanted. If you use the term, you might be unaware that every time you call something gay in reference to something bad, you are linking homosexuality with
...Read MoreWe interviewed YouTuber Shannon Beveridge DtL: Hi Shannon! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Shannon: I can definitely try! My names Shannon Beveridge, originally from Dallas, TX currently trying to survive in the big/beautiful city of Los Angeles. I’m a full time “YoutTuber” and coffee enthusiast. DtL: Have you ever experienced bullying?
...Read MoreWe interviewed Alayna Cole, founder of ‘Queerly Represent Me’ about the representation of the LGBT+ community in gaming DtL: Hi Alayna! Could you tell us a bit about Queerly Represent Me? Alayna: Queerly Represent Me is primarily a database of games that feature queer content. It is also a home for resources about queer representation
...Read MoreWe interviewed current X Factor contestant Saara Aalto DtL: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Saara: I’m a 29 year old singer-songwriter and I come from Finland but I’m now living in London. You can see me on the X-Factor UK at the moment. I’m from a very small town in the
...Read MoreWe talked to Lucy Spraggan about life in the public eye, mental health and coming out DtL: Hi Lucy! You have just released the very emotive ‘Dear you’ – you have said it is about the impact mental health can have upon us; what events inspired you to write the song? Lucy: I wanted people
...Read MoreWe interviewed Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist and Drag Idol UK Winner, Danny Beard DtL: Can you tell us a little bit about Danny Beard? Danny: I’m a 24-year-old cabaret artist and singer and am lucky enough to travel across the country and abroad, performing for people. DtL: Have you ever experienced bullying? If so what happened
...Read MoreWriter, Actor, Comedian, and online personality R.J. Aguiar on what it is like to be a bisexual man I didn’t meet my first out bisexual person until I was a freshman in college. Let that sink in for a second. I went 18 years on this planet without meeting the first openly bi person. Notice
...Read MoreAward-winning playwright, filmmaker and published author Alec Butler was born intersex and now identifies as trans. Here they blog about their experiences. *Note to Reader: Alec uses pronouns I/we throughout the article This moment right now is our proudest moment, to be an award winning playwright and filmmaker, a published author, a budding scholar at
...Read More‘I work in a very competitive field and a field where I am a double minority – as a woman and a queer person’ – we interviewed comedian Cameron Esposito DtL: Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Cameron: I’m a standup comic, actor, writer, wife, lesbian and woman. DtL: If you could go
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