charlie
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“I think we need to make changes in the language that we use”
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“Whatever you’re feeling is normal. I don’t think it’s made known enough that it’s OK to question things”
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“We’re more than people who just come out”
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“If you’re given a voice, use it. If you’re not using it, they’re going to take it away from you”
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“Some of the things have changed over here, thankfully, but they haven’t everywhere else and I think that needs to be acknowledged”
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“I write a lot of essays from the perspective of queer theory”
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“I think the ideas about what community is have changed”
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“I’m sure there are some that haven’t come out yet”
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“We have come a long way, but the fight isn’t over”
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“I’m a lot more open with my friends in Brighton”
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“I think the problem with trying to describe my gender is everything falls into society-defined categories”
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“I don’t think it’s the only thing that defines me. I think I’m more than my gender and sexuality”
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“I’ve always known that I like boys and girls and everyone in the middle and everybody outside of it”
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“I’m in the process at the moment of questioning things and working it out. I feel like if I try and put too much of a label on it then I’m restricting it too much”
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“One thing I’ve noticed I start doing now is when I meet someone new, I don’t just ask their name, I ask their pronouns as well”
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“That’s just how they are, so I’m quite happy. It went as well as it could do I think”
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“In Brighton, I think sexuality wise, it’s a lot more accepting ”
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“Being part of this project has opened my mind to identities out there that I didn’t know existed. So I’m trying them on to see how they fit”
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“This is just part of who I am and I should accept that. Everybody else should accept that and if they can’t, then that’s their problem”