SELF
My Imposter Syndrome Is Ruining My Mental Health, And I Wonder If I Will Ever Feel Good Enough
Now in my thirties, I have finally realised that the only person I should try to impress is me.
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Now in my thirties, I have finally realised that the only person I should try to impress is me.
SELF
Is the speedy evolution of our vocabulary fully benefiting us, or will it discourage some of us from speaking up?
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It took me years to break away from heteronormative norms and truly appreciate nature’s gift.
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Everything I worry about clears away with crystalline clarity, and I feel my pain recede, giving me respite in the healing waters.
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MUNA has largely been unapologetic in their queerness since their debut, but their recent comeback ‘Silk Chiffon’ has levelled things up considerably.
SELF
After a 16 months-hiatus, live music is back, and I’m finally putting the pieces of myself back together.
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I've now started living as the creator of my own reality - and it's been an act of liberation.
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When my friend's bad date turned out to be sexual assault, I felt dizzy and nauseous - because I could relate.
SELF
What happens when you go back to male-dominated gaming events when you don't look 'visibly queer'?
SELF
"It is only when you step back, stop looking at the wires one by one, microscopically, and take a macroscopic view of the whole cage, that you can see why the bird does not go anywhere." (Marilyn Frye)
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“I would like to challenge the assumption that it is necessary to come out. I want to live in a world where heterosexuality isn’t assumed, and where LGBTQ+ people can casually date partners and subtly announce their sexuality or gender identity without a big announcement.”
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Why Do I Know So Little About Periods, and Whose Fault Is That?
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A lot of the time, our community, and those outside of it, are trying to catch other people out; it becomes this test of your validity and authenticity.
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I used to think I had complete control over my body until I met ‘him’: the ultimate Z list woke boy and friend of feminists, outed for toxic behaviour a year later.
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I learned the pill is so much more than a contraceptive for disabled people like me.
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Coming out stories are as diverse as people.