Tanya Compas

If you dont photograph yourself, you die foreverPride campaigns often only capture one face of the LGBTQ+ community and reduces a community of people down to one voice, one experience, one piece of content that rarely lives beyond the moment.The way I look at it, campaigns should be created with ...

If you could go back in time and change the way that you came out.would you? Letting people in for me sounds like a choice made on your own terms, whereas coming out sounds like an obligation based on other peoples.This was often a notion I spoke about with LGBTQ+ young people I was supporting th...

Nothing says ally like a free shot of tequila I dont make the rules, soz x

Wondering why my career path isnt clear or stereotypical and having to accept I am truly living the consequences of my actions In all honesty as much as I may get frustrated at the unknown, Its always been the zone of life that I somehow feel most comfort in. Ive worked and lived in 5 countries,...

Dont ask me how many tattoos Ive got, Ive lost cost count

Pride szn is upon us so I wanted to stir the pot early Its frustrating knowing the depth and RANGE of stories that we hold within ourselves and seeing our personhood whittled down to forgettable sound bites that say everything but nothing at the same time

Jesus loves the lesbians

Am I the only gay in the village wondering why Dannii Minogue was cast as the host for #ikissedagirl on BBC?Lets be real she didnt take the job to be an ally, she took it to boost her own career, because the press run alone has become more about her, her experience on X factor and why she loves t...

Snapshot of life recently as I defrost from the winter sadness to prepare for a summer of badness

Let me be real vulnerable for a minute. This has been very hard to write up and put out because it feels like Ive failed? But I cant keep trying to figure it out alone anymore, its been a lot.To donate towards covering the costs of our storage unit, click the link in bio or go to www.existloudly....

Yoga is truly best investment Ive made in myself. For those that followed me all those years ago when I was a #fitness babe and would post every workout, my weight, my food etc all day every day, youd know just how much my platform and relationship with fitness has changed.When you mix social med...

#QueerBlackChristmas Eve link up last Sunday with our 2023 cohort we are still fundraising to reach our 7.5K goal, so pls share, donate and tell a friend to tell a friend in bio A really beautiful afternoon for the young people to all get to know one another AND to create their own collage plac...