Downing Street Pride Reception

Activism never sleeps.

It is exhausting. Emotional. Passionate. It requires persistence. RESISTANCE.

It takes from your soul the very experiences you have had and turns that harm and journey into tenacity- a need for systemic change to make a fairer society for all.

This week, I was invited back to 10 Downing Street to the Government Pride Reception to meet with the Prime Minister, and many other MP’s like the brilliant Kate Osborne MP and Olivia Bailey to not just celebrate Pride, but discuss how far we have come, how far we still need to go, and how currently society is dialing back on the rights of LGBTQIA+ people and their families.

Some may say, why go?

When the very system you are standing within, is the very system perpetuating harm.

But to create systemic change, you need to meet them where they are. Show them, tell them the impact that inequality and discrimination is having right now on our community.

We cannot be outside, banging the doors down, demanding equity and equality.

We need to be on the inside, have a seat at the tables where decisions are made, policies are created, and be involved from inception to demand the change we so rightly deserve.

We need to be Co-creators of that change.

And so those conversations and relationships we build, are the very ones that will ultimately help shape the future for the community.

I will never stop fighting for the rights of my community, and other marginalized communities- until true equity and equality is achieved, I will knock on doors, invite myself into conversations and ensure I and others who do desperately need it have a seat at the table.

Because change only happens when you demand it. When you shape it. And when you pull that seat out and address what’s needed.

I will not stay silent, complicit, and I will strategically fight for change until we are equal. 🏳️‍🌈