Went to New Forest Pride today for @infocuscio.bsky.social We also had a team at Isle of Wight Pride. #Pride #translivesmatter #protecttranskids #nolgbwithoutthetqia+

Trans children and young people don’t need our sadness; they need our power and our solidarity www.wearequeeraf.com/trans-kids-a...

Thanks to those who have supported our kit fund so far ❤️ time is running out and we need a last push! Every pound buys pro equipment for young people to express themselves through creativity 📸 https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/in-focus

Please do explain! #SocialJustice

Please share with your networks, especially anyone working across charity finance, HR, people and culture, youth work, creative education, operations, photography, visual arts or the wider third sector. #Hiring #SouthamptonJobs #CharityJobs

These roles will support the running, growth and sustainability of In Focus, helping us continue to create safe, inclusive spaces across Hampshire and The Isle of Wight where young people can build confidence, develop skills and access creative opportunities. www.infocusedu.co.uk/join-the-team

Last call to apply for our three new job roles currently hiring at our Southampton-based Charity!⏳ Apply by 12pm Friday 19 June. Details & apply: https://www.infocusedu.co.uk/join-the-team/

Why Black queer history belongs in Britain's classrooms www.wearequeeraf.com/why-black-qu...

We’re raising £1,250 to bring more professional photography and cyanotype kit into our free creative workshops for young people aged 16–25 📸 Your support helps young creatives build skills, confidence, belonging and access paid creative opportunities. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/in-focus

We'd also love to encourage local businesses, venues, organisations and community spaces to join Safe Space Southampton - a public directory of local businesses, venues and services showing visible support for trans, intersex and gender diverse people: https://linktr.ee/safespacessoton

We'll keep creating spaces where everyone feels they belong and young people are supported to explore their creativity, freely and safely. #PrideMonth #Pride2026 #LGBTQIA #Southampton #Hampshire #IsleOfWight #YouthArts #CreativeCommunity #SafeSpaceSouthampton #Inclusion #Belonging

Happy Pride Month 🌈 Creativity is for everyone, and every young person deserves spaces where they can feel safe, welcome and free to express themselves. At In Focus, that commitment to inclusion sits at the core of our work, always.

The Tenderness of Being, 2026 Southampton folks please go along to Guildhall Square from now until 30 June to see the work I made as part of a Trans+ Visibility commission. It’s not often I feel really proud of myself but this is one of those times. #photography #trans #nonbinary #translivesmatter

Advised age range: 10–17 years 🎟️Book & info:https://f.mtr.cool/btrplelxuu

Looking for a creative school holiday club this summer?  (ages 10–17, Southampton)? 📸 Our photography and arts sessions are perfect for young people who enjoy being creative in a welcoming environment. Activities include: Photography, Zine-Making, Creative Writing, Collage, and much more! ✨

Find yourself friends who hold you up and don’t mind doing a ‘band’ photo with you.

June is pride month and I want to give love, solidarity and understanding to all those who are struggling to understand who they are, to all those who have made peace and are living a life of joy, and to those those who know themselves but are facing barriers in family and work. #pride #southampton

This is not a settled issue. The Government still has time to do the right thing, to withdraw the Code and restore the rights and protections that trans people had held for over a decade. transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/06...

In a month where everyone wants to be part of Pride be more @fbunational.bsky.social and make your message clear and simple. Trans rights are being systemically removed by this current government and we need more Fire Brigades Union. #translivesmatter

Amazing time in Glasgow at the Glasgow Zine Festival. Incredible city! Until next year…see you later Glasgow

Saw the episode of pub walks with Alexander Armstrong that @chrisgpackham.bsky.social was in. Beautiful episode. Stay punk Chris. Stay angry (when appropriate!) Chris. And keep talking about being autistic as an adult we don’t have enough powerful ‘voices’ advocating for us. And thank you 🙏

Trans people are not “fighting for unpopular positions that society isn’t ready for.” Trans people are fighting to KEEP the rights we have enjoyed for decades. We have been able to legally change our gender markers since the 70s and before. Same with bathrooms, sports, youth, all for decades.

I’m headed up to Glasgow this weekend as I’m tabling at Glasgow Zine Festival with The Stationary Cupboard! Really excited I love Glasgow and Zines!!!! #Glasgow #Zines

I’m headed up to Glasgow this weekend as I’m tabling at Glasgow Zine Festival with The Stationary Cupboard! Really excited I love Glasgow and Zines!!!! #Glasgow #Zines

Some people sit quietly in the background supporting us to become the best version of themselves. This is my person. Happy Birthday Stu ❤️

For #mentalhealthawarenessweek, we’re hearing from our team and #DSLR1625 participants about the role creativity can play in mental wellbeing 📸 Sometimes, picking up a camera, making something, or simply having space to explore creatively can help us start to make sense of the world around us.

Whilst there’s much to be said about the political landscape (and I’m not going to) it was really heartening to see so many young people getting elected across the country. I do believe things can change. We have to have hope otherwise what is there? #localelections #hope #greenparty

Make sure your voice is heard 💚 🛂 Remember to take phto id.

GET OUT AND VOTE! You need to take current photo ID with you. That’s all. You can probably guess which way we voted… #vote #translivesmatter

Simple answer no. But it can feel more complicated for some people. I share my autism/ADHD and stuff about my mental health because I believe it’s important to talk about these things and reduce stigmatism. But, I try not to do it when my MH is bad. Just because that’s not the best version of me.

Aya Kamikawa is the first out transgender politician in Japan, and she's made history. A reminder of the impact one person can have 🏳️‍⚧️

When Jewish people speak out against genocide, why are our voices dismissed? And smirking while I describe someone Nazi-saluting at me isn’t just disrespectful - it feels deeply antisemitic. youtu.be/7VkfYJgLljE?...

I'll be talking about William Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love at Ulster University, Belfast @ulsteruni.bsky.social Tues 5 May at 7 pm, part of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival @cqaf.bsky.social do call in if you're feeling feral or transcendent www.ulster.ac.uk/ulsterpresen...

A simple petal zine for Beltane. #zine #beltane

A simple petal zine for Beltane. #zine #beltane

Honestly, it feels like the entire Labour Party has a problem with Trans people. Here we are just trying to get on with our lives. Minding our own business. And here is this government systematically taking away our rights.

Wes Streeting insists he's not 'God botherer who has issues with trans people' in meeting with bereaved mother Caroline Litman 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/wes-streetin...

Last Thursday, Faye and Becki represented In Focus at the SCEP/SEF Culture Connects Expo at Redbridge Community School. A brilliant chance to meet teachers, educators and fellow arts organisations working to support young people through creativity.

Great seeing The Joiners and Gods House Tower in the top 5. Both places I’ve spent a lot of time in over the years I’ve lived in Southampton.

What you see is the creative work. 🎨📸 Cameras. Crafts. Workshops. Exhibitions. Young people creating and sharing their work. But behind all of that is the infrastructure that keeps In Focus running...

This kind of support strengthens the foundations of our work and ensures we have the reliable equipment needed to keep everything running safely and consistently, so creativity can flourish.  Thank you, Compass Lexecon! 🙏 https://www.compasslexecon.com/

We were incredibly lucky to get introduced to Compass Lexecon who responded with extraordinary speed to our request for any laptops they no longer required. These laptops mean all the fun creative stuff happens for more years to come! THANK YOU #compasslexecon

In 1996, an unlikely Cornish case secured a crucial workplace right for Trans+ people. Here’s the story behind it 👇

Our CEO, @cankristianne.bsky.social  's message #TransDayofVisibility 🏳️‍⚧️  We're committed to creating safe spaces, and that everyone deserves to feel seen, respected and supported. Not just today, but every day of the year. 🩵🩷🤍

Abolish Ofsted. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

“Rowling has made it abundantly clear that she thinks attacking transgender people via the legal system is a worthwhile cause and a good use of her vast personal fortune…there’s no way to watch this show without supporting Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting…”

12 YEARS SOBER Stopping drinking didn’t fix everything, but it made life a lot easier. It’s also 10 years since I put out the zine Last Orders: a zine about not drinking. A zine with stories about how different people approach not drinking. If you’d like a copy DM me I can post one to you.

W.I.P. Zine that will be filled with prose of one kind and another alongside photos and maybe some drawings who knows…

12 YEARS SOBER Stopping drinking didn’t fix everything, but it made life a lot easier. It’s also 10 years since I put out the zine Last Orders: a zine about not drinking. A zine with stories about how different people approach not drinking. If you’d like a copy DM me I can post one to you.