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The trans community because I didn’t use the correct words, but I’ve learned from my mistake.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 December 2018 source ↗
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Samira Ahmed
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My maternal grandmother, who lived with us for many years. I was a moody teenager and sometimes impatient and rude. Yet she was the person I feel I’m most like. I really miss her.
Clara Amfo
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I never said it out loud, but I had this “Why aren’t you like the other mums?” energy towards my mum. Now I am an adult, I am happy that she came here from Ghana and remained who she was, but for a long time I resented her.
Emilia Fox
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Any writer who thinks I’ve ruined their work in performance.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy
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Every offended interviewee who thought I was asking hard questions for some personal reason. It’s never personal.
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