Their: A Guide to Nonbinary and Genderqueer Identities, by Eris Young

25th Jul 202025th Jul 2020 ~ IAmKatyLees ~ 2 Comments

I've been looking for a great non-fiction book about non-binary lives for a while, so I was delighted to find They/Them/Their, a factual exploration of what it means to live life outside of the gender binary. The tone of the book is no-nonsense without being blunt, and academic without being inaccessible, a balance that I … Continue reading Review – They/Them/Their: A Guide to Nonbinary and Genderqueer Identities, by Eris Young

Protected: Patreon Exclusive: Spoil the Girl No. 8 – Make Tiny Changes to Earth

20th Jun 2020 ~ IAmKatyLees

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Transforming Through Coaching, with Gem Kennedy

13th Jun 202019th Jun 2020 ~ IAmKatyLees ~ Leave a comment

Meet My Coach My coach is Gem Kennedy, a transformational coach and Emotional Freedom Technique (otherwise known as 'tapping') practitioner. She's also an activist, ex-dieter, queer person, mum to free-range children, podcaster, and zinester. If all of that makes her sound really cool, that's because she is. Image description: Gem, who has plum-coloured wavy hair … Continue reading Transforming Through Coaching, with Gem Kennedy

Protected: Patreon Exclusive: Spoil the Girl No. 7 – You Should See Her in a Crown

9th Jun 20209th Jun 2020 ~ IAmKatyLees

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An Arrow in the Side of

14th Mar 2020 ~ IAmKatyLees ~ Leave a comment

I originally wrote An Arrow in the Side of in 2009, and I've tinkered with it to bring it up to date. It's a little fantasy story about love and purpose and it was inspired by, and named for, this song. An Arrow in the Side of Her vases were filled with peacock feathers, pink … Continue reading An Arrow in the Side of

Review: Tundras, Travelers, and Other Travesties, by Amara Lynn

7th Mar 202024th Jul 2020 ~ IAmKatyLees ~ Leave a comment

After I reviewed Amara Lynn’s last mlm fantasy book, I was excited to hear about their latest work, described to me as ‘a queer sci-fi hopepunk solarpunk short with an agender MC who uses neopronouns (ze/zir) and has chronic pain’. As a queer non-binary person who deals with chronic pain, this is the book I … Continue reading Review: Tundras, Travelers, and Other Travesties, by Amara Lynn

My Interview with Lindley Ashline

29th Feb 202029th Feb 2020 ~ IAmKatyLees ~ Leave a comment

About a month ago, when I featured in The Body Love Box, I was interviewed by the legendary Lindley Ashline. Lindley is a photographer, blogger, and fat activist who centres marginalised voices and bodies in her work. It was an absolute pleasure to be interviewed by her and to talk about my work, my values, … Continue reading My Interview with Lindley Ashline

Body Love Box Review

21st Dec 201924th Dec 2019 ~ IAmKatyLees ~ 3 Comments

The Premise I've wanted to get hold of a Body Love Box for a really, really long time. The creator of the Body Love Box, body positivity legend Lindley Ashline, describes the Body Love Box as a fat-positive, LGBTQIAP+-affirming, intersectional monthly subscription box that's designed to improve your body image while supporting marginalised artists. It … Continue reading Body Love Box Review

Book Updates, NaNoWriMo, and Probable Chapter Outlines

30th Nov 201920th Dec 2019 ~ IAmKatyLees ~ Leave a comment

So I failed NaNoWriMo (again). I didn’t make it anywhere near the 50,000 words needed to ‘win’, but I don’t feel like I lost. Over November I’ve managed to write the book’s introduction chapters, and to further solidify what the other chapters will include. Here are the chapters I’ll be working on for the next … Continue reading Book Updates, NaNoWriMo, and Probable Chapter Outlines

A Trans and Non-Binary Good Mental Health Guide

9th Nov 201915th Dec 2019 ~ IAmKatyLees ~ Leave a comment

I've signed the contract, phoned my parents, and alerted social media, so now it's your turn to officially hear the news. If you've been wondering about my NaNoWriMo non-fiction project this year, or you've caught me anxiously preparing for what I've been calling my 'secret project', it's because... I'm writing a book! I've been approached … Continue reading A Trans and Non-Binary Good Mental Health Guide