Growing up North West England, Tom/Crystal Rasmussen never saw themselves reflected in culture. Instead, the only reflection they could find was in...
About the author
Tom is an author, journalist, screenwriter and drag queen. Tom's memoir Diary of a Drag Queen was published to rave reviews and is currently being adapted for television. Tom brought the pages of their memoir to life in their solo drag show: Crystal Rasmussen presents the Bible 2 (Plus a cure for shame, violence, betrayal and athlete's foot) - one of the top twenty best reviewed shows of the Fringe 2019. Crystal Rasmussen is a self-described ‘Global Phenomenon’. Their second book First Comes Love will be published by Bloomsbury in early Summer 2021.
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What does it mean to have more than one identity? Being Black Nigerian-British and Ghanian-British respectively, Ore Ogunbiyi and Chelsea Kwakye know...
We all make mistakes, but do we all pay the same price? Are some of us punished more than others when it comes to making mistakes? Whilst reporting...
Jamala Osman tells her life story: overcoming challenging circumstances to take action and charge of her future. She describes her journey of...