"It was making the BBC docu-series Queer Britain that helped me embrace my queer identity."

"I grew up in a small town where until then no-one had ever seen a boy in make-up."

"If you can’t see it, how can you be it?"

"I’m proud that being part of the LGBTQIA+ community has allowed me to be a role model and to represent."

"Even though I was in love with a man, I didn’t fully understand being part of the UK LGBTQIA+ community until later in life."

"When Attitude launched, it was the first time I’d seen positive representation of LGBTQIA+ life in the media."

"The LGBTQIA+ community is greater than the sum of its parts; the huge diversity within the UK scene often goes unmentioned."

"We used to DJ at a club night in Leeds in the UK called Speed Queen. It felt like heaven when you walked in through the doors."

"My parents were always really supportive of my queerness, even whilst I was still exploring it myself."

"I felt Trans at an early age, but it took me a long time to appreciate my identity."

“I became a lawyer to represent the LGBTQIA+ community before same-sex marriage rights were enshrined in the UK.”

"I always was comfortable with my asexuality, but other people sometimes had difficulty understanding it."