Anthems

Krishna Istha is a London-based screenwriter, comedian, performance artist and theatre maker. Their practice is trans-disciplinary (theatre, comedy, performance art), often making socially conscious form-pushing works about taboo or underrepresented experiences of gender, race and sexual politics. Currently, they are writing on Sex Education for Netflix. They are also a Barbican Centre Open Lab artist.

Their word of the day is SPERM.

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T: @KrishnaIstha

I: @krishnaistha

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Mika Onyx Johnson is an actor, writer and performance artist from Nottingham, based in London. He has performed in Cyrano de Bergerac in London's West End, and have been featured as a writer for My White Best Friend (The Bunker). Mika's debut show, Pink Lemonade, previewed at the Gate Theatre before premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019, where it was included in The Stage's 18 best shows of the Fringe. In 2021 Pink Lemonade debuted at the Bush Theatre, to rave reviews. The show is currently being developed for TV with Balloon Entertainment.

His word of the day is NEW.

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Fox Fisher is an award winning content creator, whose art has billions of views around the world. Fox writes and illustrates their own books, runs a media company, My Genderation, and creates illustrations for media platforms such as the Guardian, Metro, iNews and Gay Times.

Their word of the day is THEY.

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T: @theFoxFisher

I: @thefoxfisher

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Lorcan Bevan-Niss is a a genderqueer creator who uses the pronouns ‘ze/zir’.

Zir word of the day is ANACHRONISM.

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Jamie Fuxx is a singing-dancing cheeky drag king from Ireland who uses a mix of live vocals and lip syncing to entertain. A new kid on the block, he has been performing for less a year, but is in it for the long run.

Their word of the day is AUTHENTICITY.

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I: @jamiefuxx

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Demetrius Williams is a Black, queer, Hackney-born East Londoner. He is a digital marketing specialist and freelance creative SEO copywriter, and also the co-creator and co-producer of Blvck Canvas, a platform dedicated to cultivating meaningful conversations by showcasing the rich, complex and multifaceted layers of the Black British experience.

His word of the day is RECONCILIATION.

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T: @geminidems

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Bad Lay-Dee is a spoken word performer and educator. They are also a co-founder and host of Hackney Carnival’s first ever queer sound system, Faggamuffin Bloc Party and have taught over 4,000 young people how to sing and rap.

Their word of the day is UNITY.

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T: @thebad1

IG: @badlaydee

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Patrick Italo J. Ettenes is a gay man originally from Barbados, living with HIV and young-onset dementia. He is the Co-Founder of BringDementiaOut, an Alzhimer’s Societies ambassador and lecturer. He was honoured as an everyday LGBTQ hero at the Attitude Pride Awards 2021.

His word of the day is PARENTS.

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T: @PEttenes

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Shortlisted for the 2021 BBC New Comedy Awards, Lady Bushra is the brainchild of British Asian comedian Amir, originally form Bradford, West Yorkshire.The character of Lady Bushra is that of a Bradford bad girl who turned out to be a breakout sensation during lockdown and is known for her viral digital content and one liners. Together with his husband, Amir also hosts an LGBT+ podcast called ‘You Don’t Love Me’.

His word of the day is REPRESENT.

CONNECT WITH LADY BUSHRA:

T: @ladybushraOG

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Matt Cain is a writer and broadcaster. He was Channel 4’s first Culture Editor, Editor-In-Chief of Attitude magazine, has written for all the major national newspapers, and presented the flagship discussion show on Virgin Radio Pride. He's also an ambassador for Manchester Pride and the Albert Kennedy Trust, and a patron of LGBT+ History Month.

His word of the day is HOME.

CONNECT WITH MATT:

T: @MattCainWriter

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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