Lucia Blayke is a Liverpool-born, London-based activist, cultural icon and force of nature who has dedicated her life to fighting for trans rights and creating spaces of joy in a world that too often reduces trans lives to debate and suffering.

From organising a vigil for the Orlando shooting at just 16 years old, to founding Harpies — the legendary queer party night — and establishing the Transpire Foundation, an organisation working to bring down unemployment rates in the trans community, Lucia's work is driven by one clear mission: justice, celebration and survival. There's a reason why GAY TIMES called her "the voice of a generation".

On this episode of The Pieces, Bimini and Lucia dive into the formative moments that made her who she is, including her working-class roots and family history of standing up to injustice.

They discuss why she organised the Orlando vigil and the backlash she received from right-wing media and why representation matters — from believing everyone is sexy (except Nigel Farage) to creating spaces where trans people can just exist.

The conversation touches on the Transpire Foundation's workshops for trans people, why transphobia has quadrupled since Brexit and the importance of celebration as survival.

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