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Bonds beyond Borders: No human is illegal, will I be stateless too?

I was born in Ethiopia to Ethiopian parents, adopted as a baby by a white Englishman and Ethiopian woman. I was naturalized a British…

Jan 4, 2022

Bonds beyond Borders: No human is illegal, will I be stateless too?

Jan 4, 2022

KinkTalk: What’s a Switch?

There is alot of space held for discourse around Dom and Sub roles and dynamics which is great, however I’ve personally found there is an…

Jul 21, 2021

KinkTalk: What’s a Switch?

Jul 21, 2021

13 Reasons Why : Personal safety as a Black Woman

Following another hollow acknowledgement of International Women’s Day, it’s been quite a week of violent misogyny and misogynoir. The…

Mar 12, 2021

13 Reasons Why : Personal safety as a Black Woman

Mar 12, 2021

Breathing Toxicity: Meghan, Mental Health, Misogynoir and Me

I cried on Sunday, having felt a sense of relief mixed with sadness since witnessing two people stand in their truth and vulnerability so…

Mar 9, 2021

Breathing Toxicity: Meghan, Mental Health, Misogynoir and Me

Mar 9, 2021

Let’s Talk Fantasies and Limits : How to Kink Responsibly

So you have some fantasies you’d like to explore but maybe you are worried or embarrassed about how to discuss them with your partner…

Dec 23, 2020

Let’s Talk Fantasies and Limits : How to Kink Responsibly

Dec 23, 2020

TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN: WOMANHOOD THROUGH CIS EYES

Article originally written 12th March 2017 for The Arts Living

Nov 16, 2020

TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN: WOMANHOOD THROUGH CIS EYES

Nov 16, 2020

BDSM for Beginners

Tips for Dom/sub/Switch Relationships

Apr 11, 2020

BDSM for Beginners

Apr 11, 2020

Black Girls Boarding: Identity and Diversity in Britain’s Private Schools

I started boarding at 11 years old, and when I arrived from a sunny Ethiopia to a cold English coastal town, to say I was confused is an…

Aug 14, 2017

Black Girls Boarding: Identity and Diversity in Britain’s Private Schools

Aug 14, 2017

10 Black British Activists You Should Know

John Ridley’s Guerrilla, a miniseries set during 70’s London that centres a couple who set up an underground activist group has created…

Aug 9, 2017

10 Black British Activists You Should Know

Aug 9, 2017

Zelly Lisanework

Zelly Lisanework

Poet • Writer • Multidisciplinary Artist • Intersectional Human Rights Advocate • NeuroQueer • CoFounder @ houseofguramayle

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