INTO • 26th July 2020

Non Verbal Cues Are Crucial to Understanding Consent

How being on the autistic spectrum has helped me learn and understand more about consent -- and why allistic (non-autistic) people should follow suit.

INTO • 26th July 2020

How Death Positivity Helps Me Mourn The Living

There are many ways that death has followed me throughout my life. I was born with my umbilical cord wrapped around my throat and a disability nearly caused my death several times as an infant. When I was three and I stopped growing, my growth hormone, before it was made in a lab, was taken from cadavers. Fearing death dominated my childhood so much that I became extremely paranoid. Growing up with a gay parent and hearing about Matthew Shepard, I had to trust the friends I brought home into my

Death.io Blog • 21st August 2019

Why it's the wrong time for a rainbow hearse

I wrote about the rainbow hearse that featured at Glasgow Pride and how it may have aimed to start a conversation but missed the mark on understanding the LGBTQ community.

Medium • 5th August 2019

What fatphobia tells us about our fear of death

How our fear of death is part of fatphobia and ableism.

Talk Poverty • 4th March 2019

I Couldn't Spend Money Like My Classmates. So I Tried To Eat Like Them.

The biggest culture shock I ever experienced was not when I moved from the U.S. to the U.K., but when I moved from the South to Southern California. I was not prepared for the food and everything I didn’t realize it would represent when it came to race, class, and fatphobia — and how much that had permeated my own thinking in ways I never realized.

Broadly • 9th October 2018

I Learned How to Permanently Remove Hair to Help Trans People Like Me

I did a profile on a trans woman who fundraised to receive training in hair removal so she could open up her own clinic for trans people in the Manchester area.

The Independent • 27th May 2018

Opinion: As an agender person, this is what going to a women's university taught me about all-women's spaces

Talking about how my experience at an all-women's university influenced why I I think women's spaces are important -- and why trans women should be part of them.

The Establishment • 21st September 2017

When You’re On The Autistic Spectrum, Consent Is Complicated

How being on the autistic spectrum can impact your understanding and exploration of consent.

Buzzfeed • 30th March 2017

This Is What It's Like Growing Up With No Gender

Lola Phoenix walks into BuzzFeed News’ central London office talking quickly and quietly before sitting on a sofa, arms crossed over chest to cover what Phoenix wants – needs – surgeons to remove: G-cup breasts.

Biscuit • 30th March 2017

Bisexuality & Binary/Non-Binary Relationships

"Why should we be so proscriptive?” Lola asks. “’Bi’ as a prefix does mean two, but we can still call a tricycle a bike and people understand. Language evolves. We need to pay more attention to people who say they feel excluded by the label and work with them to see how we can change that.”

Telegraph.co.uk • 30th March 2017

What's it like to be a Mx?

The word "Mx" has become the honorific of choice for those who don’t want their title to define them as male or female.

Broadly • 30th March 2017

Inside the Landmark, Long Overdue Study on Chest Binding

Chest binding is an everyday reality for many transgender and non-binary people, but healthcare professionals know little about the practice. The first ever medical study on the practice says that it's time to change that.

The Gay UK • 30th March 2017

'Not Trans Enough': The Cost of a Gendered Name

What’s the cost of a gendered name? Lola was discharged after the clinic that they* had attended for two years determined that not changing their name from Lola to a male gendered or gender neutral name did not warrant the surgery that would ultimately make them feel more like Lola.

Attitude Magazine • 30th March 2017

There's No Hiddlen Agender

An article I wrote for Attitude Magazine about being agender.

LGBT History Month Magazine • 30th March 2017

Are you socially transitioned?

One of my articles about my experience with the GIC was published in LGBT History Month Magazine for 2017.

Fabulous Magazine • 30th March 2017

The Rise of Gender Fluidity

I was interviewed about my feelings about non-binary representation in the media.

The Independent • 19th September 2016

What does non-binary mean?

Recent years have seen an unprecedented increase in awareness of transgender communities among wider society. In 2014, Time magazine declared society has reached a "transgender tipping point" and figures like Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox have become household names.

The Independent • 19th September 2016

Being non-binary in the UK 'feels like a hole in your chest where gender used to be'

Four people living in the UK explain what it's like to be non-binary.

Medium • 1st September 2016

Dear Mark Ruffalo: Casting trans actors

I’m a big fan of yours. And not just of the movies that you’ve made, but also your willingness to be outspoken about so many important political issues. You’ve supported Black Lives Matter, been outspoken about environmental protection, and LGBTQ rights.

Beyond The Binary • 29th August 2016

Impact of the GIC on mental health

Over the course of 7 days in July 2016, I polled 100 trans and/or non-binary people about their experiences at Gender Identity Clinics (GICs).