Category: Just Like Us

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Phandora’s Box: Why Dan and Phil’s relationship reveal means so much to LGBTQIA+ youth

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Just Like Us ambassador Teddy Ramplin explores how Dan and Phil’s relationship reveal reignited vital conversations about privacy, visibility and the never-ending journey of coming out. WORDS BY TEDDY RAMPLIN, JUST LIKE US AMBASSADOR It’s 13 October 2025. A regular Monday. But for fans of Dan and Phil – the Phandom – it’s to be marked down in history. A 46-minute video hits the internet, and the comments begin to flood in before the pair have even spoken. Are Dan and Phil in a Relationship? The Truth was not just an…

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‘How my Queer Year Out helped me find my community, my confidence and my future’

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To mark World Mental Health Day, Just Like Us ambassador Emily Jones discusses how taking time to heal, finding queer community and volunteering transformed a period of uncertainty into a journey of self-discovery. WORDS BY EMILY JONES, JUST LIKE US AMBASSADOR This time last year, I was adrift. I’d just finished my degree and felt completely lost, with no idea what came next. On top of that, I was a disabled person who had neglected their health for years, always prioritising study deadlines over rest and medical care. The result…

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Here all the winners from the Just Like Us 2025 Awards

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The Just Like Us Awards returned to Central London on Thursday 7 August, celebrating exceptional contributions to LGBTQIA+ inclusion in schools. The annual gathering brought together charity staff, ambassadors and special guests to honour the teachers and young advocates helping to shape a more inclusive and equitable future for queer youth. Founded in 2016, Just Like Us has partnered with thousands of primary and secondary schools, as well as colleges across the UK, to champion and support LGBTQIA+ young people. Its flagship initiative, School Diversity Week, is a nationwide celebration…

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‘How Doctor Who helped me discover and understand my LGBTQ+ identity’

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Ladies, gentlemen and variations thereupon… Just Like Us ambassador Em Johnson shares how their love for Doctor Who — and the show’s evolving LGBTQIA+ representation — helped them come to terms with their gender identity. WORDS BY EM JOHNSON I have been watching Doctor Who ever since I was little. I vividly remember hiding behind the couch and covering my eyes while characters had their faces stolen in ‘The Idiot’s Lantern’, during David Tennant’s run. I was there, excited when Jodie Whittaker was announced, and I watched the end of…

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‘This Mental Health Awareness Week, remember there are ways to create your own digital safe space’

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Just Like Us ambassador Heather Smy reflects on her evolving relationship with social media, sharing how curating a separate, art-focused Instagram account helped her create a positive digital space that supports her mental health and LGBTQIA+ identity. WORDS BY HEATHER SMY I created my first Instagram account in March 2015 when I was 13 years old. Back then, social media was just a space for me to share photos of my cats and keep an eye on whatever One Direction was up to. Fast forward 10 years, and social media is…

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Articles Just Like Us Lesbian Visibility Week Life News Originals

‘How I became the proud and blossoming lesbian I am today’

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Just Like Us ambassador Jenna Athi reflects on her journey from shame to self-love, celebrating the pride and joy of being a lesbian today. WORDS BY JENNA ATHI I love being a lesbian. I love exploring my queerness, pushing myself out of my gender comfort zone, and loudly loving my girlfriend with my entire being. However, as with most things that we learn to love about ourselves, there was once a time we didn’t. Growing up the signs were blindingly obvious, but somehow no one was able to see it,…

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‘A leopard can change its spots: How my mum learned to accept me as a young trans person’

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This Mother’s Day, Just Like Us ambassador Teddy Ramplin reflects on the impact of coming out as trans on his relationship with his mum, and why “a leopard really can change its spots”.   WORDS BY TEDDY RAMPLIN Coming out is a rite of passage for many LGBTQIA+ people. Some don’t feel the need to make a big song and dance of it – it can be as simple as saying two words in passing – or even come out at all, but most of us will do it at least once. When…

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‘The haircut that paved my path to self-discovery and helped me reclaim my identity’

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Just Like Us ambassador Rush Mittal explores the power of a haircut in an LGBTQIA+ person’s journey of self-discovery. WORDS BY RUSH MITTAL “When did you get the haircut?” It’s a question many trans-masculine and non-binary people have asked or been asked, an invitation to share a pivotal moment in our self-discovery journey. Though haircuts might not commonly be major events in the lives of cisgender people, for many of us, this moment carries huge emotional weight. Growing up in India and Hong Kong, where beauty standards enforce rigid gender…

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‘Wicked helped me understand my queerness in unexpected ways’

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Just Like Us ambassador Isobel Harforth reveals how the “rainbow themes” in Wicked helped her come to terms with her queerness. Words by Isobel Harforth For as long as I can remember, my life has included Wicked. Not just because I’ve seen the West End musical four times, but because it has anchored me through life’s tribulations, the Emerald City always glowing somewhere in my peripheral vision. I knew Wicked’s film adaptation would be a direct extension of this, but what I didn’t know was that watching it would help me…

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‘LGBTQ+ young people deserve to feel safe in school’

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“Every young person needs to hear the message that being LGBTQIA+ is not only OK, it’s something to be celebrated,” writes Just Like US CEO Laura Mackay. WORDS BY LAURA MACKEY, CEO OF JUST LIKE US Most of us whose families celebrated Christmas will remember wanting a new bike, the latest toy, or the coolest trainers. But many of us in the LGBTQIA+ community will also remember wishing for those around us to understand and support who we were during the festive season and all year round. Growing up, during…

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