Growing up, I didn’t come across any LGBTQ+ representation in literature until I was fourteen years old. However, in the present age of ‘BookTok’, young adult fiction is changing for the better.
Queer YA and the Rise of ‘BookTok’
Euphoria: Messy and Beautiful or a Parent’s Worst Nightmare?
Euphoria content has found its way into all forms of social media. So why is it that Euphoria is the new cult addiction? And, what does it say about our generation? Above all else, it isn’t exactly a TV series filled with ‘good choices’.
Hold My Feminism, TikTok: I’m Vibing
Elizabeth Baker on Feminist TikTok and problematic bangers.
TikTok: A Vine/Fanfiction Crossover
I don’t know about you, but I used to be one of those people who said, “Nope. No. I’m not getting TikTok, it’s rubbish- bring back Vine!) Then the lockdown of March 2020 happened, I suddenly had a lot of time on my hands, and next thing I knew, I found myself enthralled. No, it’s not Vine, but TikTok is full of hilarious, creative human beings who made my lockdown that much brighter.
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