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...we want to see if we are to make societal change. Below are some insightful and moving articles of Lived Experiences of individuals in the South Asian community and who identify as LGBTQI+. How LGBTQ+ members of the South Asian diaspora navigate stigma and stress South Asian Heritage Month: I'm proud of who I am and being LGBTQ+ Being young, LGBTQIA+, and South Asian...

...article, Farnaz Rais looks at challenging the ownership of ethnic origin in identity...I’ve often been asked where I’m from and when I respond in the hope that it’s a sufficient answer to the question, there’s usually the expected follow-up question; ‘yes, but where are you really from?’ It’s a familiar question for most people of colour. Some people respond...

...article about the understudied relationship between Black women and their hair, one researcher writes: ‘If cultural theorists want to understand how Black women and girls view their worlds, it is essential to understand why hair matters to them’ (Bank, 2004). For the vast majority of Black women and girls, hair is not just hair; it contains emotive qualities that are...

...article, Rehana Awan shares her experiences of being a South Asian woman both inside and outside of the workplace...I was sat in a meeting the other day and one of the other attendees started a conversation with me about my recent success in publishing. I realised they had me confused with another South Asian woman who I had worked with previously. They apologised and we...

...article, Katherine Jegede shares her story of starting the OU BME staff Network Podcast, what she has learned so far, and her hopes for the project’s future...When I started my job at The Open University, I was intrigued by the various staff networks available. There seemed to exist these autonomous, staff-led spaces where individuals with shared experiences could meet...

...article focuses on the process of analysing research data from a perspective that promotes Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). It offers some pointers to researchers in any field...‘There are always vacancies: there are always roads not taken, vistas not acknowledged. The search must be ongoing; the end can never be quite known’ (Greene, 2000, p. 15). Data analysis...

...article, Mel Green looks at what is done with these stories once they become public, with the help of Jennifer Douglas...‘All stories have structural underpinnings and material consequences. All stories are political’ (Rohrer, 2016). Positionality and insights As a mother of two autistic children living in the UK and an academic researcher, I – a Black cisgendered...