Lockdown day one: realitea

10 days, three people, one positive Covid case. What could go more wrong? Keep in the loop for daily updates as we try look on the bright side.

Normalitea: let us talk about hope

At a time when everything is uncertain, does everything that is important become clear? Sophie Wilson on hope in a pandemic.

Young transgender woman fears “anti-trans rhetoric in the media” could lead to “a rise in hate crimes”

22 year old Em Shanahan fears the anti-trans rhetoric in the media could lead to a spike in hate crimes. Yesterday's EHRC report shows people still find issue with single-sex places and the trans community.

‘It Happens Here’ launches campaign to make misogyny a hate crime in Newcastle

It Happens Here are campaigning to make misogyny a hate crime in Newcastle, following allegations of abuse at Tyneside Cinema and Filthy's Facebook post.

Mentalitea: why our black skin can no longer be seen as superhuman

Rashida Campbell-Allen shares her poem and thoughts to provoke conversations around mental health amongst Black British women.

Report shows how young women are economically hardest hit by coronavirus

Women have done more childcare duties during lockdown, meaning they are doing more unpaid work. The Young Women's Trust is calling on the government to leave #NoYoungWomanBehind.

Body language: let lockdown alter the way we talk about women’s bodies

Why is the media comfortable shaming women's body types, but finds difficulty in reporting on health regarding women's bodies? Professor Karen Ross unpacks her research.

Normalitea: why it’s okay to be single in your 20s

Catherine Entwistle is currently prioritising her career over a relationship. She explains why it's time to rewrite an outdated narrative.

Body positivitea: learning to love yourself

Holly Ellis Allton explores her complex relationship with her body and how happiness is found in loving parts of her body she never could before.

Tea Time with Holly: podcasts

LINK HERE TO ALL SPOTIFY PODCASTS. Tea Time with Holly is a Spotify podcast which forms part of my multimedia website. Come join our communitea to spill the tea.