The Lesbian, The Corset and The Crossdresser
I originally enrolled in Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University then added Creative Writing as there were too many spare hours in my week. That one sentence probably reveals more about how different I am from majority of students than the rest of this paragraph. A doctor or a social worker would probably use phrases like ‘being on the spectrum’ or ‘high functioning Aspergers’ to explain how I am different. I am not sad for being different, I am sad for them being the same. I like being organised, have a full diary, not have surprises and have a lecturer who tells me, more or less, exactly what is expected. Hardest of all was paying my way through college, with so many students chasing too few jobs I fell into a vicious circle of one poorly paid part time job following close on the heels of the one before. It was the local boys that gave me an idea that I hoped to adapt and make regular money, my angle was so simple I could not believe that I was the first in coll