Activist Tanya Compas Is Creating “Spaces For Joy” For Young Queer People Of Colour

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At 27, youth worker TanyaCompas has become an essential voice in the LGBTQ+ community, both in London and online. ForcesForChange

“I’ve been very lucky to build a platform on social media while simultaneously doing my work on the ground with young people,” says Tanya, who established herself as a friend of, advisor to and advocate for young queer people of colour having observed a lack of visible role models while discovering her own identity.

Following in the footsteps of Adwoa Aboah and Amika George, Tanya, who has devoted the best part of a decade to working with young people at risk, isWhen did you decide to use your voice to advocate for LGBTQ+ young people, especially those from BAME backgrounds? Read More: Beth Davies-Kumadiro Is The Girl On A Mission Behind Oxford University’s Most Dynamic Student-Run Movement“Being a young, queer mixed-black woman has impacted my work greatly, because it has meant that I have had to seek out community and learn how to build a support network. This was born out of a need and desire to be around people who are like me and who just ‘get it’.

“I don’t want to have to dilute my work in order to make it palatable to people to secure funding, but equally, I can’t do this work for free, because I have to live and support myself too. It’s frustrating.”“Social media has become such an integral part of activism.

 

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