Through my lens

Here are some of my previous articles, I now write in my substack.

Abortion rights and why I feel shame.

Virginia TheFeministShop 21/04/2022 Virginia TheFeministShop 21/04/2022

Abortion rights and why I feel shame.

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What is Period Poverty? And why does it matter?

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What is Period Poverty? And why does it matter?

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OMGYes - My (feminist) experience with THE women's pleasure website

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OMGYes - My (feminist) experience with THE women's pleasure website

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International Nurses Day and Banksy

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International Nurses Day and Banksy

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Boundaries are the new black

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Boundaries are the new black

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5 easy dos and don'ts about entering into arguments from a position of privilege

Virginia TheFeministShop 26/07/2021 Virginia TheFeministShop 26/07/2021

5 easy dos and don'ts about entering into arguments from a position of privilege

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I am bisexual, pansexual or omnisexual... In any case, I am not straight.

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I am bisexual, pansexual or omnisexual... In any case, I am not straight.

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Virginity is a social construct

Virginia TheFeministShop 26/07/2021 Virginia TheFeministShop 26/07/2021

Virginity is a social construct

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The C Word (Warning: contains lot of swearing)

Virginia TheFeministShop 26/07/2021 Virginia TheFeministShop 26/07/2021

The C Word (Warning: contains lot of swearing)

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Gender quotas in the workplace. Why we need them.

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Gender quotas in the workplace. Why we need them.

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I am proud of this book. Of every piece, of every post.

This book has seen me grow as a writer and as a person. I have thought and I have felt writing it. I have cried, and typed angrily, I have smiled (sometimes cheekily, others peacefully). I hop

One Saturday I attended was another impactful unconference by @womensaidni Disruptive women.

I had the privilege to share the stage with @nic_ni_c @ndevlin07 Roisin Marshall and @behnazzzmafakheri .

I was deeply moved by a powerful song called &

Hi! Lots of new followers so I thought I would reintroduce myself as the perfect excuse to use my new favourite picture, dancing joyfully!

🙋🏻&zwj;♀️I am Virginia, Spanish (from Madrid) but I have been living in northern Ireland for the last 9 yea

I have done a thing!

I am going to launch my substack. Well, I guess it is officially launched because it now exists. But I am going to start writing there from the 1st of October. (I have added 3 old posts as a starter)

It might sound small but i

Yes!!!!!! Childhood unlimited is now an audiobook!!!

I know a lot of people consume their content and books via audiobooks, podcasts... Tbh honest that is not me but I know that lots of you do! And I am over the moon to know that the conversation t

Happy pride day! (In Belfast we have celebrated today!).

We went as a family, we applauded, we danced, we cheered, we shouted.

I cried twice. I couldn't really tell if it was sadness or happiness, probably a mix of both. Seeing the diversity and s