{"id":427,"date":"2021-02-17T08:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T08:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/kaleidoscope\/?p=427"},"modified":"2021-02-16T23:52:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T23:52:34","slug":"lgbt-history-month-17-28-jessica-kellgren-fozard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/kaleidoscope\/2021\/02\/17\/lgbt-history-month-17-28-jessica-kellgren-fozard\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBT+ History Month 17\/28: Jessica Kellgren-Fozard"},"content":{"rendered":"

What\u2019s more diverse than the LGBTQ+ community? \u00a0We come in a range of nationalities, our genders vary inside and out of the spectrum and we are finding more and more ways to celebrate who we are.\u00a0 That being said it should come to no surprise that LGBTQ+ people can also be disabled, as much as society wishes to ignore that.\u00a0 And that\u2019s where this Queero comes in.<\/p>\n

As the University of Bath is a Disability Confident leader, I think it's important that we reflect that within the LGBTQ+ community.\u00a0 In today\u2019s issue of the Queeroes series, I bring you the story of deaf and disabled YouTuber, disability activist, educator and influencer, Jessica Kellgren-Fozard.<\/p>\n

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Jessica Kellgren-Fozard (n\u00e9e Kellgren-Hayes) was born in Camden, London, on the 25th January 1989.\u00a0 She grew up in Bristol with her mother, an artist and print-maker, father, an animator and director, and her younger brother.\u00a0 She has been a Quaker since childhood, like fellow Queero Bayard Rustin<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and in 2014, Jessica graduated from the University of Brighton with a BA (Hons) in Screen Studies.<\/p>\n

From a young age, Jessica knew she was lesbian and thanks to her loving, open-minded parents, she never really needed to come out.\u00a0 Her family were loving and accepting of her regardless of her sexual identity.\u00a0 However, when changed school, she found this could not be said about her peers.<\/p>\n