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Abigail Thorn is currently filming a new role as a trans femme action star she revealed at the Trans+ History Week community event on a live recording of the QueerAF podcast.  The actor, who is known for her roles in the Game Of Thrones (House Of The Dragon, Sharako Lohar) and Star Wars (The Acolyte, Ensign Eurus) universes, said:  “I can't say what it is, but I am about to start filming a big action thing this summer. I'm having boxing lessons and sword fighting lessons like three times a week and like learning to dive across things.”  Although there has been a transgender superhero before, notably Dreamer, played by Nicole Maines in the CW series Supergirl - Thorn says this is the first time a trans femme person has been cast as an action star in a production of this kind.  “ I said to the producers when I got it, was like, thank you for giving me this. Because they didn't write it with a trans woman in mind, they just wrote it. And I said to the producers, thank you for giving me this because the idea that a trans woman can be an action star has not yet occurred to anyone outside of this project. And when it does, it's going to blow their minds.” The star is also well known for her 1.6M subscribers on her YouTube channel, @PhilosophyTube. Reflecting on how she came out, in a story which she said made international news in “five different languages”, added she thought coming out would end her career:  “I came out, and that video trended at number one on YouTube and made headlines in five languages and I thought, ah, that's gonna be the end of both [Youtube and acting] of my careers now,” before going on to list her many roles since, including on the BBC, period drams, cowboy show Django and the Prince. Thorn also added that she’d heard many stories of how her coming out, inspired others to do the same: “Still people, people come up to me, a lot of people came out because of that video, that one clip of me coming out from backstage to David Bowie. was a nightmare to get the rights to David Bowie's music, but I did. And yeah, that one clip people still, people say that's what did it for them.” The interview was conducted by Anthony Lexa (Netflix’s Sex Education), who empathised with the star about their families watching their shows: “I was slightly embarrassed though because I was sitting behind my parents and there's this exchange where Morgana's character says, does Dracula know you sleep with other men? And I say we have a deal. I only let them f**k me in the mouth and p**sy. And I was sat behind my father as like 15-foot high version of me said this and I was like, Yeah, the parents' heads just bowed. My dad just heard about what anal sex is for the first time from me” Thorn said. The live recording of the QueerAF podcast took place at the annual Trans+ History Week community event, with over 200 people in the audience to see the interview. The history lesson we never had The episode was produced as part of the QueerAF launchpad initiative Trans+ History Week. Season six of the podcast has been made by six Trans+ creatives who have been paid, mentored, and supported by the not-for-profit publisher QueerAF to make a show. Each creative has also been given equipment to make the show, which they can keep forever, as part of an initiative to help more Trans+ creatives break into and succeed in the audio industry.  Make sure to subscribe for the whole season ahead. A new mini-documentary episode will be available on your feeds every Monday from now through Pride month. Episode Credits: Hosted by Anthony Lexa. Produced by Jamie Wareham. A QueerAF Production. Made with support from Publicis Groupe UK. With thanks to all of our guest's valuable time. QueerAF members can log in to listen ad-free ⬇️ https://www.wearequeeraf.com/live-episode-star-wars-abigail-thorn-and-sex-educations-anthony-lexa/ Season six of the podcast has been made by six Trans+ creatives who have been paid, mentored, and supported by the not-for-profit publisher QueerAF to make a show. Each creative has also been given equipment to make the show, which they can keep forever, as part of an initiative to help more Trans+ creatives break into and succeed in the audio industry. Search 'QueerAF' on your fave podcast app or head to: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/queeraf-inspiring-lgbtqia-stories-told-by-emerging/id1126301158 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3wiN3JZBJ2uqcg3R0OQDqP Behind the scenes, QueerAF's podcast is way more than about creating delightful sounds for your ears. The project is signposted by industry leaders and diversity initiatives because we help under-represented queer voices build media, audio and podcast careers. QueerAF memberships helps to directly fund the emerging LGBTQIA+ creatives we mentor - and the next series of the podcast. It lets us give them that crucial kickstart to their exciting career ahead. https://www.wearequeeraf.com/membership/

Andie Davies performs at the inaugural Transcending Words poetry night from QueerAF and Trans+ History Week. Subscribe to get a new performance every Friday evening. Watch the whole evening now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmbn900ekPM When it comes to our history, we believe deeply in the importance of it being written in our language. So please join us for our first poetry night for an evening of prose, punchlines and progress, along with a bit of spoken word, from some of the most exciting trans+ and non-binary talent out there. Held at the wonderful Common Press Bookshop, London's first consciously queer intersectional bookshop, this intimate evening aims to inspire and bring us together. Everything about this event is built by and for the trans+ community and promises to be fun, thought-provoking, and fingers crossed (and snapped) historic. We're very grateful to Deloitte UK, our exclusive sponsor for this event. Tolu Osinubi (She/her) – Co-chair of Proud at Deloitte – Deloitte UK LGBTQ+ Network says: "It's such a privilege to sponsor the Trans + History Week poetry event. This aligns with our inclusion priorities at Deloitte UK and our commitment to supporting organisations that are actively providing safe spaces for our trans and queer colleagues. At Deloitte UK fostering inclusion is one of our shared values and we are committed to strengthening our culture of inclusion, a culture where everyone's voices are included and heard. This event is a necessary celebration of the trans and non-binary community. We stand in solidarity with our transgender community and recognise the challenges they face and the strength it takes to live authentically."

To celebrate the second year of creatives QueerAF has mentored for Trans+ History Week, we brought together one of last years, podcasters Alex Parnham Cope, one of this year’s history writers Nisreen Fox, and the legal researcher who was the only Trans+ journalist commissioned in the UK media to write about the Supreme Court ruling itself during the week, Jess O'Thomson: And yes, that was by us - here on QueerAF: https://www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-supreme-court-rules-that-trans-women-arent-women-under-the-equality-act-2010/ We recorded this conversation at the Trans+ History Week community event 2025, with the theme: How do we tell our history, so we can all learn from it? It might have taken place back in May but, well lets face it – even before this year’s Trans+ History Week, which is held in the first full week in May each year - the UK’s Supreme Court decision on the definition of a woman in the Equality Act has changed the context, urgency and climate for Trans+ and queer rights. The recording followed on directly from the first episode of the season, our live podcast recording with guest host Anthony Lexa from Sex Education and special guest Abigail Thorn, of Philosophy Tube and Game of Thrones fame. https://youtu.be/bQUhf9InmOE Season six of the podcast has been made by six Trans+ creatives who have been paid, mentored, and supported by the not-for-profit publisher QueerAF to make a show. Each creative has also been given equipment to make the show, which they can keep forever, as part of an initiative to help more Trans+ creatives break into and succeed in the audio industry. Search 'QueerAF' on your fave podcast app or head to: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/queeraf-inspiring-lgbtqia-stories-told-by-emerging/id1126301158 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3wiN3JZBJ2uqcg3R0OQDqP Behind the scenes, QueerAF's podcast is way more than about creating delightful sounds for your ears. The project is signposted by industry leaders and diversity initiatives because we help under-represented queer voices build media, audio and podcast careers. QueerAF memberships helps to directly fund the emerging LGBTQIA+ creatives we mentor - and the next series of the podcast. It lets us give them that crucial kickstart to their exciting career ahead. https://www.wearequeeraf.com/membership/

Bella Barton performs at the inaugural Transcending Words poetry night from QueerAF and Trans+ History Week. Subscribe to get a new performance every Friday evening. Watch the whole evening now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmbn900ekPM&t=0s When it comes to our history, we believe deeply in the importance of it being written in our language. So please join us for our first poetry night for an evening of prose, punchlines and progress, along with a bit of spoken word, from some of the most exciting trans+ and non-binary talent out there. Held at the wonderful Common Press Bookshop, London's first consciously queer intersectional bookshop, this intimate evening aims to inspire and bring us together. Everything about this event is built by and for the trans+ community and promises to be fun, thought-provoking, and fingers crossed (and snapped) historic. We're very grateful to Deloitte UK, our exclusive sponsor for this event. Tolu Osinubi (She/her) – Co-chair of Proud at Deloitte – Deloitte UK LGBTQ+ Network says: "It's such a privilege to sponsor the Trans + History Week poetry event. This aligns with our inclusion priorities at Deloitte UK and our commitment to supporting organisations that are actively providing safe spaces for our trans and queer colleagues. At Deloitte UK fostering inclusion is one of our shared values and we are committed to strengthening our culture of inclusion, a culture where everyone's voices are included and heard. This event is a necessary celebration of the trans and non-binary community. We stand in solidarity with our transgender community and recognise the challenges they face and the strength it takes to live authentically."

QueerAF and Trans+ History Week present... TRANSCENDING WORDS. When it comes to our history, we believe deeply in the importance of it being written in our language. So please join us for our first poetry night for an evening of prose, punchlines and progress, along with a bit of spoken word, from some of the most exciting trans+ and non-binary talent out there. Held at the wonderful Common Press Bookshop, London's first consciously queer intersectional bookshop, this intimate evening aims to inspire and bring us together. Everything about this event is built by and for the trans+ community and promises to be fun, thought-provoking, and fingers crossed (and snapped) historic. We're very grateful to Deloitte UK, our exclusive sponsor for this event. Tolu Osinubi (She/her) – Co-chair of Proud at Deloitte – Deloitte UK LGBTQ+ Network says: "It's such a privilege to sponsor the Trans + History Week poetry event. This aligns with our inclusion priorities at Deloitte UK and our commitment to supporting organisations that are actively providing safe spaces for our trans and queer colleagues. At Deloitte UK fostering inclusion is one of our shared values and we are committed to strengthening our culture of inclusion, a culture where everyone's voices are included and heard. This event is a necessary celebration of the trans and non-binary community. We stand in solidarity with our transgender community and recognise the challenges they face and the strength it takes to live authentically."