Phoebe Lupton

Joining a girls’ choir gave me a sense of communion at a time when I felt like I didn’t belong. But despite the intoxicating sense of shared purpose, the choir was also a microcosm of Australian attitudes towards gender, race and disability.

Growing up, my perception of my culture was tied up with my grandmother’s conservatism—but as an adult I have found my place as a queer person within the South Asian diaspora.