Stories
Stories are a powerful tool for communication, support, and building community.
Our story collection includes links to first hand accounts, digital stories, articles, comics, zines, anthologies and more. Click on the coloured tags to view by topic.
“Our stories are important. Our stories are sacred...and my story is sacred. Being able to connect with other queer people who have experienced cancer, it makes it feel like the experience is less isolating. ”
My sexual self
A digital story (video) from the Cancer’s Margins project about the effects of ovarian cancer treatment on feeling sexual & the experience of seeking support.
Drag queens and dobermans
Vivi found healing through a self-made support group of dogs & divas!
Robert Eads: Southern comfort
Trans man Robert Eads faced medical neglect before late-stage ovarian cancer treatment; his story inspired the documentary Southern Comfort.
Love notes from the chemo room
Poet & activist Andrea Gibson lives with late stage ovarian cancer.
"Dysphoria can be really crippling"
James lives in Newfoundland and Labrador. He was diagnosed with stage 4 endometrial cancer in 2021.
The Neither Story
A digital story (video) from the Cancer’s Margins project exploring the sorrowful joys of transitioning through cancer.
Share your story
If you have a story you’d like to share (you can be anonymous or use a pseudonym) we would love to hear from you.