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. ”
Love notes from the chemo room
Poet & activist Andrea Gibson lived with late stage ovarian cancer.
KB & Cancer Queers
KB is a US-based non-binary queer activist, artist, musician, & writer. They were diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2022 at the age of 31.
Outside the margins
Global news article detailing disparities in care for queer & BIPOC people with cancer that features several stories.
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.