“In the past I have thought of my queerness as a shield but now it’s a sort of quiet energy, an engine that is related to really knowing myself.” Check out our interview with June Lam @assignedfagatbirth, as part of our Touch Me series with @beggxco June Lam is a community organiser, producer, actor, model and multidisciplinary artist of Chinese and Vietnamese ancestry. Living in London, June works across performance, dance, sculpture and collage. He is a director of the grassroots organisation and trans healthcare fund We Exist and the founder of the queer ESEA platform GGI 끼. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• As part of our Touch Me activation in partnership with @Beggxco We commissioned photographer @jeffhahn to capture a series of portraits of queer artists and activists wearing the ‘Touch Me’ scarf designed by @jakobrowlinson Alongside the images, taken outside the new QUEERCIRCLE space in the Greenwich Design District, London, we sat down with each of the portrait sitters to find out about their individual experiences, their creative processes and activism, and what Pride means to them. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• All proceeds from this partnership will provided vital support for our ongoing programmes at QUEERCIRCLE. Order yours today. Link in our bio