Join us on Thursday 25th September, 6:30 PM for a conversation with Juliet Jacques, hosted by Richard Pye as part of his artist residency Bystander.

Together, they will explore the role of media and public discourse in shaping how TLGBQIA+ lives are represented, interpreted, and politicised, considering how narratives of threat, resilience, and joy are communicated in the press and broader cultural narratives.

Juliet Jacques (b. Redhill, Surrey in 1981) is a writer, filmmaker, broadcaster and academic based in London. She has published six books, including Trans: A Memoir (2015), two short story collections including Variations (2021), Front Lines: Trans Journalism 2007-2021 (2022), and a novella, Monaco (2023). Her fiction, journalism and essays have appeared in the Guardian (including her ‘Transgender Journey’ column, longlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2011), New York Times, Frieze, London Review of Books and many other publications; her short films have screened in galleries and festivals across the world. She teaches at the Royal College of Art and elsewhere, hosted the arts discussion programme Suite (212) on Resonance 104.4fm, and is a co-host of Pro Revolution Soccer. She has played football for Clapton Community FC, Horley Town and Surrey.