GENDER SWAP CIC

Santi (They/He)is a DIY fashion-ista, an LGBTQ+ grassroots organiser, public speaker, drag artist and the Founder  of G(end)er Swap. Their mission is to create more spaces where gender-diverse people can find their authentic self expression beyond mainstream trends.

Santi delivers workshops on gender affirming style, DIY style and runs awareness sessions for organisations/businesses looking to be more trans inclusive.

Santi creates G(end)er Swap initiatives and curates online content for an international audience.

Photo cred: Marshall Mallows

Oska (They/Them) is a Cardiff-born trans non-binary fashion lover, blogger and writer. Their fashion blog, Domestic Eccentric, focuses on #eccentric #fashion and LGBTQ style at affordable prices that looks unique but it's still practical for every-day wear. Alongside daily outfits, the blog also covers affordable cosplay, tips for #travel, packing, and clothing modification processes.
Their writing blog, Oska Writes, covers many aspects of writing from non-fiction #spirituality, image-prompted short stories, samples from upcoming projects, book reviews and much more. Oska's first book, Stories to Stay Alive To, is currently available on Amazon. You can find Oska on Twitter and Youtube 

Maz Hedgehog (They/Them)is a writer, performer and style obsessive working somewhere between poetry and theatre. Aside from co-founding theatre company Ink and Curtain and taking work to stages from Edinburgh to Brighton, their wardrobe is their highest achievement. In all things, Maz blends the classic and the contemporary and their workshops are no different – helping anyone and everyone love what they wear. Find them across social media @MazHedgehog

Astrid (she/her) is a leatherdyke and Bootblack living in North London. She was runner-up for the title of Bootblack Europe 2024, and has been maintaining and restoring the boots, jackets, trousers, chaps, waistcoats, and fetishwear of dykes and other queer leatherfolk in an official capacity since early 2023.

Caring for the leathers of her community is one of her greatest passions, ensuring the longevity of possessions that are important to those who own them, and allowing her to do her part to continue a cultural and historical leather tradition into the modern day.

Roxy (she/they) is a fierce advocate for disability rights and sex positivity as a pansexual person living with Multiple Sclerosis. She is the founder of The Sick and Sickening Podcast, where she shares unfiltered stories about living with disability and illness. Roxy's mission is to empower disabled and chronically ill individuals using her fashion background as a stylist as a tool of activism, creating space and pushing for visibility for people from ethnically diverse backgrounds and the LGBTQIA+ community. In addition to her advocacy work, Roxy campaigns for inclusion and equity, calling out the lack of diversity and inclusion within the medical industry, charity sector, and corporate businesses and organisations. She is also a strong advocate for workplace allyship, intersectionality, wellbeing, identity, and self-empowerment, and can speak about topics such as neurodiversity, body positivity, activism, and sexual health.

Meet Sonal, our Facebook Moderator for G(end)er Swap n' Shop!

Sonal (she/her) enjoys social, LGBTQIA+ and human rights activism. She is also a moderator for Autistic Girls Network. Sonal loves food, karaoke and books, her bed and her favourite person - her AFAB, Autistic son. 

Sonal loves that G(end)er Swap is a place that you can belong and not feel alone in your gender identity. She loves the binder schemes and the Facebook page. It helps so many people.