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On the 11th of August 2007, Sophie Lancaster and her boyfriend Robert Maltby were beaten in a vicious attack in a park. A group of teenage boys struck up a friendly conversation with them, invited them to hang out, and then beat them both to unconsciousness, unprovoked. Maltby survived, Lancaster died from her horrifying injuries.…
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Trust me. The amount of times I’ve had a little lie down and some phone time before my evening plans, and then absolutely dreaded getting back up, is crazy. I’m a committee member for two societies at uni, which means I have at least two evening weekday plans per week. I love my social life…
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I’ve been in the ‘alternative’ scene for years, exploring different subcultures and trying new things. I’m stylistically inquisitive and always on the lookout for new ideas, but for years I was stuck in a mindset of not feeling ‘goth’ enough, comparing myself to people online. I always thought if I wore a colour that wasn’t…
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Alongside my new year’s resolutions, I like to have some ins and outs to refer back to. I tried to think holistically about 2025, isolating some items or behaviours that impacted my life, both positively and negatively! My 2026 is about self-growth and progression with my writing. I want to balance being young, getting to…
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I am perhaps one of the laziest goths you will ever meet. The only times you’ll see me in a full face of makeup with full accessories are nights out or particularly important days out. For uni, work or functions I’m not absolutely ecstatic for, the most I’ll do is eyebrows and mascara. And sometimes…
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At the peak of the A-Level season in 2024, I realised I’d somehow gone from a UK size 10, to a size 14-16, seemingly overnight. Since I was preoccupied with studying, I hadn’t really noticed the gradual but consistent weight gain. I realised this was naturally happening (I hadn’t been increasing my daily caloric intake!),…
Diary of a Happy Goth 