yr girl's "CV"
I don’t really want to brandify my name (which actually is Yvette) or my epithet (“yr girl” is a sign-off I have been using for years before publishing anything) but it seems that I am, in some sense, known. Since I apply to various things and the stuff I do is a bit eclectic, I’ve compiled a list here for you to see it all together, in the event that this would be helpful or necessary. I am not trying to prove myself or sell myself except in the very specific instances where I am applying to teach, write, host, whatever, where I do have to both prove and sell myself in order to be accepted.
Contact me at yrgirl@proton.me for general enquiries, but I’ve listed organisation specific emails where relevant. References are available on request for any of these things. I haven’t included any of my education because it’s not relevant, but for what it’s worth I studied physical geography. Also, I do not have a real job because of debilitating behavioural issues and I am not on benefits because those debilitating behavioural issues are not legible to the state as a disability – so this is it for independent income.
I promise (mommy prommies!) that this isn’t clout chasing. This is just a catalogue of my involvement in various projects, and only those projects themselves can attest to their quality.
Community Organising
Glasgow Solidarity Pride (2026–present)
- Co-organiser, social media, genuinely like half of everything that isn’t graphic design
- Solidarity Pride Hub 2026 in the Pyramid at Anderston (~40 local orgs, ~1000 attendees, full day of stalls, food, workshops, and talks)
- Insta, newsletter
- Contact email: glasgowsolidaritypride@protonmail.com
Glasgow Leatherdykes (2025–present)
- Co-organiser, bi-monthly newsletterist, social media, front desk person, most of the bootblacking workshops, bootblacking
- Bar nights, 1st Wednesday of the month, 7pm onwards
- Bootblack social / workshop, 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7pm onwards
- Insta, newsletter
- Contact email: glasgowleatherdykes@protonmail.com
Small Trans Library Glasgow (2023–present)
- Co-organiser, keyholder, finance admin, some tech, some cooking, some stall-holding
- Dinner & a Movie, every other Tuesday from 6–9pm
- Govan Queer Space, every other other Tuesday from 6–9pm
- Insta, newsletter, website
- Contact email: smalltranslibrglasgow@gmail.com
Kink Education
Kink Between the Lines (online), November 2026 (upcoming)
- Leather Community in Hostile Circumstances (workshop with Fruitpastel)
- Scenes without Safewords: 201 CNC (class with Fruitpastel)
Service Oriented Con (online), October 2026 (upcoming)
- Financial Disparity in Service (workshop with Fruitpastel)
Kinkfest, September 2026 (upcoming)
- Mutual Aid and Community In Kink: a Trans Perspective (workshop with Fruitpastel)
- Scenes without Safewords: 201 CNC (workshop with Fruitpastel)
Boundless, August 2026 (upcoming)
- Non-contractual Lifestyle Negotiation (workshop with Fruitpastel)
Writing
Novels
Weapons Hot (upcoming)
Gender Uphoria (2023)
Shorter Fiction
Pick-Up Play (2026)
- US edition (One Handed Press)
- UK edition, available on request
- [not online yet]
Twenty Eyelets (2026)
- UK edition only, available on request
- [not online yet]
The Leathersex Triptych (2025)
- US edition (One Handed Press)
- UK edition available on request
- online
As a Contributor
BLOOD WORK (2026)
- contact muttcore for availability
Glasgow Leatherdykes Zine #1 (2026)
- UK only limited edition runs, contact here for availability
- [available online from October 2026]
Zine Publication & Distribution
Main Zines
BLOOD WORK (publication only)
Exene’s zines (Glasgow editions)
Glasgow Leatherdykes Zine #1
Pick-Up Play (UK edition)
The Leathersex Triptych (UK edition)
This Booklet Contains Transsexual Nudity (Glasgow edition)
Twenty Eyelets
Various Small Zines
Luci’s graphic design zine for her workshop
Bunch of zines for Cailleach CC
Free Leather related zines for distro at Glasgow Leatherdykes
other stuff for other pals
Distro Places
Glasgow Leatherdykes bar nights
Distro Events
Boundless, August 2026 (upcoming)
Glasgow Zine Fair, May 2026 (as Glasgow Leatherdykes)
Bootblacking
Regular Stands
Glasgow Leatherdykes bar night, 1st Wednesday of the month, 7pm onwards
Leathermen Scotland Glasgow social, 2nd Sunday of the month, 3pm onwards (most months)
One-offs
Boundless, August 2026 (upcoming)
Other stuff by other people about any of this
Interview in Archer with Glasgow Leatherdykes (2026)
Interview in Heckle with Glasgow Leatherdykes (2025)