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An adventurer’s guide to hiking in New Zealand (guest blog)

The moment I think of New Zealand, a smile immediately stretches across my face as I relive my best moments...

Today is Best Friends Day 💕 I often get asked

Today is Best Friends Day 💕 I often get asked where the name Minka comes from. It's all thanks to my BFF, @lil_jay_dub ☺️ Joshua and I met at @unsw in the very late 90s. Two colourful baby queers who were very into film theory and activism 🌈 We also loved to party, as you can see from this treasured photo of us dressing each other in drag 👯‍♂️ Somewhere along the way, we developed a secret code word when spotted a hottie, chirping "minka minka" and then doing a side-eye in the direction of some fittie 🔥 Who knows where it came from exactly but Minka became our catchphrase, our call to arms. Years later, when I'd finished touring the US and Australia with @sgblackheartburlesque, we were talking about what my stage name could be now that I'd left @suicidegirls. Joshua suggested I transform from Fanny Suicide into Fanny Minka and the rest is history 🤩 Joshua is one of the true constants in my life. The sturdy Capricorn 🐐 to my whimsical Aquarian ways ⛲ There's such unfathomable value in having a BFF for over 20 years, especially one as loving, supportive and fun as he is. I feel truly blessed to have such an incredible person in my life 💖

Automatically sunshine 🌞🌞🌞 If you're in

Automatically sunshine 🌞🌞🌞 If you're in the Northern Hemisphere, I hope that all this beautiful weather is making your life a little easier this week 🤗

Curiouser and curiouser 🐛🐇🎩⏱️🍰👸

Curiouser and curiouser 🐛🐇🎩⏱️🍰👸😼🍄🐭 I was lucky enough to have a sneak preview of the amazing new Alice in Wonderland exhibition at @vamuseum last week 😍 It's now open, so click the link in my bio to read my review and book your tickets ☝️

Tune into @bbcwomanshour on Radio 4 at 10:30am thi

Tune into @bbcwomanshour on Radio 4 at 10:30am this morning to hear me chatting about polyamory 🎧 Very excited to be joining the show to talk about my journey into non-monogamy and what it's like to be a solo polyamorous woman in her 40s ❤️ I'll add a link in my bio after the show so you can also catch-up on @bbcsounds 😘

Now available with an AstraZeneca infusion 💉 P

Now available with an AstraZeneca infusion 💉 Preparing myself for the side effects 😬 Here's hoping that I'm ok for two quite exciting things happening on Wednesday 🤞🤞 How did you feel after having your vaccine?

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