Fiona
1. Name and pronoun?
Fi They/she
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2.Favourite song to skate to?
I’m usually just skating to the sounds of skateboarders and my friends cheering me on but also anything by ABBA
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3. What empowers you?
Community <3
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4. Biggest struggle for women and or gender fluid?
Random men sometimes stop and watch you at the skatepark, not even always skateboarders. If there’s more than a few rollerskaters (usually women and/or non-binary folks) it’s always a spectacle to people. Sometimes it’s nice when people are interested but there’s definitely times where it’s just creepy
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5. How has skating impacted your life?
I’m pretty open about my mental health on my account. I started skating to help with severe anxiety and dissociation, and skating is the biggest relief I’ve found because it’s so grounding (literally and figuratively) it’s a great healthy coping mechanism for me, and I wouldn’t have that without skating.
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6. What do you want people to be aware of?
How much of a difference it can make to someone if you have extra skate gear you can give others. The cost of skating can make it inaccessible, but we can make it safer and more accessible if we’re sharing and paying it forward as much as we’re able to!
