James O’Hagan penned this piece for GCN to share his experiences and what prompted him to share an Instagram post titled ‘I’m fat, I’m gay and I’m fed up.’I went to a rather bougie secondary school, one with its own swimming pool.
A phenomenal amenity, and right at my doorstep as I was reminded repeatedly by a chorus of well-meaning adults as they either directly or indirectly suggested that as a teenager, I probably shouldn’t be so fat.