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Finding safe<br />
spaces online<br />
Contending with mental<br />
health and neurodiversity,<br />
Ashley and wife Morgana<br />
faced even more difficulties<br />
than most when it came to<br />
embracing – and showing the<br />
world – who they truly are<br />
Writing | Ashley Ford-McAllister<br />
I<br />
married Morgana on Halloween<br />
in 2015. We didn’t have a lot of<br />
money, so our reception was a<br />
buffet at a friend’s house, and<br />
the music a YouTube playlist.<br />
In a nice touch of synchronicity, the<br />
neighbours were having an early Bonfire<br />
Night; the spectacular fireworks at the<br />
end of their display coincided with<br />
everyone heading outside for taxis<br />
home. Morgana wore a full-length,<br />
crushed velvet dress in crimson. My<br />
waistcoat and tie matched perfectly. Our<br />
first dance was The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale<br />
of New York’. There was a cake smash,<br />
photos, and a lot of laughter. Just a<br />
normal, slightly alternative wedding.<br />
Except that Morgana and I are both<br />
trans. I’ve medically and surgically<br />
transitioned, finishing things to the >>>
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