Tahmina Begum is based between London and Birmingham and lives by the hashtag #badandbengali. Working as an editor and journalist for the past 8 years and with recent bylines in I-D, Dazed, AnOther, HuffPost UK, Metro and more, Begum is also CEO and EIC of the print publication and platform XXY Magazine. She has recently contributed to Comfort Zones, a collection of essays in aid of Women For Women UK, writing about second-generation guilt and ease. Her work focuses on culture, communities and connection. IG: @tahminaxbegum