Breaking the Blocks
Breaking the Blocks
Rachel Pierman
Stitching Together Cultural Identities When You Don't Belong Anywhere
1 hour 6 minutes Posted Apr 26, 2025 at 4:00 am.
Introduction to Davey Powell
Growing Up Between Two Worlds
Navigating Identity as a Gay Traveller
Family Rejection and Heartbreak
Depression, Therapy and Self-Discovery
Finding Expression Through Quilting
Pride, Self-Worth and Moving Forward
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Davey Powell shares his journey as a queer traveller, navigating the complexities of growing up in fairgrounds while knowing he was gay from a young age. Through therapy, sobriety, and quilting, he's found a way to unite his traveller heritage with his queer identity to become the authentic person he was always meant to be. • Growing up between two worlds - never "traveller enough" for the traveller community and too "traveller" for the outside world • Experiencing violence and fear on the f...