Disclaimer: The article includes references to sexual violence.
ArtsHub attended the talk, programmed as part of Now or Never 2024, in person and below is a summary of highlights from the discussion.
Gay’s interests span from social justice to popular culture, body image to sexuality; she’s obviously got a lot to say, but she says that she still goes into every writing session thinking, ‘No one’s going to read it’. It’s a form of strategic delusion, ‘so that I can have the courage of my convictions and write what I most feel compelled to write,’ she said. ‘By telling myself [that] I can say what I actually want to say… I lie to myself.
