NYM Magazine

30/07/2024

Issue 2 of NYM Mag has finally dropped and the digital issue is available to buy on our site now.

Massive thank yous are in order to everyone involved in making, shaping and creating this one. It’s been a long time coming but we are really proud of the result and thrilled to have worked with even more incredible talent.

Shoutout to who designed the iconic front cover for issue 2.

The theme is “Body Image, The Human Experience” and we hope you love it.

Enjoy!
Grab you copy here via the link in our bio ✌🏻





ID: An iPhone, half in shot displays the front cover of issue 2 of NYM magazine featuring an illustration of a woman staring defiantly to the viewer, in electric blue, with bright green and pink shading. The white/transparent NYM sits top left of the phone. Next to it on a neon yellow background copy in a black box lockup reads “Issue 2, out now! Digital Copy £10”. Buy now at wearenym.com.

15/12/2022

06/12/2022

Our shop (Link in bio) is still open for digital downloads for your reading over the holidays but Team NYM is on break until January. Please DM us for our support email address if you need to contact us before then.
Have a great holiday season everyone & take care of yourselves. x Team NYM

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A white box on a yellow background contains text and a photo of a dog in a pink bathrobe, sunglasses and a glass of champagne relaxing laid back on a pillow. Black text above it reads. Team NYM is on break until January. Please DM us for our support email address if you need to contact us before then.

28/11/2022

"Nothing about us without ALL of us. At NYM we are all about intersectional disability & giving the most multiply marginalised people in our community a platform. Which is why we support the community action calling to make awards & future actions inclusive & equitable.

Sign the petition to support! (Link in bio)

bit.ly/Tell-Scope
without.all.of.us
Graphics by .uno

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Slide one
Black text on white speech bubble
Thursday 27th October 2022
The non disabled-led organisation scope, held inaugural Disability Equality Awards show with zero awards or acknowledgement given to the activism and community work of our Black, Asian, and ethnically diverse community.
Below this on a yellow background is a black and white photo of a black woman with curly hair
Slide two
Black text on white background
While all winners are valued members of the disabled community and deserving winners, attendees and the wider community were dismayed to see that all winners were white, 12 out of 14 judges were white as well as the cast majority of nominees.
Slide three
Black text on white background
The clinically vulnerable, most at risk and marginalised within our community were also excluded by the lack of COVID safety measures including the most basic provisions of masks, hand sanitizer and COVID testing for attendance
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Black text on white We want scope to integrate more equitable diverse disabled led consultation in regards to its awards & actions. Nothing about us without us
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Sign the open letter at https://bit.ly/Tell-Scope
Under this text is a QR code
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01/11/2022

Some things you can buy direct from disabled creatives or disabled owned businesses this !

All creatives & businesses are tagged in the photos above!

Follow & support ⬇️

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Image Descriptions:
1. An illustration that reads ableism is trash above a person with a purple hoodie, blue walking stick, chin length dark hair & blue eyeshadow. Signed Tovah’s fine.

2. The same illustration is printed on a light grey sweatshirt worn by a male model.

3. Short stature model wearing a deep pink wrap dress. There are two photos of the model overlapped one showing the front of the dress & the other a close up of the braille on the back for sizing and garment info. It’s the Amar.te collection with SB shop.

4. A pink t-shirt on a white background which reads keep your pity in your pants in a navy retro 70s font with a rainbow sun clouds and stars by Nina Tame

5. Two models wear white t-shirts reading disabled is not a bad word repeated in a pattern. The words are in a variety of fonts & angles. The models pose one seated on a chair & sitting on the floor in front. By Unhidden Clothing and Origin Africa

19/10/2022

This Black History Month & beyond follow & support whose mission it is to teach Black British History 365 days of the year.

One month isn’t enough to:
-Celebrate the achievements of our Black British Heroes
- Heal from past racial tension and undo racial bias
- Educate everyone about Black British contributions to British History

Learn more at: http://theblackcurriculum.com
Follow at
Listen to their Sounds of Black Britain Podcast
Pre-order their curriculum books from
Share their free Teacher training Guide
or book their services for schools/education & companies/organisations.

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1. Black text on yellow reads BHM365. The M is crossed out with red marker pen. Top right reads The BlackCurriculum with the simple logo graphic of a hand raised gripping a rolled up piece of paper. Bottom left reads
2. The cover for a podcast which reads the The Black Curriculum Presents Sounds of Black Britain with a green background & white silhouette of a person holding a microphone to their mouth with one arm and the other raised to the side.
3. 3 books on an orange zig zag pattern background titled Migration, Legacies & Places with a pink red & blue spine. The covers feature colourful illustrations of different scenes and places.

19/10/2022

This Black History Month & beyond follow & support whose mission it is to teach Black British History 365 days of the year.

Because one month isn’t enough to:
-Celebrate the achievements of our Black British Heroes
- Heal from past racial tension and undo racial bias
- Educate everyone about Black British contributions to British History

Learn more at: http://theblackcurriculum.com
Follow at
Listen to their Sounds of Black Britain Podcast
Pre-order their curriculum books from
Share their free Teacher training Guide
or book their services for schools/education & companies/organisations.

Image Description:
1. Black text on yellow reads BHM365. The M is crossed out with red marker pen. Top right reads The BlackCurriculum with the simple logo graphic of a hand raised gripping a rolled up piece of paper. Bottom left reads
2. The cover for a podcast which reads the The Black Curriculum Presents Sounds of Black Britain with a green background & white silhouette of a person holding a microphone to their mouth with one arm and the other raised to the side.
3. 3 books on an orange zig zag pattern background titled Migration, Legacies & Places with a pink red & blue spine. The covers feature colourful illustrations of different scenes and places.

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27/07/2022

22/07/2022

Are you or your company unsure how to celebrate and show support Disability Pride month? Support the work of disabled creatives with NYM magazine.
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​One billion people around the world live with some form of disability, making up around 15% of the global population. Yet during Disability Pride Month there is little public support of the community from companies. This does mean however, that those who do engage and support are highly visible to our community.
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​Sponsor NYM magazine, book an Ad space or hire our team to speak for your event, podcast or show. We are a disability perspective led magazine that shares the work of disabled & ally creatives, journalists & writers.
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Contact [email protected] with [sponsorship/ ad/speaker request]
​..to be part of the disability pride month celebration & the movement for disability equity in the creative industry. ​Your support will help us pay all of our disabled & ally creatives, our team & retain NYM for issues to come.
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​We are a team of Disabled creatives and non-Disabled allies working collaboratively to produce a publication that we see as a new benchmark for Disability representation, a showcase of Disabled talent and an example of best practice in working together.
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ID1. reads what are you doing to celebrate disability pride? A new POP CULTURE magazine we are N Y M .com with the N Y M logo in black on a pink background

ID2. Reads support the work of disabled creatives this disability pride month sponsor us / book an ad space in issue 2 Your support will help us pay all of our Disabled & ally creatives, our team & retain N Y M for issues to come. Email support .com

ID3. Reads book our team to come and speak about N Y M, disability representation & inclusion. We are a team of Disabled creatives and non-Disabled allies working collaboratively to produce a publication that we see as a new benchmark for Disability representation, a showcase of Disabled talent and an example of best practice in working together. With thumbnail photos of the team]

17/07/2022

13/07/2022

Who went to Naidex this year? What did you think??

​​We went with Hot Octopuss who make disability inclusive next gen s*x toys. What a crew!

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​ID 1: Group of the Hot Octopuss Team & friends in front of their Naidex display. Standing at the back is Em in a green t-shirt with Katie in black, Beaver in a pride hat & Laura with blonde plaits. In front is Molly & Storme, both with red hair, wearing black & Kelly with black hair a beanie glasses. They are in their wheelchairs. Everyone is smiling.

ID 2: Josh & Katie are stood together looking at the camera. Josh is wide eyed, dark haired with a beard & is wearing Naidex lanyards. Katie has light hair tied up and is smiling & holding a boxed Hot Octopus product.
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ID 3: the same group shot as image 1 but this time everyone is pulling silly faces, laughing or giving the peace sign.
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05/07/2022

Calling disabled & ally creatives! We're excited to announce the theme for NYM magazine issue 2 is 'Body image - the human experience' and once again we're looking for contributors to be featured.

*As always we pay all of our contributors
Our pitch deadline is Friday July 29, midnight.
Visual artists, illustrators, photographs, artists, designers, film makers apply here ​https://forms.gle/CG1XFY8CNban4m4t9
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Issue 2 will primarily be a visual essay, this means that we're looking for creatives who's work visually holds its own and explores the subject matter. In true NYM style, we've left it quite open, so dig deep, take this opportunity to address what body image and the human experience means to you personally, in your culture, in society, what it doesn't mean, or what it should mean. Be flippant, be bold, sink your teeth into it and have fun!

Whilst image is the queen here, there will be copy to support, there'll be interviews and all that s*xy stuff, and that will be our next call out. So poets and writers watch this space.

As long as you identify as disabled or as an ally, we welcome your response.

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​ID1: text reads Visual Artists Wanted issue 2 in yellow on a pink background
ID2: text reads calling all disabled and ally creatives illustrators photographers artists / designers film makers movers and shakers in black and pink text on a white background
ID3: text reads Brief: body image the human experience deadline Friday 29 July 2022 Details below in black and pink text on a yellow background

09/06/2022

We're so excited to announce that will be guest artist for our online event with on Tuesday 8pm BST
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​Tickets available now free at https://bit.ly/3O2LJzc
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​Myndstate is a London based artist and poet, bringing topics of s*xuality, identity & millennial life into rap and spoken word. He has featured on BBC Introducing and released numerous EP’s over the years, with many more exciting projects in the works.
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​Hear directly from the team behind Issue 1 of Not Your Magazine the at our event on 14th June to discuss disability culture, authentic represenatation, working with non-Disabled allies and the importance of coming together to learn from each others experience.
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​Image Description: the caption text is repeated with a photo of myndstate a smiling young white man wearing a black denim jacket over a striped tshirt with a short hairstyle beard & moustache.

08/06/2022

Hear directly from the team behind Issue 1 of NYM as they join our Founders Priya & Emma & the at our event Tuesday 8pm BST (on Zoom) to discuss disability culture, working with non-Disabled allies and the importance of coming together to learn from each others experience.
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Yen Godden
Freelance illustrator & social media management. Yen wrote a review of Netflix's Crip Camp in issue 1 & is NYM's social media manager.

Chloe Johnson
Journalist and Guest Editor of Issue 2, Chloe wrote The Mask is Falling article in issue 1 and is the newest member of the NYM team.
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Sabrina Tirvengadum .uno
London based multidisciplinary deaf artist of a British-Mauritian heritage who created illustrations for not one but two articles in issue 1

Danny Mitchell
Graphic Designer and co-creator of the NYM brand and first Issue, Danny works closely with Priya and will remain as Lead Designer for Issue 2.

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​Image Description: Black and white photos of Sabrina a British-Mauritian woman with mid length dark wavy hair smiling, Chloe a young white woman rests her head in her hands smiling, Yen is Eurasian with hand on hip sitting in her wheelchair, Danny is in a professional looking headshot smiling at camera

07/06/2022

Join us for an online event with where team NYM discuss connecting around disability culture. Tuesday 14th June 20:00 BST
via Zoom
​​Tickets free ➡️ https://bit.ly/3O2LJzc
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​Our co-founders Priya, Emma & our team will be talking about identity, sense of self & authentic representation of disability culture in our launch issue. This is an event for everyone, disabled and non disabled to listen & reflect on the lived experience of others.

info: the event will be recorded with closed captions & available on you tube after. We will also have a transcript available.

​Image Descpription: repeats the caption info with a black and white photo of Priya a South Asian woman with long hair looking into camera and Emma a white woman with short hair laughing

23/05/2022

Download our digital issue for the intro offer of £1 or enter our by Hub Dot on instagram here https://bit.ly/38OY3no
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Image Description: ​Not Your Monolith magazine, open & facedown on a white background. On back cover is reads 'I AM NOT YOUR MONOLITH'. The front cover shows a black & white image of a young male with the universal symbol for disability shaved into his short shaved head. He has tattoos under his eyes & is wearing a striped baseball top
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16/05/2022

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SAVE THE DATE: TUESDAY 14TH JUNE
20:00 BST
via Zoom

An event with Hub Dot for everyone, Disabled people & non-Disabled people to come together to listen and reflect on the lived experiences of others. Join the conversation led by our CoFounders of Not Your Monilith Priya Reki-Smith, Emma Gardner and their team where we'll be talking about identity, sense of self and the authentic representation of disability culture in the launch issue of their magazine, Not Your Monolith.

Image Description: At the top of are three panels, the first is the hubdot x NYM logos and the words connecting around Disability Culture. Next to this is a photo of Priya a south Asian woman with long hair and Emma a white woman with short hair who is smiling. Below, Bold text over a yellow background reads save the date Tuesday 14th June 8pm BST and repeats the caption of this post.
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02/05/2022

You don't need to dull your shine, quieten your voice or shrink to take up less space. Share if you agree!
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​Image Despcription: White 70s curvey lettering reads exist loudly in white on a background in bright orange and deep orange sun-rays bursting out from the middle.