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A Manchester-based graphic designer has launched a collection of Pride has been dubbed
phone cases to raise funds for a charity supporting LGBTQ+ young people
facing homelessness. by our Geek Editor
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Will Marsden has been working on a collection of Pride-themed phone cases and hopes the and necessarily so.
collection will help fundraise for the Albert Kennedy Trust. For each phone case sold, Marsden
will contribute £1 to the charity.
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According to the charity, it is estimated that 24% of the youth homeless population identify as
LGBTQ+.

What’s more, 77% of the LGBTQ+ young people the Albert Kennedy Trust supports believe that
the main factor that caused their homelessness was coming out at home.

Speaking of his own experiences of coming out, Marsden said, “I was very lucky in the fact my
mum was incredibly accepting as soon as I came out to her.”

But Marsden acknowledges that not everyone is as fortunate as him. “I understand this isn’t
always the case, as many young LGBTQ+ people don’t have it so easy,” he continues.

“Coming out can take so much courage and to think some family members reject this or even
worse, become abusive or kick their own children out, breaks my heart.”

The rainbow-inspired phone cases are now available for sale

(https://www.etsy.com/shop/mawgodesign/?etsrc=sdt)from mawgo, Marsden’s affordable
wall art and personalised prints company.

The cases are offered in a variety of different colours and cater for a broad range of Apple,
Samsung, LG and Google phone models.

Will Marsden is a Manchester-based graphic designer and Founder of mawgo

(https://www.instagram.com/mawgodesign/). All images courtesy of Will Marsden.

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