The question
How would you describe yourself in three words?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this exact standing prompt.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Passionate, loving, driven.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 July 2025 source ↗
Big. Funny. Man.
Complicated, chaotic, messy.
Alchemy. Love. Resilience.
Honest, empathetic, daring.
Everybody I’ve lost to suicide. When someone dies in that tragic way, you always feel you could have done more.
The Great Gatsby.
Gender-affirming surgery. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not widely available on the NHS and a lot of it you have to pay for yourself.
Victoria Rose, a British surgeon operating on children in Gaza.
Apart from stuff on social media, an ex-partner telling me I’m unlovable.
Cancel culture: getting stuck on the discourse rather than looking at the system.
Alex Hassell, Graydon Carter, Richard Schiff, Rebecca Lucy Taylor, Fiona Allen, Phoebe Dynevor
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