Posted inWriting
I Miss Writing
I used to write a lot more than I do at the moment. Photo by Leah Newhouse on Pexels.com The reasons for this, some of them at least, are pretty…
Posted inCurrent Affairs and The Like LGBTQ
Cartoon-Level Villainy
Making a transphobic "joke" in front of the mother of a murdered trans girl - whose killers were ruled to be motivated in part by transphobia - is some next-level…
Posted inMental Health
Seasonal Affective Disorder and Untidy Bedrooms
On top of my usual depression and anxiety, I also have seasonal affective disorder - and basically winter does a number on me. Today, the first weekend of February, coming…
Posted inCurrent Affairs and The Like
On Brummyland
In Aberystwyth last week, someone left a note on a house, telling the occupants to ‘go back to ‘brummyland’. In case you’re not from the UK, they mean Birmingham. The note…
Posted inLGBTQ
Of Welsh Nationalism and Queer Pride in 2024
Time to take a stand allies. Photo by Thiago Rocha on Unsplash It’s 2024 and more than ever we are both progressing and regressing as a society. We’re one Tory election away from…
Posted inLGBTQ
The Tories Don’t Care About Trans People One Way Or The Other
Photo by Oriel Frankie Ashcroft on Pexels.com The blatant transphobia at the Tory Party conference didn’t really surprise me. It was always coming, always going to be something the Tories…
Posted inLGBTQ
I Hate It When I’m Right
Three years ago I said the rights of cis LGB people were next - I was right. Three years ago I posted this on Instagram. “Dear Cis people, you’re probably…
Posted inLGBTQ
I Didn’t Change My Name Because I’m Trans
Two years ago I changed my name, and with my new passport in my new name, the process finally feels done. It was the last big thing that needed changing.…
Posted inReviews
A Pants Review – A Review of Underwear Online
So, at some point, I realised I was relying on a very small selection of underwear. Enough to always have clean pants - because, with two kids and five cats,…
Posted inInformation LGBTQ
How To Change Your Name (In The UK)
Me with my name tag at an event recently. I recently renewed my passport. It was the last step in a two-year process of changing my name. The only reason…