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The Motion That Wasn’t
Today is the protest against the Reform motion to bad the flying of all non-national flags.…
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Followup 1: This Is My City Too
I received the first email from a counsellor shortly after I emailed her yesterday; I included…
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This Is My City Too
We interrupt this broadcast… I was absent-mindedly scrolling through Facebook when I stumbled across a post…
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Cherry Cola and Authenticity
L. O. L. A. Lola I love “Lola” by the Kinks. Its witty and warming, surprising…
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“Proud” a collection of queer short stories
12 stories by l LGBTQ+ writers Welcome to being LGBTQ+. Your life is inherently political. Politicians,…
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It Begins with Exclusion
I’m watching a few things happen that individually don’t mean much, but collectively form part of…
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Pronouns in the Wild
Pronouns are funny things. I remember as a kid my mum telling me off for saying…
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The Silence Around Voluntary Eunuchs
Today is World Eunuch Day. Last year, I wrote about the ancient rites of Cybele –…
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Patrick Stewart: The Captain and the Queen
If my early childhood was dominated by Star Wars, my teenage years were dominated by Star…
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A Witch, A Woman, A Galaxy: Abigail Thorne’s Quiet Star Wars Revolution
Living without my husband, I am at last free to enjoy Star Wars! I started with…
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Visible and Vanishing: Trans Day of Remembrance
The Weight of Remembrance Every year on 20 November, communities around the world gather to mark…
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Please Aim for Decency
A modest proposal for ending the gender toilet wars This morning, in the men’s loos at…
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Teaching positive masculinity
A primary school in south‑west London has made a smart and progressive move by featuring Elliot…
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The lure of gendering
While I was reading Ben Pechey’s “Book of Non-Binary Joy”, I found that I was trying…
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Book Review: The Book of Non-binary Joy – Ben Pechey
Oh hello darling, and welcome to this, my very first book. Thus the Introduction begins, with…