Posted on Wed 13 November 2024 in trans • Tagged with trans, politics, rights, healthcare
The arrival, today, of my updated birth certificate prompts many thoughts. Where should I stash the second copy in case we have to make a run for it? Why is my dad's profession on my birth certificate? How miraculous is it that the …
Continue readingPosted on Sat 30 March 2024 in trans • Tagged with trans, healthcare, politics
Today I went to the annual Scottish Trans Pride march, which this year took place in Kilmarnock. After the march, there were the usual stalls, but in a new departure, there were workshops, including a panel discussion with political and NGO figures. The …
Continue readingPosted on Thu 14 April 2022 in trans • Tagged with trans, comedy, tragedy, history
Timing has never been my strong point, and so now that LGBT History Month has gone by, it is the obvious time to write a post about trans history. There are two main reasons for me doing so now. First, a couple of pieces of mine have recently emerged, one …
Continue readingPosted on Fri 30 April 2021 in trans • Tagged with trans, Classics
I've been on Twitter, technically, for about a decade, but hardly ever used it. I did the whole flamewar thing in the 1990s on mailing lists and newsgroups, and the appeal of doing that kind of thing again in a short form-factor just seemed too exhausting. And yet, I've lately …
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