Yet again another human being has let me down and you know what I’m really angry. I’m not angry with the other person, I’m angry with myself, for letting them inside my mental fortress again. I promised myself, after the last one, that I wouldn’t do it. I have my closed circle of friends and …
Is being transgender the new social pariah?
Is being transgender, the new social pariah? I’ve been mulling over this idea now for a couple of months. As I’m seeing it more and more on the news and I’ve had a number of conversations about this with friends and colleagues. I see that the transgender community is definitely becoming more and more the …
Response to Rishi Sunak saying misgendering trans people is ‘common sense’
After the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak’s party conference speech this week, 4th October 2023, saying that misgender transgender people is ‘common sense’, I find myself feeling unsafe in my own country for the first time in my life. Pink News: Rishi Sunak says misgendering trans people is ‘common sense’ in Tory conference speech. He said …
Can you business afford to ignore the Transgender Dollar, or pound?
Let me ask you a serious question. Can your business afford to ignore the transgender dollar, or transgender pound? This is a question I keep asking myself, especially when I get stonewalled by businesses because I am transgender. As many transgender people are generally affluent and have money to spend in businesses, and some businesses …
It’s not Transphobia. It’s Transmisia!
Let’s explain why transmisia should be used, as transphobia is perhaps not the right word for what some people show to the trans community. Let me explain this. A phobia, specifically transphobia, is the fear of something, in this case transgender people. Transgender people such as myself and many of my friends. This is more …