Am I the token gay friend? I want to know as I’m meeting people who I find both emotionally and physically attractive but I always seem to end up as their “trans friend” or “gay friend” Which I guess, kind of makes me the token gay friend! Someone to confide in, someone to tell about …
The great British Toilet versus Transgender debate
I’ve been having many conversations with my friends over the past couple of weeks about “The great British Toilet versus Transgender debate” and the rights the government’s plans to change the law to define gender and how we as British people use the toilet! The UK Government, or more precisely the Tory party, are pursuing …
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 …
