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 …
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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 …
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A chemical imbalance inside my brain
A mental brainwash, chemically eroded, Parts of my brain, got corroded, Giving me this momentary indisposition, Of being in such, a strange position. My brain is firing, at Lightening speed, So damn fast, it don’t want to heed! Sometimes these thoughts, got me slightly frightened, Almost like, all my senses becoming massively heightened. Something inside …
Am I okay?
So, you ask, Am I okay? What’s that even mean? In a grandiose, scheme of things. Am I okay? Do you give a shit? The answers, no, But we all say yes. Because otherwise, you can not handle, What’s going on inside my head. Don’t listen to me ramble, Existential bullshit preamble Am I okay? …
Transgender conversion therapy ban
The trans conversion ban bill is apparently now in its final stages and just waiting for a sign-off from the UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak. His decision is going to be a defining moment for the prime minister. He will show his true colors, and either renege on the government’s promise to ban conversion therapy …
Transgender Myths vs Reality
When it comes to Transgender Myths, I hear all kinds of bullshit on a daily basis. Mainly in the media, which is then believed by the public at large and then regurgitated by certain sections of the public. I have heard the mantra, “it was on the news, it must be true”, so many times, …
The Gender Recognition Act (2004)
What is the Gender Recognition Act 2004? The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA) is the primary piece of legislation for and in use in the UK. This legislation governs the recognition of transgender people. The full act documentation can be found on the government website, here: Gender Recognition Act 2004 (legislation.gov.uk) The Gender Recognition Act allows transgender people …