A Pre-Prepared Response to Today’s Transphobia

A Pre-Prepared Response to Today’s Transphobia

by | Oct 23, 2017 | Humour, Queer

This is a pre-written response article to the next inevitable piece of transphobia in the British media. Please modify the specifics as appropriate based on whatever today’s brand of transphobia was, and feel free to refer back here with each new instance of...
Representation Matters: Sense8 And Me

Representation Matters: Sense8 And Me

by | Jun 22, 2017 | Lifestyle, Queer

The following is based on a tweet thread I made earlier this month, which I’ve adapted and re-written here. It contains spoilers for a specific scene in season 1 of Sense8, which I’ve written about from memory. There are no spoilers for season 2, as I’m saving it to...
Mass Effect and Me

Mass Effect and Me

by | Apr 18, 2017 | Queer

Contains spoilers for the original Mass Effect trilogy. When the first Mass Effect video game released, I played it six times, back-to-back. A space opera with a diverse crew of aliens, it drew me into its world like no video game ever had. I couldn’t get enough of...
The Dark Tower and My Mental Health

The Dark Tower and My Mental Health

by | Feb 26, 2017 | Lifestyle, Mental Health, Queer

Thanks to some Amazon vouchers, I’ve been repurchasing Stephen King’s Dark Tower books digitally, replacing my physical copies left behind in my old hometown. I’ve been working through them on my phone whenever I have any downtime alone. It’s been like having a...
“Cisgender” is Not a Bad Word

“Cisgender” is Not a Bad Word

by | Jan 4, 2017 | Queer

I’ve encountered a few people recently, none of who identify as trans, that have openly criticised or questioned the belief that they should consider themselves cisgender. As a trans woman on the internet who often talks openly about being trans, I’ve received my fair...