Pronouns 101
Pronouns are an important part of most languages, and in English, there are a variety of pronouns to choose from beyond the typically gendered he and she. A pronoun is a word that refers to either the people talking (I...
Category: LGBTQ
Three People To Know This Pride (And Every Pride)
Pride month is in June for a reason. The Stonewall Riots are wildly regarded as the instigator of the LGBTQ movement and the people there are the reason we have many of the rights we have today. The riots didn’t...
Gender Neutral Terms, Titles and Pronouns
There are many reasons to want to use gender-neutral titles and terms. Gendered titles and terms create an instant impression in people, we live in a cisnormative world, full of misogyny and sexism. Even without realising we have an internal...
Pride Month Ask Me Anything
June is Pride Month! 🌈 So in prep for pride month I’m taking questions about anything. From being bisexual, to having a kid, to whatever. If it’s about being queer or queer adjacent then ask. This includes questions about my...
Pronouns Matter
Today is International Pronouns Day. I use all pronouns. He/She/They. I don’t particularly like the term preferred pronouns, any more than I like the term preferred name. Often suggesting something is preffered is to suggest that it is not the...
Coming Out Is Correcting People
October 11th is National Coming Out Day. For me, coming out, and the anxiety and stress than can and often does surround coming out is an odd concept. At my age, I think it’s a bit of a rarity, whereas...
Three Reasons Families Should Go To Pride
With homophobic attacks on the rise, transphobia a daily occurrence in the media and protests outside schools over books featuring two mums, Pride is more important than ever. More than ever it’s important that families go to Pride, events. That...
Bi-erasure Is Dangerous
Bi-erasure is an insidious thing. It directly causes biphobia, something that’s not exclusive cishet people but something done by the LGTQ community too. And it’s everywhere, from the reactions to strangers on the street (or at PRIDE events) to the...
