This weekend was the Aberaeron Carnival – my favourite event of the year and one of the times I will let myself get swallowed up in a crowd like that. However nice this weekend was, it was marred for me (and many others) by racism. Blackface So, for the carnival, …
Three things you need to know going into this post: I am bisexual and genderfluid It’s Pride Month Facebook have released a pride ‘reaction’ for the month of June. I will not be using this reaction button or even liking the page you need to like in order to get …
There are two things you should know about me: I am fat and I am physically healthy. Okay, so I’m not 100% physically healthy, but no one is. My ankle is still a bit dodgy after I fractured it last year. I wear glasses and have problems with my teeth. …
For me, living in the UK, Friday came and went as usual. Went to work, had a doctor’s appointment, went home to my wife and son. I’m pretty lucky as an LGBTQ person – I get to marry and be the mother of a child I had with the woman …
I saw this picture on facebook today. A picture of two people walking side by side down the street. A man and a woman. The woman is on the outside, closer to the road. The viewer is supposed to assume that the man should be standing closer to the road. …
We’re Leaving The EU. In case you missed it, by living under a rock or another country outside of the EU – Britain voted to leave the EU. When I say we voted to leave the EU, I mean there was a 72% turnout, and the margin was 3.8% in …
The EU referendum is on the 23rd of June and Britain will vote on leaving or remaining in the EU. I’m voting to remain. There are three things wrong with this whole process. One: They don’t trust us to name a boat but trust us to decide the fate of …
I’m an LGBTQ person. I identity as such and have done for many years. So yeah, I have something to say about the shootings in Orlando on Saturday night/Sunday morning. Except, it’s hard to put those thoughts together in a cognitive and clear fashion. Mostly because I’m angry, and sad …
Now more than ever it’s going to be hard to believe that. That the world is actually made up of beautiful things and beautiful people, with some awful, awful things mixed in. Over the last twenty-four hours four attacks on beautiful people in beautiful places have killed over 300 people. …
