LGBT
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Challenges Facing Disability Benefits Under Labour
This will be a first post in a series of monthly posts I will do every month about the state of the Labour Government and how I think they are doing, especially and obviously for LGBT+ People. GP Criticises the ban on Puberty Blockers in England and Wales Wales Online has reported that transgender kids Continue reading
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Transgender Rights Under Threat: Labour’s Policies
So far, this Labour government has been very anti-LGBT , particularly against transgender people. Here are some examples of why I think things will not improve in any meaningful way while this current Labour government is in power. The CASS Review The current government has recently responded to a petition requesting an independent review of Continue reading
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9 Months on HRT
This week marks 9 months since I started HRT. Since starting HRT I feel more threatened by the system taking HRT off me now than ever before. Let me explain. I pay for HRT privately, with the help of my GP who has been amazing. The company I went with is GenderGP, who has also Continue reading
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My Journey as a Transgender Woman: 5 Years of Transformation
So today marks 5 years since I came out publicly as a transgender woman. In this post I will go through the journey I have been on so far. Being closeted for 45 years I have known I was different since about the age of 5. I didn’t know what it was as in the Continue reading
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Essential Transgender Books: A Reading Guide
In this post I will be going through what I think are essential reading for any transgender person, or an ally of a transgender person. I have done a review of each book in turn then a conclusion at the end of this post. The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye Shon Faye’s The Transgender Issue: Continue reading
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Analysis: Trump’s Second Term and LGBT+ Policies
So, Donald Trump is now the 47th President of the United States of America. Here is how I think he has done. Signed an executive order to say there are only two sexes One of the first things he did when he got into the White House was to sign an executive order to say Continue reading
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8 Months on HRT – Update
So, this week marks the 8th month of my HRT journey. I recently received my 3 monthly blood test results, and here they are: I’ve been maintaining the same dosage of 3mg Estradiol and 5mg Finasteride as before. Notably, my estrogen levels have increased while my testosterone levels have decreased, which aligns perfectly with my Continue reading
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Online Safety Act 2023: Regulating Social Media Risks
So, Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk to a significant position in his new administration. Musk is leading a new efficiency office for the US Government. He has, however, been doing more than that to the run-up of the coronation of President Trump (Yes, I say President out of respect of the office, not the Continue reading
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Culture Wars and Transgender Issues: A UK Perspective
Living in the UK as a transgender person has got a lot worse over the last few years. I think also it will probably get worse before it gets better. I would say since about 2015 things have slowly been descending to where we are today, a society that is in the mist of a Continue reading
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7 Months on HRT
So, 7 months today I started HRT. It has easily been the best 7 months of my life mentally. The constant depression I had with my body is slowly going, when I look down and see my chest I think, wow, it’s really happening. Now I am not going to do my usual thing, where Continue reading
