Many men are more female than I am. All that is female about me is my bosom, a few more curves and more delicate hands. The skirt is round my waist, not my mind. It is often the case that the sex of the soul does not correspond to that of the body and that [...]
Archive for February, 2012
To the library!
Posted in books/comics, trans on February 21, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Put your money where your mouth is
Posted in trans on February 16, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Well, this has been an interesting week, to say the least, for trans issues in the mainstream media. Glorious things: Trans Media Watch giving evidence to the Leveson Inquiry, Paris Lees and the (frankly adorable) Livvy James explaining to the BBC why trans people deserve to be treated with respect by the press. [...]
A question of chivalry
Posted in fury on February 13, 2012 | 12 Comments »
Not a long post, nor a particularly sophisticated one – but this is why I cannot stand the mainstream usage of the word “chivalry” to describe certain kinds of behaviour. You know what I’m talking about: doors opened, items carried, chairs pulled out – “it’s not sexist, it’s chivalrous”. Well. I’ve had this argument [...]
