Category Archives: Gender

The Future of Gender

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Cheryl

A few weeks ago the feminist website, Autostraddle, announced that they were looking for trans women to write for them. I’m always happy to bring good science fiction to a new audience, so I pitched them an article about the … Continue reading →

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The Way We Were

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Cheryl

Over the past year or so I have been watching with interest to see what the stars of My Transsexual Summer have been making of their lives. Most of them were fairly newly into their transition, and I know from … Continue reading →

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Parliament Talks #LucyMeadows

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Cheryl

Yesterday the vigil for Lucy Meadows went off so well, and so peacefully, that not even the Daily Mail could bring itself to talk about a “violent rentamob” — the usual tabloid reaction to any protest against their behavior. Of … Continue reading →

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This Would Be A Lie

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Cheryl

On Monday a vigil will be held in memory of Lucy Meadows outside the offices of the Daily Mail in London. I won’t be there. Trips to London are time-consuming and expensive, and I have a busy week in the … Continue reading →

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Freedom From The Press

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Cheryl

Back in January The Observer published a “comment” piece by Julie Burchill which was basically one long piece of hate speech against trans people, full of inaccurate and abusive stereotyping. Many people were deeply offended by it. Over 800 people … Continue reading →

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Not Bad, Radio 4, But Could Do Better

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Cheryl

Last night Radio 4′s Analysis show ran a half hour program entitled “Who decides if I’m a woman?”. It features a number of interviewees, including actual trans people, the senior doctor from the Charing Cross Gender Identity Clinic, and inevitably … Continue reading →

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How To Fail at PR and Lose Customers

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Cheryl

As many of you will know, one of my favorite things in life is shopping for clothes. I do it lots, and probably have far more clothes than I actually need. I have been very fortunate in life in that … Continue reading →

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Gender Difference Follow-Up

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Cheryl

Further to my remarks about gender earlier today, you may find this article interesting. Part of me wonders how anyone can get any academic credit for stating something so obvious, but of course what these people have done is get … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Gender, Science | 10 Comments

Some Progress on #TransDocFail

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Cheryl

I spent much of yesterday at a conference in London dedicated to the health issues of trans people. (Thanks to the Bristol LGBT Forum for sending me as their representative.) One of the main things to come out of the … Continue reading →

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Female Invisibility – Some Numbers

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Cheryl

Yesterday’s tweet stream was full of this article by Alison Flood at The Guardian, which is based on the 2012 data from VIDA regarding male domination of literary review magazines. I wish I could say I’m surprised that no progress … Continue reading →

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New From Aqueduct

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Cheryl

Fresh from their triumph in the Tiptree, our good friends at Aqueduct Press have sent us four new books. They are: Gaia’s Toys a dystopian tale of eco-terrorism by Rebecca Ore Necessary Ill by Deb Taber, which apparently envisages a … Continue reading →

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Tiptree Winners Announced

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Cheryl

In my email this morning was the announcement of this year’s Tiptree Award results. There are joint winners: The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan, and Ancient, Ancient by Kiini Ibura Salaam. As you probably know, I love The Drowning … Continue reading →

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Fanny & Stella – A Review

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Cheryl

Thanks to the excellent Sam Jordison I was sent a review copy of this year’s hot LGBT history book, the biography of the Victorian cross-dressers, Fanny Park and Stella Boulton, written by Neil McKenna. While I could have posted it … Continue reading →

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Jack Wolf On ShoutOut

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Cheryl

I have been catching up with all sorts of things since I got back from Exeter. Included in that is the Shout Out Bristol LGBT radio show. Part of that is ego boo, of course. I get mentioned a couple … Continue reading →

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Trans, Bodies and Art

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Cheryl

Over the past few days I have encountered several references to the use of trans people in art. Firstly there is this article, referencing the LGBT History exhibition, which appeared on Unmaking Things, a blog that is a joint production … Continue reading →

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The Minister and I #girlslikeus

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Cheryl

This morning I was up early and off into Bristol to the M-Shed for an important meeting. As you may recall, the LGBT History exhibition that I have been involved in organizing was mentioned in Parliament by local MP, Stephen … Continue reading →

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Mission Accomplished, Almost

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Cheryl

Well, yesterday seemed to go quite well. We had around 40 people in the audience, and judging from the comments I got afterwards, both at the venue and on Twitter, people appear to have enjoyed my talk. The downside is … Continue reading →

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Forthcoming Appearances

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Cheryl

I have a busy few weeks coming up. Here’s a brief rundown. Tomorrow I will be at the M-Shed in Bristol giving a talk about trans pioneer, Michael Dillon. That’s a 2:30 start. It is a free event, but if … Continue reading →

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Germany Recognizes Intersex

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Cheryl

Some very interesting news came in my email this morning. The Bundestag has passed a law that allows for the gender of newborn babies to be left indeterminate, effectively creating a third gender. However, this was swiftly followed by concerned … Continue reading →

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In The Papers

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Cheryl

We have some media coverage of the LGBT History Exhibition today. The Bristol Post‘s website has a general article up, and a more specific one about Michael Dillon. I understand that there will be coverage in the print edition today … Continue reading →

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