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Category Archives: Gender
Rambo Writing Course on Sunday
On Sunday I will once again be co-teching a course for Rambo’s Academy for Wayward Writers. Cat Rambo and I will be talking all about writing gender and how not to make a John Boyne idiot of yourself when doing … Continue reading
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Greetings from GeMANE 3
Hello, I am in Ghent, which is in Belgium, though very close to the Dutch border and most people here seem to speak Dutch. The reason that I am here is that I am attending the 3rd Workshop on Gender, … Continue reading
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Today on Ujima: Section 28, Masculinity, Hugos & Silence
It was a radio day for me today. I barely got the show together in time having been away over the weekend and had much of yesterday hijacked by the Hugos, but I got there in the end. In the … Continue reading
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Slippered!
My interview on the Breaking the Glass Slipper podcast is now live. It was specifically about the representation of trans people in SF&F, so obviously my essay in the above fine Luna Press book featured prominently. We did talk about … Continue reading
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Book Review – Black Leopard, Red Wolf
It seems like a long time since I did one of these things. I got out of the habit while I was on the Tiptree jury because I wasn’t allowed to review any submissions. Hopefully I can get back into … Continue reading
New Book – Contains Me
This is going to be a very busy week for book announcements. We’ll have something coming from Wizard’s Tower tomorrow, and an anthology I have a story in is being published on Thursday. Before that, however, there is this book. … Continue reading
Trans History Workshops in Bristol
An exciting opportuity for young trans people is coming up in Bristol in March. As per the flyer above, there will be a series of workshops looking at the history of gender and science. The fabulous Jason Barker from Gendered … Continue reading
Today on Ujima – #LGBTHM Special
The whole of today’s show on Ujima was devoted to LGBT History Month. I began with some interviews I made at the event in Taunton on Saturday. These were with Steven from the Taunton Gay Group Alex from Somerset Libraries, … Continue reading
This Week’s #LGBTHM Events
The event in Taunton on Saturday went off very well, and we are now full steam ahead into LGBT History Month. Here’s a reminder of what I’m doing this week. On Wednesday I will have an LGBTHM special edition of … Continue reading
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The 2019 #LGBTHM Tour
February is almost upon us. Here’s what I think is my final(-ish) schedule. Friday 1st: Flag raising at City Hall in Bristol, followed by a reception in the Lord Mayor’s Chapel. All welcome. Saturday 2nd: An event at the library … Continue reading
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Gaming for Mermaids
As many of you will know, I am a big fan of an organisation called Mermaids. They are a support network for trans kids and their families. Just the sort of thing I wish had existed when I was young … Continue reading
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Trans Bare All Anniversary Book
The lovely people at Trans Bare All are celebrating their 10th anniversary this year. Normally I would just point you at their website, but they are dealing with a little malware issue at the moment so I have just linked … Continue reading
New Writing & Gender Course
This is quick heads up that Cat Rambo and I will once again be offering the Writing & Gender course this spring. It is one of many fabulous courses that Cat has scheduled, but it is the only one with … Continue reading
Coming Soon: #LGBTHM 2019
Yes, no sooner have I got the New Year out of the way than it is time to think about February. And in the UK February means LGBT History Month. As usual, OutStories Bristol will be partnering with M Shed … Continue reading
At UVic: Trans Speculative Fiction in Independent Media
When Kevin and I were in Canada for the Moving Trans History Forward conference this year, one of the people we met was Charles Ledbetter. It used to be the case that I was pretty much the only person talking … Continue reading
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Thank You, Worlding SF!
As most of you will know, I spent the first third of December in Austria. Part of it was tourism, of which much more later, but the main purpose of my trip was to attend the Worlding SF conference at … Continue reading
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The Kindness of Strangers
You don’t get many men turning up at the Women’s Equality Party conference, but Jon Skeet is one who was there. What’s more he was very supportive of the LGBT group and our advocacy for trans people. That’s how I … Continue reading
Looking Back on TDoR
I haven’t written anything about this year’s Trans Day of Remembrance before now, partly because I have been ridiculously busy, and partly because there has been a whole lot going on that I’m not at liberty to discuss in public … Continue reading
Trans Pride South West Programme
The full programme for Trans Pride South West is now available as per the image above. Further information is available through the Events listing on their Facebook page, or from their website. As usual I will be helping out with … Continue reading
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Yesterday on Ujima – Maternity, Careers and Mental Health
Yesterday’s show was supposed to start with my interviewing fellow Ujima presenter, Sandra Gordon, about a maternity rights event taking place in Bristol soon. Unfortunately circumstances intervened and I had to spend half an hour talking about maternity all by … Continue reading
