OK so I had some fun making up rules for today’s breed of politician — greedy, coorporate and self-serving. Pointless I know but sometimes you just need to say something. It started by thinking about lack of moral character in UK politicans. How I would ensure politicans are there to…

A version of this article first appeared in the Beaumont Society magazine. The article is sourced from many on-line and published sources. Please look at the references to find out more and in particular watch Susan Stryker’s video “Screaming Queens”. A few years ago I wrote a piece talking about…

This is an article that I wrote a few months ago and published in the Beaumont Society magazine. It was written in response to an article that in my opnion oozed white privilege. In light of present circumstances in the UK it seems appropriate to republish it here with permission…

This article first appeared in the Beaumont Society magazine — the society is the largest trans organisation in the UK. Before European colonialism there were many societies which had significant groups of people that did not fit the cis-gendered heteronormative view of the world. …

Before delving into the history of Nazism and trans people, I need to clarify some terminology that I will use in the article. During the period under discussion, the term transvestite was almost exclusively used for those who today, we would call trans people. Various sources agree that the historic…

The title of this article may seem odd, and even at odds with your personal experience, particularly if you live in a country where we have few rights, or where we are continually and increasingly under attack. …

We are fast approaching the end of yet another Pride season — an unusual one at that. By now, many of us would have been on the streets marching and partying into the early hours — well, at least the younger ones amongst us. But not this year. …

I spend far too much time on Twitter trying to defend trans people against what appears to be an increasing tide of transphobia. …

I wrote this article late last night, it’s not Pulitzer prize, it’s personal. Read it as such. We are a small group that is used to being cancelled and ignored. We are few in number and hence often ignored but that doesn’t stop us being talked about. We are always…