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Looking forward
The road we walk as transgendered folk is often rocky. Sometimes the strain of holding everything together can seem unbearable. This photo was taken on a lazy summer afternoon when the sun shone and everything felt right with the world. Because I’m an uptight English girl you probably can’t tell from my expression but I…
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Seasons Greetings
For a lot of t-girls, being “dressed” is all about looking as glamorous as possible. For me it’s not; it’s about doing everyday things when I’m at home in Sheffield, and when I’m away from home, it’s about sightseeing, galleries and museums. But every now and again its fun to get dressed up for a…
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Gender Identity
A few days ago the Guardian published a piece about the growing row between transgender activists and feminists about what it means to be a woman. The impending Gender Recognition Act proposes demedicalising gender recognition, so that individuals would simply be able to self-identify without any need to be assessed by clinicians. Currently, to change…
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Too much work makes Karen a dull girl
I’ve been working too hard. I knew that it would be a struggle to become a productive blogger! I guess this blog is a bit like my feminine persona: it happens from time to time! C’est la vie. Last Saturday I had a lovely day out and about. I thought I’d risk Meadowhall (my local…
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