A JaFarzwi, passing
As soon as she sits down next to me on the plane, I know. I just know. Her height and build make me immediately suspicious, and so I look at
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These posts relate directly to my life and thoughts about the LGBTQ and Transgender communities
I’m ready … Laser me!
For any Trans Lady, the daily routine of shaving one´s face is a constant reminder that the Supreme One either a) got it wrong, or b) has it in for
Continue readingTransgender activism and me
As a transgender woman who just wants to get on with her life, I confess to being somewhat ambivalent to the stream of political trans-activism that is continuously hitting headlines.
Continue readingBeing a one-in-one-hundred
I am a transwoman: Most people aren’t like me. In truth, I have always had a very strong sense of unique personal identity, and I have been that way since
Continue readingLGBTQ lost in the depths of Marvel universe?
Confession: I love the Marvel superhero universe. It takes me back to when I would read the comics as a kid. Spiderman, Iron Man and Thor were the pick of
Continue readingShame, fear and bright red lipstick
Growing up in the seventies and eighties, in a working-class area far, far away from the cosmopolitan cities which were to gradually radiate change, I accepted my role without question.
Continue readingThe perils of being a lady
I am in the habit, as some of you will now, of taking our two little dogs out for a walk several times a day. The first walk of the
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