Today I’m supposed to be learning about a queer person in history. Last year I did a whole lot of looking up Marsha P Johnson, because who doesn’t want to know about Stonewall. Earlier this year I looked up a whole lot about Stormie Delaverie, same reason. However. Having seen this video, which is rather … Read More
The prompt for today was show a Queer Person in your life some love. I don’t think that I have the words for how much I love my Jellicle Cat. She is and has been since I met her the most patient and lovely person I have ever met. I am incredibly lucky that she … Read More
Queer is a good word. I really like it, of course I’m of the generation that has never really had it used against them in anger. Or at least when it has been that has been overshadowed by the fact that it’s been familiar to me as a reclaimed slur. Queer. It’s a weirdly friendly … Read More
Oh wow. And is this prompt telling, ‘Post A Coming Out Story’, not ‘Your Coming Out Story’… because if you’re Queer you are always coming out. Again and again and again. Or, well, maybe it’s just me. I’m a femme, straight passing cis-woman. I remember paddling in a canoe through Louisianna swamp in 2002 and … Read More
Gender Euphoria, I’ve had different trans people tell me different things about whether cis people can feel Gender Euphoria because usually we’re in places that are affirming we are the gender we are. That’s usually true, but I find that because of this or inspite of this there are place where I love being a … Read More
Can I do this? A friend has posted a Lockdown Pride prompt grid and I want to do it. Obviously what’s given me pause is the first entry. Now, before last year I genuinely assumed that cis people could feel gender euphoria but telling a trans lass that she got really angry with me. I … Read More
When I received the bouquet with these words I assumed they went with the condolence cards that had come. They seemed kind and I smiled. Today I received a package of vegan chocolate in the post, for me but again no name or note as to who had sent them. That’s when the flowers started … Read More
Ok I don’t live in Manchester but I did rather enjoy the All Together One Voice concert this evening. They picked some good songs and it had the feel of some of Folkestone Pagans COVID lockdown rituals, I mean I felt like I was participating with others as a community. I guess I’m surprised by … Read More
Since Dad got ill with pre-Leukaemia and then myeloid leukaemia I’ve been incredibly conscious that any given interaction could be our last. Every phone call that I made, every visit. I really focussed on things I wanted to make sure I told him, like really big life things. And I was aware of what I … Read More
If you had asked me last year what I thought about videoing funerals I would have said there was no need. Upon further questioning I like to think I would have admitted the use of live-streaming for family in disparate parts of the world to attend. (I say this because I delayed going to Japan … Read More
