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Category: Support

  • Someone You Know Is Struggling With Gender

    They may not know it yet. Or they may know, and not know whether they can trust you. 1. Someone you know Consider your social circle; the people you know, current and past. Colleagues you may have worked with for years. Siblings / aunts / uncles / nephews / nieces / cousins if you have…

  • Happy Sophie-Day

    Five years ago today, on New Year’s Eve 2019, was the first time that Sophie emerged for a proper night out. Accompanied and supported by my amazing friend Indie, without whom Sophie might never have been more than an idea never realised because of fear and lack of confidence. Fear doesn’t even really convey it;…

  • “Transphobes don’t know how fucking weird they sound to everyone else”

    A surprisingly interesting read (ignore the group name – it sounds somewhat racist but I see only the opposite of this in the comments). On social media, there are so many pile-ons of pure hate that it is refreshing to be reminded that this is just a vocal minority (many of whom seem to be…