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LATEST ARTICLES ( 153 )

• Open Letter to Pride in London Regarding Inclusion of UKIP

  UK people, Jacq Applebee and I have drafted an open letter to the Board and Senior Team of Pride in London about their behaviour over UKIP’s inclusion. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2015 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• “Genderfluid is the New Black”: on the Media’s Non-binary Moment

  This week alone, three cis writers of my acquaintance have written, been commissioned to write or have appeared on the radio to talk about how gender fluidity i... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2015 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• “My Actual Body Suffocates Under the Weight of the Body Imposed Upon It.”

  In which the first extract from my upcoming book Transgress/Transcend is published by Litro magazine – enjoy.Filed under: books/comics, Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2015 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• The Lion-Faced Man

  

  The last couple of months have been some of my lightest blogging ever – and there’s a pretty good reason behind that. I’m lucky enough to be friends with the... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2015 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Practical Advice for the Non-normatively Gendered

  As much as I write about trans issues, particularly those outside of a binary framework, I realised recently that the majority of that writing is about... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• TONIGHT – Online Queer Bookclub…

  …our very first meeting. What’s it all about? See here.  Between 8pm and 10pm GMT, April 28th, I’ll be opening comments, live moderating, and asking questions... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2015 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• April 25th, 2015…

  

  …is a pretty big day for me. UK people, please read on – non-UK people, I hope I’ll get to see you sometime in the next couple of years. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Who Cares About the Vulnerable When There’s a Fight to Manufacture?

  Evidently not BBC’s Woman’s Hour. Trans (and potentially trans) children – already a hot button topic – have been pushed further into the spotlight this week... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• None of the Above…

  …in which I talk to Psychology Today about gender beyond binary ‘male’ and ‘female’. Leaving aside personal reasons, I’d urge everyone reading this to share... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Queer Books We May Not Have Read – Online Book Club

  

  I read an awful lot for my work, but find I have less and less time for reading for pleasure, as cliche as that sounds. So – an online book club? Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2015 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• What Cis Men Could Learn from Trans Masculinities

  You can learn a lot about masculinity when you’re consistently told that your own is invalid. Mainstream media shows no sign of stopping its love affair with th... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2015 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Live in Your Living Room – Sunday 11th January, 8pm GMT

  

  This Sunday, 8pm GMT – I’m performing a free live-streamed gig at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cn-lester Why tune in? Three reasons: This is what the critics... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• The Authenticity Gap: Are Trans People Really ‘real’?

  It’s far enough into January that most of us have had time to break the usual New Year’s resolutions, if we bother to make them at all. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Transition is Not Death

  We need a better way to talk about trans children. Christmas is the hardest time of the year for me. Not for the reasons why it’s so hard for so many trans... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Music, Gender, Sexism – Stirring Things up

  The game is afoot. Or, rather, it’s now officially afoot. If you’ve been following my music for a while, you’ll already know that I have a bit of a thing about... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• When I Was a Mermaid

  

  Because I didn’t know that people like me existed. I’ve been wanting to write this piece for a long time – and have been scared of writing it for just as long. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Queer Books You May Not Have Read: Part Eight

  

  Unless you’re one of the lucky people, like myself, who got a review copy- or one of the savvy ones who snapped up a hardback – you definitely won’t have read... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Stop Our Silence – You Can Help

  Most gender non-conforming young people will experience bullying – at home, in the streets, in school. Gendered Intelligence want to do something about it. I’m... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Think You Might Be Trans? Read This

  One of the most popular search terms to lead to this blog is one variant or other on ‘what do you do if you think you’re trans?’. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• To the Writers of Hateful Comments

  Hi, You may not have heard from me before but fret not – I’ve heard from you. Messages on social media, and comments on essays I’ve written for other websites... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY