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LATEST ARTICLES ( 153 )

• On Being a Traitor

  So, inevitably, the essay I wrote on genderqueer feminism and being accused of being a traitor for being open about being trans…has led to more accusations of... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Five Myths About People Other Than Men and Women…

  …that I’d like to kill with fire. Or, failing that, seek to correct in some small way with a blog post. Genderqueer, genderfluid, bigender, agender, neutrois,... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Why We’re All Non-binary…

  …and that doesn’t stop people from being women and men. A rewind, and a few words of explanation. I’d just finished writing an article on gender plurality for... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Trapped in the Wrong Body

  {This is a shortened section of the monologue I gave at Transpose: Tate Modern on April 6th – a meditation on Miro, dissolution of the body through art, the... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• And Still My Shaking…

  …the astonishing beauty of Lester’s vocals – DIVA Aether is an album that demands your attention with the kind of songwriting and arrangements that truly reach... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Four Things About Men and Women I’ve Learnt from Being Neither

  I think part of it is a family trait, of being treated as a safe person to talk to – several relatives have had similar experiences – but part of it is most... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• These Are Not the Allies We’re Looking for

  If you’re a trans person with access to twitter, odds are you’re up to speed with Piers Morgan’s gross rudeness to Janet Mock, and subsequent tantrum when calle... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Why I’m Asking for Your Help

  

  So, there are two weeks left to go for the funding campaign for Aether – two weeks, and half way towards the goal. I find it desperately hard, asking people... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• 10 Seriously Easy Things Cis People Can Do…

  …to make the world a better place for trans people. And, ultimately, everyone. Because that’s how it works. I have a lot of wonderful cis people in my life who... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• A Very Short Post

  As facebook friends will know by now, an awful lot of the search terms leading to this blog are variations on a theme: Can a cis man fall in love with a trans... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2014 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Your Hands

  Just getting everything ready for recording Aether on January 2nd, which means writing up the lyrics for Jack Byrne. I wrote a waltz while I was in Paris this... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2013 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• 2013 Festivities

  Or, rather, anti-festivities in my case, and many other cases. I’m officially in hibernation until January 2nd, when I hit the recording studio to get Aether... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Headshots for All

  

  So this is the photo which lays bare my desire to play Tolomeo This Saturday I had a photoshoot with the absolutely incredible Dr J – go here for more... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2013 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Transpose Hallowe’en Thank You Edition

  

  Late but not forgotten – please consider this post an enormous thank you (shall we capitalise? oh, go on then) – THANK YOU! We raised €385 for Transgender... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• November 9th 2013: Schoenberg, Schubert and Brahms

  

  November 9th, 7pm Schott Music 48 Great Marlborough Street, W1F 7BB £12 (concert and reception) – please call 0207 534 0710 to reserve All this and a Steinway I... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• My Genderation

  So, over the past few weeks, I’ve been working with Raphael Fox and Lewis Hancox on an episode in their My Genderation series – well, it’s done. Out into the... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• But Not for You

  I’ve said before that I don’t usually write in the first flush of anger – I prefer to let it simmer down and reduce into something luscious and thick and punchy. Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• Transpose: Hallowe’en Edition

  

  Because I’ll be making vegan, gf pumpkin cookies with a maple glaze – a mountain of them October 26th 2013 Gallery Bar, ULU, Malet Street, WC1E 7HY 7pm to 11pm... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• On Misgendering and Authenticity

  I’ve been sitting on this post for a while (and too busy with music and writing to make much time for blogging – my bad) – I haven’t really known how to write... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY

• The Scene to Be Seen In

  

  The Scene to be Scene In: The Indelicates, CN Lester and The Mechanisms at Power Lunches – Friday 6th September, 8:30pm onwards “…I was hooked in one, as they... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 LGBTQ, SEXUALITY