Bisexuality in the Media

Eastshade: gaming, grief, and lockdown

Mild spoilers for Eastshade within. One of the few joys of lockdown has been the chance to discover new games and play them for hours on end without interuption. I notched up 10 consecutive hours in Heaven’s Vault one Saturday back in May because it was so entralling, I just couldn’t bring myself to stop. … Continue reading →

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The highs and lows of Life is Strange

Warning: Spoilers within! I don’t know about you, but I feel permanently exhausted by mainstream media and its heteronormativity. So I’ve been desperately searching for more LGBTQ+ books, shows, movies, and games to consume. Buoyed by my discoveries of Gone Home and Tacoma I moved on to Life is Strange and was delighted to discover … Continue reading The highs and lows of Life is Strange →

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Bi Erasure in Doctor Who: Clara

If you have the pleasure/misfortune to know me then I’m sure that if you were asked to describe me in 3 words, ‘Doctor Who’ would be two of them. I’ve been obsessed with it my entire adult life. Had I not been born in what fans dub ‘the dark years’ (the period between the late-80s … Continue reading Bi Erasure in Doctor Who: Clara →

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Queer Subtext in My Little Pony: The Movie

I am lodger in a family home and one of the children living there is a five year old girl. Let’s call her Twinkle Bum for the sake of anonymity. She likes the kind of things you would expect a five year old to like, such as colouring in and jumping up and down on … Continue reading Queer Subtext in My Little Pony: The Movie →

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Fanfiction

Fanfiction is usually viewed in a derogatory way and is likely to be dismissed as badly written, childish drivel produced and consumed by “fangirls“. However people of all genders and ages write it. Some fiction will be published by the most talented authors you’ve ever encountered, whilst others are so bad you can’t read past their first paragraph but ultimately … Continue reading Fanfiction →

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BBC Breakfast Show Post – Follow Up & Apologies

At the end of August I wrote a blog post about bi erasure on a BBC Radio Nottingham Breakfast Show. After distributing the link on a email list, the leader of a local trans group politely informed me that I had got it so very wrong. In the previous post, I had written that to me … Continue reading BBC Breakfast Show Post – Follow Up & Apologies →

Bi Erasure on the BBC Nottingham Breakfast Show

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Bi Erasure on the BBC Nottingham Breakfast Show

This morning the horrific abuse and transphobia a trans woman faces everyday in Mansfield was discussed on the Andy Whittaker Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Nottingham from 8am. I thought the presenter did a good job in discussing what Kerry Ann has been going through. They never misgendered her. They never questioned why she was transitioning or made comments about … Continue reading Bi Erasure on the BBC Nottingham Breakfast Show →

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Bi Erasure on the BBC Nottingham Breakfast Show

Bisexuality in the Media

Appropriate Behaviour (Film)

Last month I went to a screening of Appropriate Behaviour held by the Reel Equality Film Club at The Broadway Cinema in Nottingham. The film is very unique in a number of ways. It’s written and directed by a woman (Desiree Akhavan). The lead character (Shirin) is a woman. In fact most of the main characters are women, … Continue reading Appropriate Behaviour (Film) →

Bisexuality in the Media

Appropriate Behaviour (Film)