Transpose Halloween Edition.
I had the pleasure to perform at…

Transpose Halloween Edition. I had the pleasure to perform at…


CN Lester displays the manly side of the gender binary


The girly half of the gender binary


It wasn't full moon, but Kat is still a werewolf regardless.


Having fun with corsets!

Transpose Halloween Edition.

I had the pleasure to perform at Transpose at their Hallowe’en edition.  I felt right at home as soon as I walked across the sticky floors of the University of London’s Student Union bar.  CN Lester had provided some sparkly vegan pumpkin cookies, which were yummy.  I met up with Sandra Alland, who I hadn’t seen in years, and Kat Gupta who is always fun and full of energy (plus they had a brilliant werewolf tee-shirt!)

The event started with some wonderful songs from CN Lester. 

I read a story about a singer who was born a woman but dresses like a man as part of their performance.  When they start living as a man, they find little in the way of acceptance until they start to embrace the fluid nature of themselves.

There was also a story with a great take on a kelpie; a re-imagining of the Little Mermaid, and a film and poetry readings that were brilliant.  Towards the end of the evening there was an auction to raise funds for TENI.  I had to leave before the band finished it all off, but I had a fab time.

Transpose was a fantastic night, and I am already looking forward to the next one in February 2014.

lgBt and Europe

lgBt and Europe

Another press release lands in my in-box from the European Parliament's LGBT Intergroup. This one's on tackling hate speech. It mentions homophobia and transphobia...This is far from the only time they've left that yawning gap. The LGBT Intergroup defi...
“Bisexuality does exist, it is not a fiction, nor is it a phase”, my key message to Civil Service equality conference

“Bisexuality does exist, it is not a fiction, nor is it a phase”, my key message to Civil Service equality conference

I had the privilege of giving a keynote address to today’s Civil Service Rainbow Alliance (the national LGB&T staff network) conference at the Ministry of Defence. Also on the programme were Sir Bob Kerslake, Head of the Civil Service; Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions; Liz Bingham, managing Partner at EY; and Peter Tatchell […]
UK Government Minister backs Bi Visibility Day

UK Government Minister backs Bi Visibility Day

It was all a bit too hectic here for me to blog about it at the time, but let's have a belated cheer for the Women & Equality Minister Jo Swinson MP (Lib Dem, East Dunbartonshire), who was the first government figure in the UK to give their support to Bi Visibility Day. 

In a statement last month on September 23rd she said,
“Absolutely no-one should face prejudice and discrimination because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
“The UK is leading the way in LGB&T equality and we can be proud of the real progress that has been made in recent years. But we know there is more to do which is why this autumn we will launch a new Call for Evidence, to explore what the next steps need to be to improve the lives of LGB&T people.
“I welcome Bi Visibility Day which helps to raise awareness of the issues that bisexual people can face and provides an opportunity to celebrate diversity and focus on the B in LGB&T.”
We've been waiting a long time for that from a minister of any stripe.

On the same day, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport also gave a supporting tweet from its departmental account, linking to September23.bi.org.