{"id":875,"date":"2013-11-05T14:16:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/j-applebee.tumblr.com\/post\/66088082913"},"modified":"2013-11-05T14:16:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-05T13:16:00","slug":"transpose-halloween-edition-i-had-the-pleasure-to-perform-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bimedia.org\/blogs\/2013\/11\/transpose-halloween-edition-i-had-the-pleasure-to-perform-at\/","title":{"rendered":"Transpose Halloween Edition.\nI had the pleasure to perform at&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/33.media.tumblr.com\/e0f0a444a88fc301e86aeaa625a29cec\/tumblr_mvskve6kjj1qd3j1wo1_500.jpg\"\/><br \/> CN Lester displays the manly side of the gender binary<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/33.media.tumblr.com\/9774ee736c2e33b3ae3a50328c8fdfad\/tumblr_mvskve6kjj1qd3j1wo2_500.jpg\"\/><br \/> The girly half of the gender binary<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/38.media.tumblr.com\/9660d147bb5e83a2ca68ac4ffd5f182b\/tumblr_mvskve6kjj1qd3j1wo3_500.jpg\"\/><br \/> It wasn&#8217;t full moon, but Kat is still a werewolf regardless.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/33.media.tumblr.com\/68234e0dc0d42efd93110eb6f436f4ec\/tumblr_mvskve6kjj1qd3j1wo4_500.jpg\"\/><br \/> Having fun with corsets!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cnlester.wordpress.com\/\" >Transpose <\/a>Halloween Edition.<\/p>\n<p>I had the pleasure to perform at Transpose at their Hallowe\u2019en edition.\u00a0 I felt right at home as soon as I walked across the sticky floors of the University of London\u2019s Student Union bar.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnlester.com\/\" >CN Lester<\/a> had provided some sparkly vegan pumpkin cookies, which were yummy.\u00a0 I met up with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blissfultimes.ca\/\" >Sandra Alland<\/a>, who I hadn\u2019t seen in years, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mixosaurus.co.uk\/\" >Kat Gupta <\/a>who is always fun and full of energy (plus they had a brilliant werewolf tee-shirt!)<\/p>\n<p>The event started with some wonderful songs from CN Lester.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I read a story about a singer who was born a woman but dresses like a man as part of their performance.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0 Towards the end of the evening there was an auction to raise funds for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teni.ie\/\" >TENI<\/a>.\u00a0 I had to leave before the band finished it all off, but I had a fab time.<\/p>\n<p>Transpose was a fantastic night, and I am already looking forward to the next one in February 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/33.media.tumblr.com\/e0f0a444a88fc301e86aeaa625a29cec\/tumblr_mvskve6kjj1qd3j1wo1_500.jpg\"><br \/> CN Lester displays the manly side of the gender binary<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/33.media.tumblr.com\/9774ee736c2e33b3ae3a50328c8fdfad\/tumblr_mvskve6kjj1qd3j1wo2_500.jpg\"><br \/> The girly half of the gender binary<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/38.media.tumblr.com\/9660d147bb5e83a2ca68ac4ffd5f182b\/tumblr_mvskve6kjj1qd3j1wo3_500.jpg\"><br \/> It wasn&#8217;t full moon, but Kat is still a werewolf regardless.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/33.media.tumblr.com\/68234e0dc0d42efd93110eb6f436f4ec\/tumblr_mvskve6kjj1qd3j1wo4_500.jpg\"><br \/> Having fun with corsets!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cnlester.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Transpose <\/a>Halloween Edition.<\/p>\n<p>I had the pleasure to perform at Transpose at their Hallowe&rsquo;en edition.&nbsp; I felt right at home as soon as I walked across the sticky floors of the University of London&rsquo;s Student Union bar.&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnlester.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">CN Lester<\/a> had provided some sparkly vegan pumpkin cookies, which were yummy.&nbsp; I met up with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blissfultimes.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sandra Alland<\/a>, who I hadn&rsquo;t seen in years, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mixosaurus.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kat Gupta <\/a>who is always fun and full of energy (plus they had a brilliant werewolf tee-shirt!)<\/p>\n<p>The event started with some wonderful songs from CN Lester.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I read a story about a singer who was born a woman but dresses like a man as part of their performance.&nbsp; 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.&nbsp; 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