Category: Trans
"The End Of The Rainbow" BFI short film
[Image description: A white trans masc boy with dark hair wearing a blue shirt with rolled-up sleeves, an orange tie, and orange lipstick holds a blue marker and draws something (unseen) on a large white sheet of paper] Last month I was interviewed by some … Continue reading"The End Of The Rainbow" BFI short film
Cis Fragility
[Image description: Macro shot of snowflake (color altered to cyan) on wool (pink and deep purple)] This article was rejected by the trans publication which commissioned it because it’s “too alienating for cis people”. The irony of coddling a cis audience by protecting them from an … Continue readingCis Fragility
Gender Nihilism: An Anti-Manifesto
[Image description: Macro shot of grainy film of colors without shape: dark greens, blues, and grays] This text was found in a queer social event at The Field café in South London in late 2015. It is presumed to be written in 2015. The author … Continue readingGender Nihilism: An Anti-Manifesto
Reflections on Trans Academia panel
Content note: institutional transphobia; Islamophobia; sexual assault mention Details Tuesday 17 November 2015, 1900–2100 Main Building, City University, London From the facebook event page: “This panel explores some of the complexities of transgender and academia as they intersect” Host: Sahra Ray Taylor (she/her) Panel: Natacha Kennedy … Continue readingReflections on Trans Academia panel
The Space In Between screenings
Saturday Nov 7 // Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Friargate Theatre // York, UK Thursday Nov 26 // Whitechapel Gallery // London, UK The Space In Between is a very short film about me, by Lucy Brydon. In it I talk about the liminality of gender and … Continue readingThe Space In Between screenings
Coming Out Day
Since you already know that I’m trans and queer (and also gay), let’s talk about basic civil rights struggles the LGBTQIA community still faces: Housing and employment discrimination Direct violence at the hands of lovers, family, and strangers “Trans panic” defense Higher incarceration rates and … Continue readingComing Out Day
"Real Life Experience" with trans healthcare in the UK
The wait time for an initial appointment with the Gender Identity Clinic in Charing Cross is about 12 months. In that appointment the doctor is supposed to verify your gender identity and pathologize your personal history, and five months later you’re given another appointment during … Continue reading"Real Life Experience" with trans healthcare in the UK