Her Story – my new addiction

My social media has been full lately of the lead up to Her Story, Laura Zak and Jen Richards’ new project. I’ve been quietly waiting in anticipation of this show since I first heard about it, what seems like forever ago. And now of course I’m sitting here, having binged all six episodes with JDVContinue reading “Her Story – my new addiction”

Separating your feminist ideals from the Trans* fight for rights is the most ridiculous thing you could do.

Let me make this clear, before I go any further. ALL WOMEN ARE WOMEN There, I said it. Now do I need to say it any clearer? Oh, I do… so that your dumbass ‘feminist’ self can understand things better. OK. I can do that. Oh did I put feminist in quotation marks? Well here’sContinue reading “Separating your feminist ideals from the Trans* fight for rights is the most ridiculous thing you could do.”

“I am who I am, I am my own special creation.”

It’s been a while since I played that song. The version from the La Cage Aux Folles soundtrack that sits in my iTunes, it’s been a while since I’ve heard it at all, and yet it’s been in my head all day.  I suspect that spending a good two hours watching Laverne Cox talk aboutContinue reading ““I am who I am, I am my own special creation.””