I’ve always enjoyed – Why do gay guys have such good fashion sense? They really used their time in the closet. But I like my jokes to be a bit of a story; A man walks into a bar and orders three shots. “Long day?” the bartender asks. “Well… My oldest son just came out…” … Read More
The one I’ve taken back has to be Queer. I am lucky in that as a cis-woman i don’t really get the really bad slurs hurled at me, I never have. I’ve had, what, the odd ‘lesbo’ over the years. Dyke too. But I guess whereas Queer I’ve taken back almost by default I’ve deliberately … Read More
Stupid? Sort of, more, usually deployed in a dishonest/disingenuous way. The claim that ‘cis’ is a slur. People who are talking about trans people being themselves are promoting an ideological agenda are usually themselves wrapped up in their own ideology. The point is, the more we have words for something the better we can discuss … Read More
Ok this one I thought I was going to pick a universal image and get political or angry. I really don’t want to though, the current mess regarding trans guidance to schools in the UK is really upsetting me. So one that makes me cry then; This is one of the Uncle Davids. From the … Read More
Probably I’m supposed to pick something universal but this picture of Lancaster Pride makes me incredibly happy. It’s me the year that I customised some LURPS shirts to be gay. Also pictured Precious Stone, No Nickname and Essex Lass. I was so happy that Lancaster finally had a Pride and could not stop smiling. I … Read More
When I was growing up Section 28 really screwed up my adolescent coming out. Twenty years later and the fucking Tories are doing it again. The Gender recognition Act is almost 20 years old and it’s not perfect but at the moment it’s not done too badly. This year though the government wants to creep … Read More
I hate to admit it but it took me a couple of seconds to realise this was a Rent reference. The Jellicle and Imp completely disagree with me on this but I reckon Rent is much more a part of Gay Male culture in the UK. Having said that I really love La Boheme and … Read More
In the nineties there was this weird thing in the adolescent/early twenties lesbian community, certainly around Manchester and online, of how you weren’t supposed to be butch or femme because that was mimicking heterosexual sexual/relationship norms. Androgyny was the thing in the nineties and noughties, a lot of us queer girls went through non-binary phases … Read More
I think there are an awful lot of things about people generally that I don’t understand and that absolutely goes for our lovely Quiltbag too. However, I think one thing that I continue to be amazed by and want to know about is how did you manage to get yourself out there before it was … Read More
I think it’s gotta be UniQ the Lancaster university Queer Society. In a lot of ways it was a complete nightmare, but then university societies are all kind of awful as well as awesome. Christ if you want to read an entry from this blog whilst I was fully wrapped up in the bizarre politics … Read More
