Aug 18Sometimes I forget how angry I am over claddingA couple of weeks ago, I got an email from a solicitor. Attached was a letter from the administrators of East West Insurance Company Ltd. …Building Safety7 min readBuilding Safety7 min read
Jul 24I’m stepping back from BarCamp Manchester — can you step up?Burnout is very real. Last December, I made the decision to leave my job at a startup as Head of Development as I felt myself falling into burnout and sadly I wasn’t able to get the support I needed to stave it off. I am a glutton for punishment. After…Barcamp3 min readBarcamp3 min read
Dec 30, 2022My 2022I ended my 2021 reflections by saying I had no idea what 2022 would bring, and that seemed to be accurate. If a year ago I could look at where I am now I’d go “well I didn’t know that’s where I’d be, but it does make sense”. It’d be…11 min read11 min read
Oct 10, 2022My experiences crossing the ocean: the blog of a first time cruiserAmongst my friends, colleagues and peers, it’s no secret that I’m very prone to burn out. I’m very good at committing to things if I think they’re important, and a lot of things are (or feel) important. So of course, I burn out, and my way of resetting is through…Travel8 min readTravel8 min read
Jan 1, 2022My 20212021 has been an intense year. I’ve gone through a lot of change and things are now going radically differently — for the better. But looking back on my 2020 reflections, there’s one line that rings as true now as it did a year ago. I’m terrified of the hockey…6 min read6 min read
Dec 28, 2021RE: A letter of concern over failings in the BBC’s public service obligations towards trans rightsBack in October, I wrote an open letter to Tim Davie and Fran Unsworth, Director-General and Director of News & Current Affairs respectively at the BBC. I invited others to add their name to it, and 1172 of you decided to do so, for which I remain incredibly humbled. …BBC3 min readBBC3 min read
Nov 2, 2021How a public service broadcaster could have tackled the question of genital preferencesWell, the past week has been a roller coaster of emotion for me as a trans person. It’s felt like vast swathes of the media sector see us as fair game, writing pieces influenced by those loud anti-trans voices which seem to inspect trans people as if we’re an “other”…Transgender5 min readTransgender5 min read
Oct 17, 2021An open letter to the BBC on trans livesDear Fran Unsworth and Tim Davie, We the undersigned are concerned that the BBC is in breach of its public purposes in recent reporting and coverage of issues affecting the LGBT, and in particular the trans community. The BBC’s first public purpose stresses that “content should be provided to the…BBC15 min readBBC15 min read
Jul 1, 2021Trans Rights + GDPR = A powerful tool for transitionNo-one ever warned me about the paperwork involved in transitioning. Not only do you have to first get that important bit of paper from a psychologist with a diagnosis of “Gender Incongruence of Adolescence and Adulthood” to unlock gender affirming medical treatment, many people change their name (including myself, although…4 min read4 min read
Jun 24, 2021Hi, I’m transI have a bit of personal news to share — over the past few months I’ve been on a bit of personal journey and come to the realisation that I’m trans, and I’ve started taking steps on the journey of transitioning to live my life as a woman. So let’s…5 min read5 min read
