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I originally posted a version of this to a trans forum in response to someone who’s having a really hard time with body image, with feeling that they look ridiculous, with being trans in a world that isn’t always a nice place for trans people. I thought it was worth posting a version of it… [more]
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We’ve seen Donald Trump metaphorically wrap himself in a Pride rainbow while viciously targeting trans people and letting trans asylum seekers die. Now it’s the UK Home Office’s turn to wave the rainbow flag while persecuting gay people. Here’s their proud logo. From the same week, here’s the story of the man they want to… [more]
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The other day, I told the most powerful man in the world to take a flying fuck at the moon. America’s criminal-in-chief had the gall to post this on Twitter: As we celebrate LGBT Pride Month and recognize the outstanding contributions LGBT people have made to our great Nation, let us also stand in solidarity… [more]
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You may recall the recent furore in the Scottish press over Glasgow Live’s policies for trans people in public spaces such as gyms and swimming pools. The policy – we’ll do what the law says we should do – led to the publication of yet more anti-trans columns and a flood of online abuse against… [more]
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It’s hardly news to discover that a prospective Tory prime minister is a terrible human being, but even by their usual standards the current crop have revealed themselves to be particularly unpleasant. Speaking to the media yesterday, Esther McVey followed in the footsteps of Andrea Leadsom by taking the side of the homophobic protestors outside… [more]
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The ongoing protests against inclusive education in Birmingham continue after the latest talks broke down. With some irony, it seems the anger against “no outsiders” is being whipped up by outsiders. Those outsiders are spreading lies and deliberately stirring up hatred. Nafir Afzal is the person with the unenviable job of mediator. “I’ve looked at… [more]
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A beautiful, sad piece by Jenny Boylan in the NYT on Trump’s latest attack on trans people. We live in a country in which white supremacists march with torches, in which the president mocks the disabled, advocates violence and calls the press the enemy of the people. Was it for this that you voted for Donald Trump? …That’s why I wept.… [more]
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This is what “reasonable debate” about trans people looks like. Update: that’s not even the maddest thing these yahoos and their supporters have claimed today. Apparently it’s impossible to raise estrogen levels to typical female levels artificially, which is going to be a surprise for the endocrinology profession and the many cisgender women on hormone… [more]
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It’s not like me to get annoyed by little things. Okay, it’s very like me. And today’s little thing is the language used by Scottish news websites. Here are some examples: Masked thugs firebomb prison guards’ motors [The Sun] Lags at four nicks are getting state-of-the-art football pitches [The Sun] Motors? Lags? Nicks? Who’s writing… [more]
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Let’s talk about gender recognition. I mean, it’s not as if it’s a controversial subject. [Carrie looks sideways at the camera while comedy music plays] Here’s the thing about the WHO’s long-anticipated removal of “transsexualism” and gender dysphoria from its classification of diseases and disorders: if being trans isn’t a mental disorder, which it isn’t,… [more]
Read me in books
My debut memoir, Carrie Kills A Man, was a Scotsman book of the year and Damian Barr’s Literary Salon book of the week, and it was shortlisted for the 2023 British Book Awards book of the year in the Discover category.
My latest book, Small Town Joy, is a celebration of queer influences on and queer artists in Scots music and is out now.
I’m also a contributor to the excellent anthology Fierce Salvage, which is also out now.
