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There isn’t a single day when I don’t see somebody claiming that trans people are mentally ill and/or degenerates. Here’s some geniuses from this morning. A huge problem is that public awareness of trans people – and of what the medical consensus is about trans people – is incredibly out of date. For a long… [more]
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Writing on Twitter, co-founder Ev Williams (@ev) talks about the problem of abuse and harassment on the platform. *And*, yes, we (Twitter) should have invested more heavily in abuse before. I think we did more in the early days than we often get credit for (and they are doing way more today). *And* I personally… [more]
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Live by social media, die by losing your social media accounts. [more]
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This is where it leads. The “reasonable concerns”. The “just asking questions”. The denial of science. The platforming of extremists who seem like such nice people. The endless articles telling you trans people are dangerous. The Trump administration says it’s okay to let trans people die. Under the discrimination administration’s latest plans, healthcare can be… [more]
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This has been my view for the last few days. I’m on a music production course at the Academy of Music and Sound in Glasgow. The course is free, and I’d thoroughly recommend it; you can also study composition and songwriting, and the Academy also runs seminars on subjects such as Women in the Music… [more]
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This week, SNP MP Joan McAlpine is hosting the Canadian anti-trans activist Meghan Murphy. Murphy, who has been given a lifetime ban from Twitter for the targeted harassment of trans people, says she is not transphobic; she just wants to “ensure the safety of women in places like female prisons, women’s refuges, and changing rooms”.… [more]
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Yesterday I linked to a piece about women of colour being overwhelmed with requests to educate people. Not all of those requests are made in good faith, and even the ones that are can be exhausting. This morning. Afua Hirsch writes about her experience on Sky News. Hirsch was asked to explain why an image… [more]
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Guilaine Kinouani writes at Race Reflections. In “education requests, exploitation & oppression” she discusses the issue of emotional labour, where complete strangers (usually members of the majority) ask someone (usually a member of a minority group), to educate them on things they could easily Google – or often, things they have already Googled and choose… [more]
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I’ve just done a radio interview, with a preamble I’m used to: Me (on phone): Hello! Researcher: Hi! Can I speak to Carrie Marshall, please? Me: Speaking! Researcher: [pause] Then professionalism kicks in and the researcher tells me what they’re calling about. It’s not a big deal; just one of those things you get used… [more]
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I went with a friend to see Grace Petrie last night. If you’re not familiar with her work, she’s a protest singer with a big voice and an even bigger heart. She described this song, Black Tie, as “the closest thing I’ve had to a hit.” It was spellbinding last night, Petrie solo with just… [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.
