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Every writer thinks they’re brilliant, and then Ta-Nehisi Coates comes along and shows how the grown-ups do it. This is about Kanye West and many other things, and it’s just astonishing. And he is a god, though one born of a different time and a different need. Jackson rose in the last days of enigma… [more]
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For several years, I did a monthly technology surgery on BBC Radio Scotland. It was fun to do, but I was always scared that one day everyone would find out I was trans and the gig would be up. This morning, I did a technology surgery on BBC Radio Scotland. I wore a nice dress. [more]
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A lovely, poignant post by Raymond Weir about releasing his dad’s debut album. His dad is 77. My dad was born in 1940. In his early twenties, he was part of the Bob Dylan generation and his devotion to that cause is overwhelmingly reflected in his record collection, but he was also influenced by Scottish… [more]
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According to former General Motors VP Bob Lutz, as far as personal transport is concerned the car is about to go the way of the horse. A minority of individuals may elect to have personalized modules sitting at home so they can leave their vacation stuff and the kids’ soccer gear in them. They’ll still… [more]
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I don’t swim any more. I used to, because I preferred it to going to the gym. And of course when you’re a parent it’s a cheap way to keep the kids amused. But since becoming me, the thought of going to a swimming pool scares the shit out of me. Owl Stefania puts it… [more]
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Trans Media Watch’s submission to Parliament on the subject of hate crime and biased media reporting is pretty frightening. In 8 weeks from March 2018, TMW identified 445 pieces about trans/intersex/non-binary people in UK newspapers (the study excluded LGBT titles such as Gay Times, Diva etc and religious titles such as The Catholic Herald). The… [more]
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There was a good piece about anti-trans hysteria in the (Glasgow) Herald this week. I know the author, Oceana Maund, a trans activist who couldn’t be more different to the lazy, malicious stereotype of trans activists as angry young people wearing masks and shouting. Maund is a brave and thoughtful person who seeks to build… [more]
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I mentioned Jake Graf’s wedding a few weeks ago; now I’m sharing one of his films. I was reminded of it this morning when I called to change my car insurance policy. After going through all the security questions I got stuck in a bit of a loop. “Okay, and your name is?” – Carrie.… [more]
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I went as me to see Manic Street Preachers at the SSE Hydro tonight, assuming (correctly) that if any band’s crowd would be cool with trans people it’d be theirs. But it was still a really big deal, a major step for me. I spent most of today absolutely shitting myself at the prospect. I… [more]
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A couple of weeks ago I linked to an article by Amia Srinivasan that among other things discussed “incelsâ€, angry young men who believe they’re the victims of evil women. Last night, one of them committed mass murder in Toronto. Internet echo chambers are creating terrorists. Graeme Wood, writing in The Atlantic: The dynamic is… [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.
