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A Letter to my Wife

I wrote this to my wife by email when she opened a letter to me, from the hospital, inviting me to Speech and Language Therapy. I was 600 miles away at the time….. My lovely Wife I have been the happiest I have ever been over the last few months. I have loved Christmas thisContinue reading “A Letter to my Wife”

LGBT Reception Review

I have come away from the LGBT Youth Scotland Reception at the Scottish Parliament feeling really upbeat. The event was brilliantly compared by 2 MSYPs, C-Jay Quigley and Owen Brand, each of whom gave some testimony of their work. The opening performance by a group of young people highlighting the battle to repeal section 28Continue reading “LGBT Reception Review”

LGBT Youth Scotland

I am at the Scottish Parliament to attend a reception for LGBTYS. I have no idea what to expect but I am looking forward to it. I will report back later. While I was waiting I went to watch the Scottish Parliament sitting. Way more efficient than Westminster. The electronic voting system meant that theyContinue reading “LGBT Youth Scotland”

The Ether

This is the first blog in which I have managed to write more than a few posts. I love the idea of a blog in the same way that I loved the idea of writing a diary when I was a teenager. My room was littered with notebooks with, at most, two entries and IContinue reading “The Ether”

Travel Tights

I shaved my legs this morning! To be honest I have let myself go since going back to work so there was a lot of tidying up to do. The downside of this is that it can take some time, though I was in a friends lovely shower so it was no hardship. The upsideContinue reading “Travel Tights”

Tucking pt 2 – Gaffer Tape

When I first started out on this long and tortuous journey l read everything I could find on how to hide the fact that I had a penis. Several articles that I now know were written by drag queens extolled the virtues of “Gaffer” or “Duck” tape. Two of them actually suggested wrapping the endContinue reading “Tucking pt 2 – Gaffer Tape”

Am I a Hypocrite?

My Daughter wrote this article. Like all good journalism it is informative, challenging and thoughtful. I am very proud of her and, although I wish she was not conflicted in her relationship with me, I love that she has discussed it in this way and allowed me to share it with you all. It’sContinue reading “Am I a Hypocrite?”