Saturday, August 31, 2019

Best practice

The recently revised Ministry website says that “blockers are a safe and fully reversible medicine”. … “to help ease distress and allow time to fully explore gender health options.”  
And the best practice advice says that “although some neurodiverse people may have difficulty in articulating their gender identity, this should not create an unnecessary barrier to access any relevant gender affirming services. Some people may express their gender identity non-verbally.”
In other words children, who may have autism, or be mute or unable to explain abuse, trauma or homophobia may be put on puberty blockers even if they cannot properly express what they feel. 

Stereolab:



Thursday, August 29, 2019

The financial quarter








































115 Claremont Road, Wavertree:
















Stevie Wonder, 1974

Lead Guitar: Michael Sembello Rhythm Guitar: Marlo Henderson Drums: Ollie. E. Brown Vocalists: Shirley Brewer, Lani Groves, Deniece Williams















Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Reversal of fortune




That time Facebook suspended me for posting a story about Facebook reversing a ban.

























































Led Zeppelin:








Saturday, August 17, 2019

The men's room





This essay will address the absolutely bizarre context within which the gender debate is now taking place, and what this consequently means for the afore-mentioned concept of, and implications for, women. What this means is that – and I will say this explicitly — this is a critique of a particularly malicious and rancorous strand of male-driven trans-activist ideology that has developed as a result of mixing destructive masculinity with the communicative platform that living in the digital age provides.

Tom Farr





Howard Roberts, fusion: