Carrie plays guitar 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@carriem.co.uk
Writer, parent and guitar wrangler from Glasgow. Author of Small Town Joy and Carrie Kills A Man, singer in Unquiet Mind. Trans, she/her. https://linktr.ee/carrieplaysguitar. Pic: Omar Salam
Pinned
Closer To The End Than The Beginning, by Unquiet Mind
from the album The Nest That You Have Flown EP
unquietmind.bandcamp.com
I'd like to play you some music that my band and I have taken far too long to finish. We gigged this one over a year ago; it's about the retreat of corporate pride, and it's given me an opportunity to indulge my Talk Talk obsession a little bit.
unquietmind.bandcamp.com/track/closer...
unquietmind.bandcamp.com/track/closer...
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Follow-up on @heraldscotland.bsky.social awarding "Campaign of the Year" to an oligarch-funded trans-hostile pressure group, over a campaign that secured improved treatment for disabled kids and one that ended the Not Proven loophole that let rapists walk free.
Shame on sponsor, Scottish Power...
Shame on sponsor, Scottish Power...
'Across public life, animosity towards trans people is becoming more overt'
For Women Scotland picked up the Public Campaign of the Year at The Herald's annual political awards ceremony last week. Here, Rebecca Don Kennedy…
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November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Follow-up on @heraldscotland.bsky.social awarding "Campaign of the Year" to an oligarch-funded trans-hostile pressure group, over a campaign that secured improved treatment for disabled kids and one that ended the Not Proven loophole that let rapists walk free.
Shame on sponsor, Scottish Power...
Shame on sponsor, Scottish Power...
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This is why we all freak out about theft btw, bc just a few copies can make an actual, real difference. you would be surprised at how few copies someone needs to make it onto a bestseller list
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This is why we all freak out about theft btw, bc just a few copies can make an actual, real difference. you would be surprised at how few copies someone needs to make it onto a bestseller list
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To support other writers.
To support indie publishers.
To support indie bookstores.
To support crowdfunders.
To support an ecosystem where there's not a high economic barrier to being a writer, publisher, bookseller, or alive.
To support indie publishers.
To support indie bookstores.
To support crowdfunders.
To support an ecosystem where there's not a high economic barrier to being a writer, publisher, bookseller, or alive.
do you have any idea how many books writers buy, just to be supportive. I don't always get around to reading them, it's fine, I will buy them all the same
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
To support other writers.
To support indie publishers.
To support indie bookstores.
To support crowdfunders.
To support an ecosystem where there's not a high economic barrier to being a writer, publisher, bookseller, or alive.
To support indie publishers.
To support indie bookstores.
To support crowdfunders.
To support an ecosystem where there's not a high economic barrier to being a writer, publisher, bookseller, or alive.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Wondering how I did it?
I boiled water and added two tablespoons of vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice.
I soaked it for 20 minutes, and after that, it looked the same, so I bought a brand new one.
I boiled water and added two tablespoons of vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice.
I soaked it for 20 minutes, and after that, it looked the same, so I bought a brand new one.
June 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Wondering how I did it?
I boiled water and added two tablespoons of vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice.
I soaked it for 20 minutes, and after that, it looked the same, so I bought a brand new one.
I boiled water and added two tablespoons of vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice.
I soaked it for 20 minutes, and after that, it looked the same, so I bought a brand new one.
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Is this seat that looks like it has a Derry accent conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person, perhaps one of your da's mates saying "Did ye aye mucker, right enough?". Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Is this seat that looks like it has a Derry accent conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person, perhaps one of your da's mates saying "Did ye aye mucker, right enough?". Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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Last week the Supreme Court found Northern Irish rules on religious observance in schools violated Article 9 of the ECHR. Through caution, negligence & sheer legal incuriosity, Jenny Gilruth is sleepwalking the Scottish Government into the same position. www.thenational.scot/comment/2564...
Andrew Tickell: Sleepwalking into a bill that robs children of right to disbelieve
The court calls her “JR87”. She’s now 11 years old, from a small community in Northern Ireland, and last week, she secured one of the most…
www.thenational.scot
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Last week the Supreme Court found Northern Irish rules on religious observance in schools violated Article 9 of the ECHR. Through caution, negligence & sheer legal incuriosity, Jenny Gilruth is sleepwalking the Scottish Government into the same position. www.thenational.scot/comment/2564...
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I mean for example I've hit a point where my in principle belief in the value of journalism has been completely destroyed by the actual reality the UK's media. You could announce the closure of almost any paper and I'd be like "well, serves them right". I know that's not good but it's how I feel!
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I mean for example I've hit a point where my in principle belief in the value of journalism has been completely destroyed by the actual reality the UK's media. You could announce the closure of almost any paper and I'd be like "well, serves them right". I know that's not good but it's how I feel!
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I do try not to get too alarmist but I do have an increasing concern about the possibility of a major collapse in institutional legitimacy (government, courts, media) arising from what is a pretty undeniable shift on their part to the far right positions on most social issues
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I do try not to get too alarmist but I do have an increasing concern about the possibility of a major collapse in institutional legitimacy (government, courts, media) arising from what is a pretty undeniable shift on their part to the far right positions on most social issues
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Here's a thread from Twitter shared with Sophia's permission in which she finally is able to talk about Graham using the police as HIS personal goon squad and getting Sophia arrested at home by EIGHT armed police officers, somewhat putting the standard Heathrow armed cops in perspective.
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Here's a thread from Twitter shared with Sophia's permission in which she finally is able to talk about Graham using the police as HIS personal goon squad and getting Sophia arrested at home by EIGHT armed police officers, somewhat putting the standard Heathrow armed cops in perspective.
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Fun fact I couldn't mention until now: At the time Graham Linehan was harassing Sophia Brooks online, I was contacted by her former teachers and School Safeguarding Team to get her latest contact details, as they were worried sick about her being publicly stalked by an abusive alcoholic celebrity.
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Fun fact I couldn't mention until now: At the time Graham Linehan was harassing Sophia Brooks online, I was contacted by her former teachers and School Safeguarding Team to get her latest contact details, as they were worried sick about her being publicly stalked by an abusive alcoholic celebrity.
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That pro-trans bias just keeps showing up doesn’t it
From r/TransgenderUK: The BBC is putting together a hit piece against GenderGP.
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
That pro-trans bias just keeps showing up doesn’t it
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
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Every trans person who says they'd rather not be socially murdered is an "activist."
Every blood-mouthed ghoul demanding our eradication is a "concerned citizen just asking questions."
Every blood-mouthed ghoul demanding our eradication is a "concerned citizen just asking questions."
God I'm so sick of how "Activist" is used to un-person trans people.
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Every trans person who says they'd rather not be socially murdered is an "activist."
Every blood-mouthed ghoul demanding our eradication is a "concerned citizen just asking questions."
Every blood-mouthed ghoul demanding our eradication is a "concerned citizen just asking questions."
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There's an essay in me about this very topic. How minorities get the label of activist shoved onto them for simply asking to respected as human beings, is annoying at best and dehumanizing at worst.
God I'm so sick of how "Activist" is used to un-person trans people.
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
There's an essay in me about this very topic. How minorities get the label of activist shoved onto them for simply asking to respected as human beings, is annoying at best and dehumanizing at worst.
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Applications are now open for fully funded Live Literature events taking place around World Book Day in Spring 2026, thanks to generous support from Taylor Wimpey!
Visit our website to check eligibility and apply 👇
Deadline: 28 November
www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...
Visit our website to check eligibility and apply 👇
Deadline: 28 November
www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...
Apply for Live Literature Funding – Spring 2026
Live Literature brings reading and writing to the heart of communities by funding author events for schools across Scotland.
www.scottishbooktrust.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Applications are now open for fully funded Live Literature events taking place around World Book Day in Spring 2026, thanks to generous support from Taylor Wimpey!
Visit our website to check eligibility and apply 👇
Deadline: 28 November
www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...
Visit our website to check eligibility and apply 👇
Deadline: 28 November
www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...
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Since at least 2018, right-wing extremist Christians have been quite open that trans people were the thin point of the wedge. This lawfare will not stop, even when they get a favourable judge. It’s death by a thousand cuts. This is what happens when the shite side has millions to burn in legal fees
In the Sheriff Appeal Court, an Edinburgh man's case against Natwest claiming £35,000 in damages for breaches of the Equality Act as a result of his "phobia of Pride-related paraphernalia" has been dismissed. www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/ygvbue...
www.scotcourts.gov.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Since at least 2018, right-wing extremist Christians have been quite open that trans people were the thin point of the wedge. This lawfare will not stop, even when they get a favourable judge. It’s death by a thousand cuts. This is what happens when the shite side has millions to burn in legal fees
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So fed up with this bullshit. And cis people, try and imagine for a moment what this constant egregious crap feels like for trans people. This is the kind of shite gay people had to put up with in the 80s when AIDS hysteria seemed to be pushing us backwards
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
So fed up with this bullshit. And cis people, try and imagine for a moment what this constant egregious crap feels like for trans people. This is the kind of shite gay people had to put up with in the 80s when AIDS hysteria seemed to be pushing us backwards
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It looks like every Irish outlet (that I've seen so far) has just transcribed a wire services report about the Linehan trial that is *dripping* with anti trans bias, misgendering the victim, calling the teenage victim an "activist" but not Linehan, and eliding the fact that the victim was a child
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It looks like every Irish outlet (that I've seen so far) has just transcribed a wire services report about the Linehan trial that is *dripping* with anti trans bias, misgendering the victim, calling the teenage victim an "activist" but not Linehan, and eliding the fact that the victim was a child
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Look - I agree that, broadly, the BBC is a force for good in this world, and privatising it or losing it would be a net loss for us all.
And then I see performative cruelty done in the name of the public interest, and I just do not give a fuck.
Fix it. Then we’ll talk.
And then I see performative cruelty done in the name of the public interest, and I just do not give a fuck.
Fix it. Then we’ll talk.
Truly grotesque that the BBC chose to describe the *victim* of Graham Linehan's *crime* for which he was *convicted* in these terms. I can only conclude that this is now standard BBC editorial practice for referring to trans people, regardless of context. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Look - I agree that, broadly, the BBC is a force for good in this world, and privatising it or losing it would be a net loss for us all.
And then I see performative cruelty done in the name of the public interest, and I just do not give a fuck.
Fix it. Then we’ll talk.
And then I see performative cruelty done in the name of the public interest, and I just do not give a fuck.
Fix it. Then we’ll talk.
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I don't know the criminal standard specifically but Linehan did say *in court* that he was motivated by the victim's status as a trans person. If a clear statement of explicit prejudice isn't enough then you need a new standard.
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I don't know the criminal standard specifically but Linehan did say *in court* that he was motivated by the victim's status as a trans person. If a clear statement of explicit prejudice isn't enough then you need a new standard.
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
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This is TONIGHT!
I’m super excited to join a wonderful Fantastic YA Reads panel of authors online with @booksofwonder.bsky.social this coming Tuesday, 25 November at 1800 EST/2300 GMT! Join us and reserve your spot here! www.crowdcast.io/c/fantastic-...
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is TONIGHT!