To paraphrase Frank. There are days when just eating makes my jaw ache.

book covers featuring the muppets: thread

I plan to have handed over to Janey and to be in bed by that point.

This shouldn't make people care more. You should care about trans people regardless of how it impacts cis people, but that's not the world we live in so this is how trans people have to do things... Beg you to think about other people in the hope you might see what's happening to trans people.

“I’m old enough to remember when mainstream British politicians, who should know better, stirred up racial hatred as a path to power. You’re old enough to remember too because it was last Tuesday. And it was Robert Jenrick”

Cathartic anger at flag-flying racism.

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in mind of the village of Clovelly, especially in the accompanying short story 'Lowen On The Slope'.
All in all, yet another amazing book by a trans feminine author. Honestly, we should be dominating the best seller lists. That we aren't is a sad endightment on the world. 6/6

sliding into parody. It was eminently readable and evocative of the 'Poldark'-ness of the story. Although I don't know South West England very well, I have relatives who live there and have visited a few times. Reading Their Heart A Hive took me right back there. The Slope, Lowen's home, put me /5

just are. Lowen's affair with the son of a successful merchant is punished because of their difference in status not because they are two boys. And it's gorgeous.
The language used in the novel is a really lovely blending of old-fashioned and modern, giving the feel of a historical novel without /4

genderqueer nature is not the mystery but is told and accepted matter-of-factly as if it is an everyday occurrence. Which it might well be. Although there aren't any there (obvious) trans, non-binary or otherwise GNC characters, the majority of the people in the book are gay or lesbian. And they /3

the Devon/Cornwall peninsula, the story is a beautifully lyrical story of a boy - Lowen - who is taken from his home into servitude by the mysterious Lord and Lady of the manor. However, the Lord and the Lady are the same person. Some days presenting male, some days female.
The fact of their /2

#141 Their Heart A Hive by @foxenlock.bsky.social
(Numbering updated to correct an error)
This was absolutely wonderful. A genderqueer take on Beauty and the Beast that explores themes of identity, family and history and the different ways they can be interpreted.
Set in a fantasy world based /1

Just met some absolutely gorgeous women on the @transslumberparty.com
The plan is for me to host the UK side of things in a couple of weeks, starting at 8PM. (I don't think the clocks will have done whatever it is the clocks do by that point. Back? Forwards? Sideways? I can never remember.

Over 1000 likes and still being ignored by @jay.bsky.team
This speaks loudly about how much respect trans people get on here.

Well, shit.

I'll try to stay up. Could you start at about 7pm (midnight here)?

Hmmm... I'm tempted to offer my services...

Unsolicited Vic pic

And also, damn. It's literally the middle of the night in the UK.

God, that sounds amazing.

140 so far with most of the best ones being trans femme. I was going to make a list but there are so many of them. I'll save it for the piece I'm planning as my end of year review.

Sounds kind of gorgeous. 😍

This made me cry.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for NYC Mayor (and then President).
@zackpolanski.bsky.social for PM. And then they can work together to make the United Kingdom and the USA actually great, instead of whatever the hell they are now.

some pieces of correspondance which add some extra details and a bit of background detail but nothing significant. It was fun but that's about all really. A slightly disappointing start to the 14th Doctor's stories. 2/2