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Withdrawal symptoms
I'm pretty much decided that I'm giving up activism now. There really doesn't seem much point in continuing when all there is is vicious in-fighting and the kind of me-culture that puts great white sharks to shame. I could fight that, but not alone, not when I speak out for equality for all trans-people, not just transsexuals and the organisation ( Read more... ) -
Mutiny!
I'm avoiding Queer Mutiny. In fact you could say that I'm mutinying against the mutiny. Only this time it's not a battle of wills or the kind of determined anger that gets me into so much trouble at other times. Just non-participation. I think I've just worked out why. It's about conformity again ( Read more... ) -
We need an iridium layer. Right now!
I've oft advocated a policy of amused tolerance of some of our societies dinosaurs. On the grounds that we can point at them in amusement as they show us exactly why certain things are social faux-pas ( Read more... ) -
Waiting for nothing
All is silent. I know there's a world out there with people and causes and so much more, but in here all is silent and almost still. I'm not engaging with realist very well and that's not set to change too much in the immediate future. There are any number of things I could be doing but it all seems pointless for oh-so-many reasons that I can't ( Read more... ) -
Make it stop
I'm supposed to be happier today. I even said I was myself. Yet ( Read more... ) -
A very bad balancing act.
I'll freely admit I have a tendency to see things in black and white. Most of the time these days I do manage dithering at least and on good days can even go so far as a colour supplement. Not today though. Today, as I have been for many recent days, I am really angry. Not angry enough to go off on a destructive rampage, but angry in a disappointed ( Read more... ) -
Questioning
I suppose I do have to ask myself if it's worth it. Just so I know I have done. Which kind of preempts a decision somewhat, but nevertheless the question is being asked ( Read more... ) -
Do we need Richard Dawkins?
Or rather do we need scientific fundamentalists to take on their religious counterparts ( Read more... ) -
Is it ego to think you can do better?
Don't get me wrong. From the off, and throughout TSS is a wonderful thing and has and will continue to help primarily transsexual people in their transition. But it's flawed in several places. Firstly in the funding requirements that tie it to participants being at least 'those who are considering a [transsexual] transition', and the largely ( Read more... )