There were positives and negatives from this event and I really should be doing other things right now but post event recovery is kinda slow at this point and I'm enjoying a relaxed morning/afternoon before work.

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This is a call for help. On Saturday 28th July Nottinghamshire Pride is running and for the first time it has a dedicated Trans* area. Unfortunately due to a whole host of issues we still have stage time to fill and I'm desperate to find as many trans* performers and friends/allies interested as possible. If there is anyone in my friends list who ( Read more... )

A while back I jotted down some ideas on how I'd shape my thought process when designing new systems. I found the notes again the other day and figure I'll share them, there's still some thinking to be done on them but it's a nice basis for game design.

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A lighter is visible for about 10-20 seconds per use. There are much bigger problems to tackle than such trivial things as lighters. If they are smoking, then it's not likely to be an intense or busy moment in game. really don't think this sort of tiny detail needs regulation. -Comment someone made on a Facebook thread

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I guess you could say some of these images are NSFW. It's all a relative classification and there isn't anything especially offensive about them in context, I just figure it's best to wait until you get home to look.So WOTC did a whole article on failing to recognise the issue of sexism in fantasy art here: Read more... )

I've been away from livejournal for a while and I figure it's time to start up again. My sleep patterns are terrible at the moment and over the last few weeks I've been reading up on feminist theory in the early hours.

2am feminist blog post below the cut. This is my first time putting anything of this scale in the public domain so I want to be ( Read more... )

Sunday 20th November I'll be at work for most of the day but elsewhere people will be holding candlelit vigils and memorials to remember trans* people killed for their gender variance.

This is me raising awareness and hoping that along with your poppy, moustache and novel you'll light a candle this month to highlight the vile nature of hate crime.

A couple of Gerosos (Maelstrom) themed sketches whilst I was idle. Uploaded by taking a photo of the page so the quality is less than ideal.

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