Lilly’s World of Sport I find another of my happy places by escaping into the World of Sport; no not Dickie Davis (one for you teenagers there), into Lilly’s World of Sport. Now I love sport, not everybody does. Please forgive me if I’m wrong, but I do perceive that it’s a subject that many … More Escape to the World of Sport
Call me a doom maker but I really do worry about the acceleration of the return of services after our prolonged lock-down and perhaps wish I lived in one of our devolved nations. This government doesn’t seem to give any relaxation of lock-down measures long enough to see if there is a spike in infection … More July Oasis blog
Hello, We are still desperately looking for participants, and would be extremely grateful for any help. My colleagues and I at the University of Kent are carrying out a project, which aims to enhance trans awareness in social work education and practice. In order to do so in a way that is the most relevant, we would like to hear from people of trans history about their experiences of … More We need your help please
When Abby Stein came out as trans, she sent shock waves through the ultra-Orthodox Hasidic community. A direct descendant of Hasidic Judaism’s founder, The Baal Shem Tov, Abby’s parents considered her their first-born son and a future rabbi – but she was adamant that she was a girl. My dad is a rabbi, and having … More Ultra-Orthodox and trans
Julie contacted me early June interested in coming to Oasis. I do hope we will be able to meet her on the “other side” of Covid-19. She wanted to tell her story as an introduction to coming to Oasis. Lovely to have found you and made contact, my name is Julie, I have been travelling … More Julie’s story
TRANSACTUAL We have received a very interesting communication from Transactual regarding the current controversy over the rights of Trans people. Good evening, I hope that you are doing as well as you can, given the circumstances. With the leaked information that the government is considering rolling back trans people’s rights under the Equality Act (2010), … More Rights of Trans people zoom meeting
Missed part 1 and part 2 of Geri’s working life click on the links. Here’s Geri final installment of how to live life to the full…..and all this before transitioning! MAGGIE, ME, DECORATIONS AND SCOTLAND Within the group of companies was one of the oldest contractors in London; founded in 1781, and I transferred to … More My working life – Part 3
Jessica Barlow, a master’s student at the University of Bath, is currently researching the effect of ambiguous loss on parents of gender diverse children. If you are a such a parent, please take time to read this post and take part in this research. Do you have a gender diverse child who is currently seeking … More Research Project
LIFE BEGINS AT SEVENTY This article was first published 18 years ago in the FXG Bulletin produced by Mary Johnston. I “came out” in a small way, about a year ago. It was a heady feeling, very thrilling and exciting. I thought I would like to tell everyone about it. However, as I read more … More Lana’s Story
Boris Johnson is set to scrap plans to allow people to change their legal gender by “self-identifying” as a different sex, it has been reported. Measures drawn up under Theresa May’s government to enable transgender people change their birth certificate without a medical diagnosis have been ditched by Mr Johnson’s No 10 team, according to … More Plans to make gender change easier dropped!
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