You know vaccines are like the buses. None come along for ages and then four arrive in short succession. No sooner had I been jabbed on the Sunday morning in early February, did I get 3 more invitations for a first jabs. I can only conclude one was for me, the gorgeous Beccie, one for … More February Oasis Blog
It’s time for the Oasis Sports News. The end of January marked another amazing achievement by the world famous Trans Woman, comedian and marathon runner Eddie Izzard. Eddie, who is now using the pronoun ‘She’ and sporting rather lovely long blond hair, ran a marathon everyday on a treadmill; yes, 31 consecutive marathons without going … More Oasis Sports News
Hello again Oasis ladies, partners, friends and allies. I went highbrow last night and logged on to the tour of The National Gallery for LGBTQ+ History Month. Many thanks to Petra for flagging this up back in December. We were treated to five curators and artists choosing and talking about their favourite works with an … More February Oasis Zoom Meeting
I have been contacted by Hayley who is a self advocate involved in a local organisation called Opening Doors. She has asked us to advertise a new LGBT+ group that she is setting up for people with learning difficulties. This will be initially (during the pandemic) a zoom group. If anyone wants to join they … More LGBT+ group meet for people with learning disabilities
One of the joys of running is having the space and the time for thought. Now if you image that since I hit the road 13 years ago, I have run something like 15,000 km, and at an average of 11km/hr, you can easily calculate that I’ve had plenty of time to ponder the meaning … More Escape To The Open Road
Sharing insights from the past that help us to make sense of the present. Same-sex desire has been, up until recently, a topic largely shrouded in shame, secrecy, and silence. As a result, it is often visualised through the image of ‘the closet,’ conveying notions of entrapment, protection, and potential liberation. In this event, Dominic … More Why history? The return of the closet
Dear Oasis ladies, partners and allies. Our monthly meeting for February is not until the 20th but I thought I would put out a post a bit earlier this month to flag up a few ideas. Obviously, we would all like to be meeting in person, but we can’t, and we are all extremely grateful … More Oasis February Zoom
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