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
Happy New Year to you all. Welcome to lockdown 3. Have you had your vaccination yet? I know some of our more mature ladies have had theirs, while the rest of us wait patiently in the ever increasing queues. As I am one of the youngest members of Oasis (see image) so I won’t get … More January Oasis Blog
My attention was grabbed by this headline in the Sunday Times of 10th January. It goes on to say “If the adage is true that the higher the heel, the better you feel the sales of stilettos would be soaring as women seek to give themselves a lift in these dark times.” But this is … More High heels laid low by lockdown run on trainers
The NHS’s child gender-identity service has been rated “inadequate” after inspectors identified “significant concerns”. The Care Quality Commission inspected the Gender Identity Development Service (Gids) at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in October. More than 4,600 young people were on the waiting list and some had waited over two years for a first appointment. … More NHS Tavistock child gender clinic rated ‘inadequate’
Who would have thought opening a letter from DVLA could make me feel so happy and almost jump for joy, I had received my new driving license in the name Miss Theresa Michelle Sarjeant including a photo with hair, an awful photo but aren’t they always? This was a big step forward legally affirming My … More Theresa by Deed Poll
Happy New Year to you all. It seems as if we are taking one step forward and two steps back. The announcement of the vaccine roll out raised our hopes but the rapid spread of the new variant dashed them again. We are back in lock down and the timescale for vaccinations seems much longer … More Serena’s January Message
As we roll out the vaccine, I am reminded of the golden tickets the lucky children got in the Willy Wonka bars of chocolates. The government has missed a trick here. If they had put golden vaccine tickets into a Boris muesli bar then they could have raised millions for the treasury, solved the obesity … More December Oasis Blog
Although Christmas for many people starts when the outside decorations go up, or the visit to Thursford (see the post), or receiving cards or the school Nativity play, My Christmas always begins with my annual visit to see Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet. I can remember as a child going to see the Nutcracker at the Festival … More Christmas Greetings
How fortunate we were to have chosen a date just two days after the second COVID-19 national lockdown ended, so looking forward to going out somewhere other than a supermarket, grocery shopping. Thursford was our chosen venue for a December Oasis ladies outing and it was fabulous. Claire, Jules, Beccie, Lorraine and myself, Theresa met … More Thursford Enchanted Journey of Light
Escape into art? You must be pulling my leg Lilly, isn’t that a little highbrow? Well exactly; thinking of my younger self I was something of a philistine, certainly where art and poetry concerned. Truth be told, little Lilly as well as being a tad spotty, was anti art! Maybe that was the punk in … More Escape to the World of Art
Dear Oasis ladies, partners, friend and allies, The end of the year is rapidly approaching and there is only one more Oasis zoom in 2020. We will remember that number – for all the wrong reasons! However, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccination is being rolled out and, although it will … More December Christmas Zoom
It is with great sadness that I learnt from Mary’s daughter, Mandy, that Mary, her father had died on Wednesday 9th December. She was in hospital for a prolonged stay and was then discharged into a care home for end of life care. I first met Mary at Barbara’s house, when I started to attended … More Our Mary
This story starts with a ghost of an idea. Or the idea of a ghost. The ghost went unnoticed for a very long time. It was a very quiet little ghost and did it’s best to hide away. It had to hide as people would not understand it. Its spent a lots of time’s pretending … More Ghost Story
The recent judgment from the High Court risks untold, irreparable damage to young trans people in England and Wales. It heralds nothing less than a new era of discrimination, treating trans youth differently from all other young people and barring them from accessing life-saving care. The judgment does not make it a mandatory requirement for … More A dangerous betrayal of trans youth
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