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
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