Apr 9Trans Day of Sex and Relationships Education ’22:Accountability and Advice For Small Event Runners James, Gender Community Lending Library Director I like to think that I’m a new, inexperienced but competent event runner. I’ve organised Zoom talks (copious numbers), Live Action Roleplay games (it’s a very trans hobby!) and of course last weekend’s Trans Day of Sex and Relationships Education (TDSRE). It was that last event that nearly did me…Event Planning7 min read
Nov 10, 2021Struggling to read? Try short stories.Reading suggestions by James, GCLL Director — If you’re trans and you live in the UK, chances are, you’re tired. Between the pandemic, Brexit, hate crime induced by the pandemic and Brexit, and a rising tide of explicitly transphobic lobbying (among many, many other things), we are all having A Time. The past few years have changed…Books4 min read
Mar 19, 2021Why are ‘hermaphrodites’ on the crossdressing map?And what’s so important about an outdated term? — This article was written by James as part of the Historical Crossdressing Project. Content notes: discussion of a slur, historical violence towards transgender and intersex people, discussions of genitalia. The key to digital archival research is search terms. Databases like the British Newspaper Archive don’t have search engines as sophisticated…Transgender7 min read
Mar 10, 2021The Historical Crossdressing ProjectAn Informal Talk on the Project So Far — This is a transcript of a talk given on 27th February 2021 over Zoom. Most slides are not included. Hi there! I’m James. I founded and run Gender Community Lending Library, with help from a few magical volunteers. To give a very brief overview of what we do, GCLL is…Transgender10 min read
