The Rise of the Incidentally Trans Character
The last few years has seen trans characters in mainstream media move from being defined by their transness to being incidentally trans. And that’s important. …
Category: Current Affairs
Rolling Stone Magazine and the Dangers of Pay-to-Play
Today The Guardian broke the news that Rolling Stone magazine would be giving people the opportunity to write for its website and giving them the chance to “shape the future of culture,” referring to such people as “thought leaders.”
On the surface that sounds a little suspect.
2020: Guilt & Progress
I’ve felt kind of guilty about my 2020. On a global and national level it’s been so terrible. And it’s certainly been stressful and terrible …
A Brit in America #8 – “Welcome,” Immigrants
America has a very strange relationship with immigrants. A nation built on immigration will eagerly elect politicians that denigrate them at every turn, and you can see the symptoms of that mindset out in the wild every day.
Fixing My Name
I am changing my name! Here I give a brief explanation of why, and I try to pre-empt some common questions that people may have.
A Brit in America #7 – The Fourth
Faefyx weighs in with a perspective on living as a Brit in America on the Fourth of July, particularly in times when national injustice has become so visible.
A Brit in America #5 – Protests and Black Lives Matter
I am an immigrant to this country and this morning I woke up to find several messages on my phone from people in other countries checking that I am safe, some from people I have not spoken to in years.
The Virus
I am certain that this post has already been written several times over, but I feel the need to write my own. I’m angry. You should be too.
Looking Back, Looking Forward
As you may have noticed, certain people are referring to 2016 as “The Year of the Dumpster Fire,” or similarly delicate epithets. And with good …
The Season of Giving
As various memes have been reminding us, we are in the midst of a whole load of different holidays. Regardless of which of these, if …