Of Welsh Nationalism and Queer Pride in 2024
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by ren
2M ago
Time to take a stand allies. Photo by Thiago Rocha on Unsplash It’s 2024 and more than ever we are both progressing and regressing as a society.  We’re one Tory election away from reintroducing workhouses for the poor (though, probably refugees at first), and criminalising LGBTQ people. Not that other political parties are better in some regards Labour is becoming Tory-lite. The Lib Dem’s have been Tory-lite since they got into bed with them and fucked the students over. Maybe longer, my understanding of the history of the Lib Dem’s is lacking somewhat. Other parties have s ..read more
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The Tories Don’t Care About Trans People One Way Or The Other
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by ren
2M ago
The blatant transphobia at the Tory Party conference didn’t really surprise me. It was always coming, always going to be something the Tories jumped on because something they do very well is jump on topics they think will get them votes. The Tories don’t care about trans people. Not in a bigoted way, as in, until recently, they probably never even thought about trans people. I suspect in the last decade, they’ve only really started about thinking about trans people as something other than a nebulous entity that exists somewhere out there.  Until the census, there has never really been a ..read more
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I Didn’t Change My Name Because I’m Trans
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by ren
2M ago
Two years ago I changed my name, and with my new passport in my new name, the process finally feels done. It was the last big thing that needed changing. And while I am non-binary, my gender actually has little to do with why I changed my name. It certainly played a part in me choosing a gender-neutral name. Changing your name is an intensely personal thing for many people. And for some it’s the same as any other accessory, to be changed as many times as they want. I know as many cis people who have changed their name or go exclusively by another name as I do trans people I think. My dad’s co ..read more
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I am terrified for the future of my trans child
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by ren
2M ago
I have always been somewhat fearful of the future for trans kids. Of the future of my trans kid. I try not to label her, both to allow her to grow and explore her gender and her identity and to avoid getting abuse for letting my six-year-old be herself. I’ve been increasingly scared for her future. She’s very certain she’s a girl, certain of herself and I have no reason to doubt her. I have no reason to force her to be someone she’s not. I’ve never influenced her other than to say she can be whatever she wants. Most parents tell their kids they can be whatever they want when they grow up. It j ..read more
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A Pants Review – A Review of Underwear Online
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by ren
1y ago
So, at some point, I realised I was relying on a very small selection of underwear. Enough to always have clean pants – because, with two kids and five cats, we’re always doing laundry. It was getting to the point though, that the only underwear I was comfortable wearing – physically and mentally – were also falling to bits. I needed to buy new underwear. Except, it had been a bit of a hail mary finding the underwear I did have. I’m fat, I’m nonbinary and I’m awkward. Clothes in most shops just aren’t made for me. Let alone underwear. I knew what I wanted – I wanted a similar style to men’s b ..read more
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How To Change Your Name (In The UK)
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by ren
1y ago
Me with my name tag at an event recently. I recently renewed my passport. It was the last step in a two-year process of changing my name. The only reason I hadn’t done it was that my passport didn’t run out until this year, and I didn’t need it. Changing your name on a passport is the same as renewing it, and costs the same, so until recently, it wasn’t a priority. Everything else is already in my new name (well, almost everything, I still get the odd spam email etc), and I had a driver’s licence as ID (a provisional but I’ll come to that later). The passport arrived today – in what I’m callin ..read more
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The Old Man Cat And The Care Home
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by ren
1y ago
As you may know, I have five cats. You may not know that we moved house in February (a day after Beany was discharged from Birmingham Children’s Hospital – I don’t recommend it). We didn’t move far, into the next village. And while it was probably a crazy time to do it, it was an opportunity we couldn’t miss. I don’t regret it. The house is better, the neighbours are better, the kids are happier, my wife is happier, I am happier and so are the cats. In fact, one of my cats is actually healthier since we moved. Reb Brown is my old man cat. I’ve had him for eight years and he’s roughly 16+ year ..read more
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My Top Tips For LegoLand Windsor
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by ren
1y ago
Thanks to the charity Dreams and Wishes, we recently went to Legoland Windsor and spent two nights in the Legoland resort hotel. It was a lot of fun and very tiring and there are a few things I’ve learnt that will make the trip easier next time. The kids both had a lot of fun, both in the hotel and in the park and hopefully, we can go again sometime when Beany is a little taller and able to go on more of the rides. That’s not to say there wasn’t plenty for Beany to do. She loved the trains and the splash park the most. Duplo Valley is made for the tiniest of lego fans. This blog post covers t ..read more
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My Five Long-Term Hospital Stay Essentials
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by ren
1y ago
This post contains affiliate links. If you click them, thanks for supporting QLF. Spending any amount of time in the hospital with a child is pretty tough. Even an outpatient appointment can be hard going but once you’re in there for a while it becomes a challenge to keep both you and your little one settled and comfortable. We’ve been spending a lot of time in hospitals recently. Being at our local hospital isn’t too bad, it’s 20 minutes from home, people can drop us off stuff at the ward desk and, well it’s not quite home but it’s at home. I recognise the skyline, the staff and the somewhat ..read more
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Turning Two After Cancer
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by ren
1y ago
A birthday is pretty special for your kids; they’re getting bigger, growing older, and becoming their own people. A birthday for a kid who has survived childhood cancer is…something else. Instead of just thinking about how much they’ve grown, developed, and milestones they’ve hit, you start looking at your entire life. Now and then. Trying to spot symptoms that explained last years kids compared to this years kid. A couple of weeks ago, Beany turned two. We spent much of the day talking about last year. We spend a lot of time looking back-not just over the last nine months but we examine Bean ..read more
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