Suicidal thinking in trans people is not inevitable. It’s not hard-wired into our brains. It’s a consequence of growing up in a society that dictates to us how males and females are supposed to look and behave – and erases non-binary people altogether. It’s a result of having our talents and our potential systematically ignored.
Earlier this week, I attended a fantastic conference organised by the social enterprise Inclusive Minds to promote diversity and inclusion in books for children and young adults. The event, entitled ‘A Place at the Table’, brought together publishers, authors and other stakeholders with young ambassadors from communities that are under-represented …
[CW: internalised homophobia and transphobia] There’s an alien mind-snatcher that’s been squatting in my brain for forty years. The `Person-I-Think-They-Want-Me-To-Be’ (PITTWAM-2B) is its name, and people-pleasing is its game. But recently I’ve begun to ask the question: is it me, or the PITTWAM-2B, who’s making this decision? The PITTWAM-2B is …
