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Stylishly & straightforwardly feminine. Geeky, techy sort of woman, 57 (it's probably the estradiol). Ardeni Lakam is my Isabel. Writes, but can't sight read, music. Plays piano a bit. T1D. Single & pan. UK.
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They say the pen is mightier than the sword, but the sword is mightier than the penis.

Trans peeps quote with a pic of yourself that you love

Today's adventure was Anglesey Abbey, which is neither in Anglesey nor is it an Abbey.

This rose is so beautiful. I want these in my garden.

Aisle 7 for glassware, ceramics, cutlery and cursed dolls

Had a conversation with someone today about headphones. I said I was going to buy some new earbuds to replace my broken ones. She said she likes her Sony WH1000X phones. Not suggesting Google is listening to private conversations... but Google is definitely listening to private conversations.

Shopkeeper: Hello, how may I help you today. Me: I'm looking for a statue of a dog wearing a recency style coat with a fancy necktie and stuffed into a glass cone, like he's the ice cream in a cornetto. Shopkeeper: I think I have exactly what you want...

Estate agent was showing people around my house today so I went out... But not before I'd carefully positioned my dalek to look as menacing as possible.

I remember this time. There was a period of about three months when I was subject to drive-by transphobia. It happened three times: people hanging out of their cars to yell abuse as they drove past. Then... It stopped. Permanently.

A stark warning to Labour showing that their strategy of appeasing the far right by aping their policies does not work at all. None of the Reform voters have switched to Labour or the Liberal Democrats. Labour is losing votes to the left and not gaining any from the right. The strategy is insane.

You'd have to be deliberately malicious or delusional if you think that a protected characteristic called Gender Reassignment exists, but that it doesn't actually reassign your sex... despite the definition of the characteristic saying it means undergoing a process to reassign your sex.

Why do people who grew up when queer people were criminalised, denigrated or oppressed have regressive views on queer people, while the younger generation who grew up in a more accepting culture are more accepting? Who can tell... it's a mystery.

Dept Q, Episode 7, Cold Open Scene 1 Brilliant. So satisfying. Utterly perfect in every way. Excellent script and wonderful use of the characters.

If you're doing the consultation on the EHRC's discriminatory guidance you might want to point out that para 2.1.2 says that a person's sex changes based on the processes they undergo to change physiological or other attributes of sex, which contradicts EHRC para 2.1.7.

This is a good statement of intended objectives. Would be good if it was actual policy.

Happy dinosaur day! What's your favourite dinosaur? I have to say Gorgosaurus libratus. I have a tattoo of a gorgosaur's bones in the death pose with her tail twisting over my shoulder. It's been there for over 25 years and looks a little faded now. I keep meaning to get it redone.

Did Ncuti Gatwa film his regeneration scene before a single episode of his first series had even aired?

This weekend I've cried off a couple of social events. I prefer wandering round heritage sites with my daughter.