Misfit memoir
At heart, Juliet Jacques’ transgender coming-out story is about what it’s like to be an outsider. I reviewed Trans: a memoir for the Winter 2015 New Humanist.
Pigs, lies and political sex scandals
In the aftermath of #piggate, I was joined by Reni Eddo-Lodge and Marie Le Conte to discuss political sex scandals for Novara FM.
Could body modification be a pathway to liberation?
Control of the self should not be underestimated as a form of power. Originally published in the Autumn 2015 issue of the New Humanist.
Is it a man or a woman? Transitioning and the cis gaze
Verso commissioned me to write a piece about Juliet Jacques new memoir, Trans. It was shared by the trans artists Darkmatter and went viral. Originally published on the Verso blog.
Dead name: why Facebook is wrong about who we are
For me the legal barriers that block living authentically are upsetting. But for others they are downright dangerous. Originally published by Transformation.
Novara media: Mental health, capitalism and care
Earlier this year Novara media commissioned me to put together a radio show about mental health, along with a week of articles. My guests are Annie Cohen and Wail Qasim. […]
Resist! Against a precarious future – my book is out!
You can download it for free at the Lawrence and Wishart website. The young generation aren’t apathetic. We’re disenfranchised, under or unemployed, insecure and anxious. But we’re also angry. We […]
