Mark, was Stan on the other place.

So the joint Dragonlords/Quasits & Quasars zine is priced at £100 at the shop on the borderlands. Do you get any commission on that?

My dream dinner party guests would be Starmer, Farage, Trump & Netanyahu. I'll carve the joint.

Really impressed by these authors. Its hard to take a stand when we are all struggling. So encouraging to see.

Do any of you lot do cryptic crosswords?

I wrote one last night and I'd be delighted if folk wanted to have a stab at it and give me some feedback?

I just did it on paper, so I'll have to type it up but will send out to anyone who fancies a stab.

Feel free to RT or pass on to the CC fan you love

That would be great, my partner could try to solve it while trying not to sigh too loudly at my feeble suggestions...

As a cis man, if I am in a single gender space & meet someone who wishes to check my or anyone else’s gender, I will insist on seeing their genitals first. After all, just because they are doing the checking, it doesn't mean they have the qualifications. After all printed ID is easy to fake.

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New video debuting in about 30 minutes!

I'll be in the chat answering questions and addressing shitposts

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Farewell & thanks for everything Captain James Lovell. Apollo 8 Command Module Pilot - arguably NASA’s boldest mission - Commander & survivor of the ill fated Apollo 13. I’ve met few people more inspiring or more generous with their legacy. God Speed, safe flight. #AdAstra #NASA

My mum yesterday - "That tea man was doing something on the telly, he's got PHD like you, you ought to watch it".
She meant Johnny Vegas & ADHD. And I haven't had a TV for about a decade.

The genius of Miles Davis was not fully appreciated outside of the US because of the metric system

Marc Maron is absolutely right here

Fellow cis people. The time has come for us to refuse to answer the “M or F” question in any context. Tick “prefer not to say” or the like. Ask “how is this relevant?” In medical contexts, say “I do not consent to providing that information.” Cheerful non-compliance.

The cat regularly sits on my chair. I tell it off but don't move it. It takes no notice. When my son is online it sits on his lap purring as he feeds it occasional treats.
We don't have a cat, but we do have a catflap & a neighbour with a cat.

A copy of "The Unstoppable Letty Pegg" and sheet music for one of the songs I've written for the show with James Hughes

Prepping for a week in Canterbury, workshopping "The Unstoppable Letty Pegg - the musical" with @nymt.org.uk... the dream is coming true! We have an amazing young company, director, choreographer, MD and more in the room - plus a Q&A with Letty's book-mum @iszi.com.

Get ready for LONDON CHAOS!

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If so, can you to me a quick favour?

Go over to the video below, and like, comment, and hit the notification bell.

It really makes a big difference in helping other trans people see this stuff.

Everything sucks but I wanna spread some positive stuff!

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They had their own trans issues & ideologically I was closer to Galloway's workers party, but I couldn't get past their LGBTQ+ views.
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The most recent thing I've seen from him supporting trans was a social media statement from April this year, but I don't think it should be down to what Corbyn thinks. There are a few social conservatives putting themselves forward. At the last election I voted Green for the first time. 1/2

Don't ever lose that fighting spirit, & if I post anything you don't agree with, please call me out on it. We'll get there in the end.

Thanks for apologising. I did come in far too hot, but it wouldn't be the left if we didn't fight over every little thing! x

We both know the depth of the issue & I am sorry if I caused offense with my initial post. Sadly the problem seems to be across the political spectrum & there are many transphobes on the left, which is what I'm afraid of here.

Oh, and by the way, I said protesting not posting. It involved getting up and doing something.

Before that I was accused of being a racist for calling my race Gypsies, which we've been doing in the UK for 500 or so years.
I'm expecting to be told my ADHD is fake next.

Odd place this. Just been accused of lying about an entire life spent protesting. A week or so back I was accused of being pro-Israel after years of being accused of being an anti-Semite.
I've also got more than one account apparently. 1/2

Lying? Fine, whatever. You just be you.

It's not begging for scraps. It's a straight up human right. It's as important as poverty, education, racial equality etc. We need to win this, and we can't do this without being at the table. And it's not just about reassurance. This needs to be a policy commitment.

Fine. I've been protesting about Gaza since the 80's, but yeah. Same with LGBTQ+, back in the days when the police would straight out try to kick the shit out of you for doing so. Since before I ever even heard of Corbyn. And I never said anyone was being paid.

Notably in here: "Sex Matters" now taking the position that even the "Men's" and "Women's" sections of a clothing retailer should be regarded as prescriptive "single sex spaces" where anyone they judge to be the "wrong" sex/gender should not be allowed.

Why is Lindsay Hoyle allowed to police himself 🥴 ?

Headline and first 2 paragraphs Migrants can use rights laws to evade deportation Loopholes could undermine treaty with France Matt Dathan Home Affairs Editor Small boat migrants will be able to frustrate attempts to deport them to France under Sir Keir Starmer's returns deal by exploiting human rights laws, according to the treaty's terms. Under the terms of the agreement with France, migrants will be ineligible for deportation if they have outstanding human rights claims or other legal challenges or claim they are under 18. These are among potential loopholes that threaten to undermine Labour's attempt to end Channel crossings. The treaty also gives France and other European Union member states an effective veto over which individuals are returned.

Just the supposed ‘paper of record’ bemoaning the fact that asylum seekers have *human* rights and may be able to enforce them. Accompanied - ultra cynically - by a photo of Human Rights lawyer, Amal Clooney, at a glamorous fundraiser. What a sly and deeply unpleasant rag The Times now is.

It worries me a great deal that there are a number of transphobes on the left putting themselves forward for the new party. I'm just a bit sad that people here are heckling someone who is already on their side. We all need to get involved on this.