I see that today Flickr has renamed ‘Contacts’ to ‘Following’. I know a lot of people hate change, but this makes a lot of sense to me because that’s what it has actually always been in all but name. Contacts…
Tag: opinion
Gender roles
A little while ago I discovered The Advocate, with some of the articles really making me think and some of them blowing my mind, such as the one that suggested that the fundamental flaw in being transgendered and trying to pass as…
Wistful envy
I walked down to the local shops today to buy lunch, since it was a nice day. It’s around 10 mins each way, which is just right especially in this weather! Whilst there I saw a gorgeous girl-next-door type; brown…
Yours insincerely
I’ve long noticed that on Flickr, the comments all seem to be predominantly very polite and positive. People tend not to post anything rather than post something negative. I’ve especially noticed this on pics of t-girls. Even when, to be…
More than a woman
The BBC published a very good article on transgenderism on the News Magazine area of their website entitled Richard O’Brien: ‘I’m 70% man’ The article, written by Jo Fidgen, quotes Richard O’Brien (of Rocky Horror fame) as talking about the…