Hmmm. Is it just me being all old-fashioned second-wave feminist, or is there something a little bit odd about Women's Aid selling valentines?  I mean, it's great to find new ways of raising funds for Women's Aid, and this is really nicely done with some lovely ideas. I loved the one I was sent. But, as the Chief Exec herself says here, abusive ( Read more... )

Stonewall has a new report out on lesbian, gay and bisexual people's experiences of later life. Yay! I am very pleased.

But (you knew there was a but coming, didn't you) the first sentence is:

Old age can be a hugely exciting time for some but for others, both heterosexual and gay, it can be a time of anxiety and
concern. Bi people, on the other ( Read more... )

I'm lit reviewing at the moment. I like lit reviewing a lot but at the moment it's quite frustrating because I can't find what I'm looking for (academic articles about UK media portrayals of healthcare and/or social care, but ones covering a wide area, not specific to a specialism such as mental health - turns out there's quite a nice little body ( Read more... )

(Because it only happened the other day).

PB has a set of crayons that includes one crayon of the peachy-beige hue formerly known as 'flesh coloured'. I vaguely recall him asking what that colour was when he first got them, and I think I said 'it's a sort of peachy-beige colour. I think we could call it peach', thinking to myself 'oh, it's that ( Read more... )