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At last the Government has published its long awaited announcement in relation to the reform of the Gender Recognition Act. Despite the considerable hype and speculation as to what was going to happen the changes are minor. The most important for me is that the rights already in place in The Equality Act 2010 whichContinue reading “Gender Recognition”

Something new happened this week which I had not experienced first hand before. I was on the receiving end of harassment at work. One of my colleagues, a Director of the company to which I am a Consultant, who describes himself as being Mediterranean and a passionate man. He has been very “generous” in hisContinue reading “A lesson learned”

I have been emptying a storage container which I have not accessed for about ten years. In it there was furniture, books photographs, family records and included boxes filled with stuff from clearing my parents’ house shortly before my items went into storage too. There were photographs from my wedding and literally hundreds of photographsContinue reading “Possessions”

I have been in my new home for a week and I am pleasantly surprised that everything appears to be going smoothly. No bricks through the window a courteous nod here and there and life goes on. My paranoia appears to be unfounded. Knowing me, I will wait a few more weeks to see whatContinue reading “Just me”

I have been here for six days and the new house is nearly sorted, boxes unpacked. Generally I am blown away by how good the house is for my needs. I imagine you would think that I should have known that earlier, only I had not been able to see inside of the house beforeContinue reading “Settling in”

Tomorrow I am moving, the furniture has already gone I have a mattress for tonight and then I move to my new home. The shelter and protection I have enjoyed, and unwittingly taken for granted, will no longer be there. The coming home to friendly faces will no longer be the norm. I have hadContinue reading “A new place”

I am moving. So i have been sorting everything out determined that for once stuff I have lugged from once place to another and from one storage unit to another storage doesn’t happen again. I have been house sharing so my private space has been comfy yet limited. It meant some of my stuff wasContinue reading “Clearing”

I am becoming more settled about the changes that are taking place in my life and getting ready to move. Some of the anxieties are reducing and I have been able to look “outside the tent” a little more than in the past two weeks. I have been isolating for the last four months andContinue reading “Coming out of isolation”

Well as I mentioned in my last post it is time to be stepping out and moving on. So I have been looking for a new place to rent. The criteria apart from it would be lovely to have  penthouse suite with a roof terrace overlooking the sea for a few pounds a month. Ah well,Continue reading “Moving On”

It looks as if there are changes taking place. For the last three years I have been sharing a house with a couple who have become my family. I would not be where I am today without their care and support and I had not realised how much this has impacted on me and myContinue reading “Stepping Out”