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Tuesday 11 July 2017
Monday 10 July 2017
Micropoetry - June 2017
I know we're a little over a week into July, but we still have some unfinished business with June!
So, let's just get straight to it!
Here's my micropoetry from June:
So, let's just get straight to it!
Here's my micropoetry from June:
Sunday 9 July 2017
Nerd Church - Victims of the System
(Warning: this post discusses a child killing case from the UK committed by a mentally ill teenager, and issues surrounding this such as stigma and failings in mental health care.)
Diminished Responsibility is a defence in English and Welsh law.
It means that the person who has committed the crime is not in control of their own actions, and is usually used in mental health-related circumstances.
At the same time it recognises that there is some responsibility on the part of the person committing the crimes - if only that they did not take all reasonable precautions to prevent this or a similar situation from occurring.
Diminished Responsibility is a defence in English and Welsh law.
It means that the person who has committed the crime is not in control of their own actions, and is usually used in mental health-related circumstances.
At the same time it recognises that there is some responsibility on the part of the person committing the crimes - if only that they did not take all reasonable precautions to prevent this or a similar situation from occurring.
Friday 7 July 2017
Friday Fics Fix - The One I Forgot To Title
I love new takes on established characters - especially the ones that blow your mind ;)
That's what I have for you this week - something that will make you sit up and say, 'Huh? Wow. I can't believe I never considered that!'
Thursday 6 July 2017
Wednesday 5 July 2017
Month in Review(s) - June 2017
June was too damned hot here in the UK.
It regularly reached over 28C, & often over 30C. I officially melt at around 23.5C, so I was NOT happy.
Sunday 2 July 2017
Nerd Church - I Know You Mean Well...
Warning: this post
contains discussions of homophobia and f**k-ups by well-meaning
allocishet people.
Pride month may have
come to an end, but those of us who are LGBTQ+ are LGBTQ+ all year
round.
Something I’ve
noticed since I came out last year is well-meaning allocishet* people
put their ever-loving feet in it on a pretty regular basis.
This isn’t out of malice – it’s more like a failure to listen and understand.
This isn’t out of malice – it’s more like a failure to listen and understand.
*Allocishet =
allosexual, cisgendered, heterosexual. Basically, non-LGBTQ+.
Allosexual means
feels sexual attraction (i.e. not asexual or asexual-spectrum,)
cisgendered means identifies as your birth gender, heterosexual is
only attracted to the opposite sex.
So the term
allocishet refers to people who aren’t in any way covered by the
umbrella of queer or LGBTQ+.
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