‘Sarah’s story’ is a first person account of a 16 year old trans student who recently transitioned at school. It’s longer than my usual posts, but when you start reading, you’ll realise why. Quite simply, all the players in this story are remarkable: Sarah herself, her family and close friends; the Principal of her school, […]
Youth
Time to fight back
I told this story to a small group of people recently. I couldn’t quite reach the end of it without getting choked up, and when I did finish, the room was silent. ‘You should write that down’, one of my listeners said. So here it is, written down. I came out in 1986 in England, […]
A big change in the world
Hey Damo, I just wanted to say thanks for how much you and Diversity have done for me in the past year – I think I’ve come so far. I have such confidence, self-respect and understanding of myself, it’s amazing, I don’t think I’d be the way I am now if it weren’t for you […]