The conversation around the GRA reform has descended into radical extremism, it has moved on considerably from when I first started to engage in it online. Legitimate concerns were the core of the conversation with many women feeling uneasy that men could co-opt a trans identity and access women's only spaces to prey on vulnerable women. These assertions have been dealt with many times now...
Category: Writing
My Miscarriage
Starting a family has always been something that has weighed heavy on my mind. My mum lost two children; my sister who was born before me died during labour, and my brother who was younger than me had a rare genetic condition causing him to pass away at three months old. I remember visiting my… Continue reading My Miscarriage
SNP Women’s Convener
A BIT ABOUT ME I have been an active members of the SNP since 2011 and was a founding member of Generation Yes, the national youth campaign for independence in the run up to the 2014 referendum. I was National Convenor of the YSI for two years from 2015 - 17. In 2016 I was… Continue reading SNP Women’s Convener
A Space of One’s Own
I have journaled for as long as I can remember; writing down everything I did that day, how it made me feel, and describing all of my emotions. I have stacks of old books covered in writing, recording my early teens and mid twenties, my heartaches and my dreams, my ambitions and fears that held… Continue reading A Space of One’s Own