I’ve been to a few singalong showings of Purple Rain at the Prince Charles Cinema. One time I dressed as Doctor Fink in scrubs with a red stethoscope and black shades and everything. But it wasn’t a singalong, just a regular showing, and nobody else dressed up. I looked great though.

The wonderful Lavender Menace in Edinburgh are doing a fundraiser to support their operating costs! They've been able to do so much as a staffed organisation - it will be so good for queer life in Scotland if they can keep going: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-laven...

Several years ago I co-started a collection of LGBTQ+ resources for library, knowledge & information workers, which I now maintain ie I add useful links when I come across them. Follow this new Bluesky account which updates when new items are added. Feel free to suggest resources!

On my way to Manchester for important business and listening to I Found Lovin’ by the Fatback Band. The connection is that I heard the song on an episode of Corrie.

I’ve just submitted my tax return (a whole nine months earlier than last year)! I was determined to get it sorted on the first day this year. Surely I now deserve a small treat.

I had an idea I would watch Corrie from the beginning but there are 11,828 episodes which is a bit much even for me (in comparison, Star Trek has 990 episodes across the franchise). Perhaps I'll just watch the Bet Lynch years - that's only 2200 eps.

🖖 Happy First Contact Day #StarTrek Fans! April 5th 2063, is officially the day of First Contact between Humans and Vulcans. 🎉 How are you celebrating today? Are you watching a Star Trek episode/movie/series? TELL US! #FirstContactDay

#Section28 caused real harm. It erased lives, denied support, and left lasting shame and silence that many are still living with today. Please sign and share this petition calling for a public inquiry into the impact of Section 28 on #LGBTQ people. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

“We are going for all humanity” 😭😍🖖

I’m secretly hoping they’re going to test a new warp engine that the Vulcans will see then come and sort us out

I put together a litter tray hideaway but it might be too good because neither cat has found it yet

Don't buy into the culture war. There always have been and always will be trans people. They just want to exist in peace like everyone else. Their existence is not the cause of anyone else's problems. The only way they affect your life is by making it better. #TDOV #TDOV2026 #TransDayOfVisibility

Our latest video is on YouTube to make it even easier to share within your network - no matter what platform you’re on! 🩷 Help us get to 100,000 signatures, and beyond 🙏🏻 ✍🏻 notinourname.org.uk youtube.com/shorts/hg4lu...

I heard the hairball but I can’t find the hairball. If I’m lucky, it’s under a bed where it will dry and get vacuumed up. Most likely I’ll step on it with my bare feet in the middle of the night.

I’m having really bad luck with deliveries lately, from different companies. I’ve been sent the wrong size, the wrong item or the wrong quantity. I ordered two replacement foam cushions for my old sofa. Pleased to say I got the sizing right. Less pleased that I only got one of them.

I want Karamo to come and sort my life out #QueerEye

We’re ready for this afternoon’s Transmission Wirral meet-up at Future Yard in Birko. All trans+ people and allies are welcome 💜🏳️‍⚧️ #thefutureisbirkenhead #TMW #transrightsarehumanrights

CILIP & CILIP School Libraries Group continue supporting this school librarian member through this unprecedented and worrying situation

Olivia Colman has come out as non-binary so now I feel good about the time a young person told me I looked like her (them?) at Wirral Pride the other year. www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/02/osca...

A very late update: this mystery was quickly resolved when my neighbour told me they’d left me some DRY CAT FOOD. Their cat didn’t like it and they didn’t want to throw it out. I’ll look more closely next time there’s an unexpected item in the cubby area.

I don’t know what to do with myself today; no rugby and no Call The Midwife…

Cymru am byth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏉

I only liked Fuzzbox when they were called We’ve Got A Fuzzbox And We’re Going To Use It #totp #suchacoolteen

Does anyone remember if there were any complaints about Kenny Everett saying “Julio In-Greasy-Arse” on TOTP in 1982?

I missed this article by @rhodri.biz as well as the release of the Bog-Set in 2022 but I’ve been listening to Bog Shed since 1987 and they’re still a real favourite. I saw them just once in a tiny venue above a pub on Bold Street in Liverpool when they were supporting That Petrol Emotion.

A house with a warm air heating system on Homes Under the Hammer being described as “a lovely bit of history” and “a museum piece” that they’ve never even seen before. That’s what I’ve got in my flat… I also have wood chip wallpaper. It goes with my mid-century vibe I suppose.

Recent court decisions are making it increasingly difficult for trans and nonbinary people to go to work with dignity and privacy. Complete our Workers Survey to help us push the government to update the law and make trans inclusion possible again! tinyurl.com/TransActualW...

It’s 95% Rhys Carré now…

This International Women's Day, please remember that trans women are women. Full stop. No qualifiers.

Feeling all the feels after watching the #CallTheMidwife finale 😭

My Instagram feed is almost all Star Trek, cats, queer stuff and rugby. So much rugby. I’ve put in a lot of time and effort crafting this algorithm.

Don Henley just on “One-Hit Wonders at the BBC” miming to “The Boys of Summer”. One day many years ago, we came home from school to find my mum, on a rare day off, listening to the 12” of this song on repeat but at 33rpm instead of 45. Best song she’d ever heard, she said.

Min svenska farmor var inte särskilt liberal, men hon tyckte om ”de homosexuella, för de är alltid så snälla mot gamla tanter”

What's on at #CILIP this week? Our spotlight is on CILIP Members' Fest, a jam-packed programme of online events, 'ask us anything' sessions & in-person networking. All events are open-access so - CILIP member or not - it's free of charge. See all listings: https://ow.ly/KPHi50Yk82o

As LGBTQ+ History Month comes to a close, we wanted to share a snippet from the fantastic "How to be a good trans* ally" Webinar, hosted by Binni Brynolf. Full webinar is available now here: https://vimeo.com/1161082692?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

Hegseth talking absolute nonsense. “We are warriors”. Delusional and dangerous.

Going for a nap at 7pm wasn’t my best idea, except that I’m going to have breakfast now instead of dinner.

@ciliplgbtq.bsky.social & The Small #Trans #Library: Packed Lunch for #LBGTHM 🏳️‍⚧️📘 25 Feb 1-1:45 pm. Online. Free Attend to hear about The Small #Trans #Library background, approaches to collection building, resources & stories. There'll be time for questions. www.eventbrite.com/e/cilip-lgbt...

On a local train to visit my Mum and somehow missed the announcement that the train from Birkenhead was now an express to Chester without stopping in between (this does not normally happen). Looks like I’ll be visiting Chester briefly before getting a train back…

“What was your job when you were young, grandma?” “I performed hastily choreographed and barely rehearsed dance routines to popular hits of the day on Top of the Pops” #totp

New favourite song. Absolutely the best tune I’ve heard in ages. Feast your eyes & ears! #thecuntiest #spilata

A couple of days late, I’m celebrating #ThresholdDay. This year is the 30th anniversary, I don’t understand why such a monumental day isn’t a holiday around the globe. As I saw every time, I want some of those Voyager sickbay pyjamas.

#StarFleetAcademy is really very good. Four episodes in and I’m feeling about it like I did for #StrangeNewWorlds. It’s hopeful, tense, funny, moving, inspiring. I love it #SFA #SNW #StarTrek

Also exciting or something anyway, someone has left a small bag of gravel in one the cubbies outside my front door. What does this mean? What am I supposed to do with it? I’m not known for accepting gifts of gravel. Or am I?

This is exciting, a new film called “A Town in Nova Scotia” is being made in my town right now, and they’re filming in a block of flats (not mine) in my road this week! I keep saying I need to get out more, will the chance to spot Bill Nighy do the trick?

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I just built a standing desk i.e. I got a tabletop from the Swedish shop plus some extra long table legs from eBay then I’ve screwed them together. It’s my second one, the desk area is bigger now. This is a very cheap and easy option but only if you’re used to standing all the time you work.

As of this month, I have been working in libraries for 30 years. THIRTY. I started as a library assistant in the public library system in Lund, Sweden. A great job where I learnt and experienced loads, although the pay was so bad. Also the first time I was called an “effing c*nt” in the workplace.

More Star Trek needed.

How do I become a professional troublemaker? Sounds like a fun job.