Golden Handbags Review

On Sunday I went to the Golden Handbag awards in Brighton. Thank you first off to Trans pride for giving me one of their tickets to go. Considering the price, I really appreciate it.
FTMB and Brighton Bothways didn’t pick up an award but they were nominated. Which is always amazing.
Trans Pride and Tramfrau both won awards which was also amazing.
There was a minutes noise as well for the victims of the Orlando shooting which was also very good of the Golden Handbags to do.

There were sadly many MANY problematic things that happened that evening. Cultural appropriation, a rape joke, unwanted touching. This was just some of the guests actions who were in the building.
As for the people running it, I’m going to be writing a complaint about how certain things were handled. IE – No warning on the use of strobe lighting on one of the acts. It was used for a very long time, and for photosensitive epileptics and others with sight and sensory issues, it was dangerous and could have potentially killed someone.

There were other issues, but I feel like I’m going to at least go up the channels before I write anymore on it. It was a good evening for some. And its a great evening for community groups and charities, there was a lot of stuff that needed to be dealt with though.

Liebster Award – 2016

Thank you Kai for the wonderful nomination and I totally accept the award. Here is there recent post, you should check it out . I got the award for “my genitals are not news worthy” post.
As part of the award, if you decide to accept it (as I am), you have certain guidelines to keep it going.
1. Display an image of the award and write about your nomination
2. Thank and link the person who nominated you for this award
3. Answer the 11 questions prepared for you by the blogger who nominated you
4. Nominate 5-11 awesome bloggers who you think deserve this award, and create 11 questions of your own for your nominees to answer
5. List these guidelines in your blog post

So for the questions I was asked

1. What made you want to start blogging?

I started blogging in March 2015 after I realised that I couldn’t find a therapist that was suitable for me and not expensive. I started posting, then I stopped. Then one day I got really pissed off over a situation and started blogging again. My views blew up in a matter of days and a post went viral. I then decided that I would write about being queer and queer life.

2. Do you have a favourite post you have written? What is it and why?

Well the one that got my blog out there would be my favourite but I have tried to cut ties with it now.
One post I am really happy for is for my review on legend. Fuck knows why I get so many views on that every month.
Another post I’m happy for was the very first post in the queer dating series. If it wasn’t for its popularity I wouldn’t have started writing a book.

3. Tell me the story behind your blog name (if there is one)

I didn’t want a gimmick or a hook. I just wanted something plain and simple, so I decided with my full name.

4. Favourite book/TV show/movie? Why?

I’ve posted about them on here on three separate occasions but The Simpsons has to be my favourite TV show ever. I’ve grown up with it, it is like a warm family and has taught me so much about myself.

5. What is your greatest achievement in life so far?

Our (Kai, Josh and I’s) Facebook page “Homos, Heteros and a Whole Lot More” just reached 35,000 followers. That shits fucking unreal if I’m honest. I never expected that a year ago it would have been so popular. 
Working for FTMBrighton also. They are such an amazing team and I couldn’t work with anyone better.
Actually doing this blog is an achievement in itself. I thought I would give up on it, and I haven’t. Instead I am constantly trying to make it better.

6. Do you have anywhere in the world you would love to visit?

America. I need to get my ass to America. Also I would like to go to the North Pole. And Japan.

7. What are the top three things on your bucket list?

I want to skydive
Publish my first book
Visit friends that are all over the world.

8. Favourite pizza toppings?

Seafood or Ham and Pineapple

9. Best dream you ever had?

I don’t really remember dreams. Not good ones anyway. I only remember ones where bad things have happened.

10. Do you have any regrets in life?

No, because the mistakes I have had in my life, have made me what I am today.

11. Finally, if you could be a fruit, what fruit would you be and why?

Strawberry because they taste so fucking good.

So for the questions from me before I nominate which blogs I think deserve it.
1. What is your favourite cheese?
2. In less then 100 words explain the inside of a ping pong ball to me?
3. What are your views on Americas bathroom laws?
4. What is your favourite blog post?
5. Does your horoscope match your personality?
6. What TV character best describes you?
7. What hobby would you like to try out?
8. What place would you like to visit and why?
9. What is your favourite song?
10. Pizza or steak?
11. What is your motto in life and why?

Now for my nominations

1. https://diaryofaninternetnobody.com
2. https://spookymrsgreen.com/2016/05/20/vampires-and-tattoos-at-crewe-mbs-weekend/
3. Hoochie_coochie_hotsauce.tumblr.com
4. www.ftmbrighton.wordpress.com
5. https://tankgirl85.wordpress.com
6. https://trishafaye.wordpress.com

I will be contacting everyone I’ve nominated if they haven’t seen this. Again thank you Kai for it 🙂

Blogging Recognition Award.

With small battles you will achieve small victories

So, after rereading the post I had been nominated for. It was telling me that myself and 14 others had received this sparkly little recognition to the world of the blogging, I was sitting here waiting to find out whether I had got it or not, and I already had. I’m such a fucking newbie to all this hahaha.
So here is my thank you post as well as my obligations for receiving this prize.
There are guidelines for the award, and I will post them now and we shall work through these.

Select 15 other blogs you want to give the award to. You cannot nominate yourself or the person who has nominated you
Write a post to show your award
Give a brief story of how your blog started
Give a piece of advice or two to new bloggers
Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog
Attach the award to the post (right click and save, then upload)
Comment on each blog and let them know you have nominated them
Provide a link to the award post you created

As you can see, the first thing I did was post the image of my award on my post I am writing about it. So, we can check that one off √

Next, my thank you for my nomination. Thank you Skill up skillet. I appreciate that you chose me to be one of people to receive this. Their blog is about geek cooking and other wonderful geek related stuff. They also have the sane humour as me, and we both share an appreciation for swear words, you often wouldn’t see in most blogs. So I urge you to check then out by clicking here.

Next on the agenda, how did I get into all this. OK, so after years of trying therapy, medication, meditation, in fact the whole fucking works when it came to try and support myself through my mental health, I stumbled into blogging. It was something that Kai was doing, and they told me that it was probably one of the easiest things to do. I just type and I get it all out of my system. Now I would like to say that, several months from when I started, THAT’S BULLSHIT. What was an outlet through my darkest moments, has progressed into myself regularly blogging about all kinds of stuff. From small acorns, grow large oaks, and this tree is progressing quite nicely, and I thank every single person who has viewed what I have written about.

Now for the advice. The first piece of advice I can give you came from my mum. NEVER POST SOMETHING THAT WILL INCRIMINATE YOU. Seriously, I would advice never to post anything that you could get either arrested for or loose your job.
Secondly, pick your battles. If you want to complain about something, fight for something, or just vent. Tell yourself, is it worth it? Do I have the energy for it? If so do it. Sing, shout, get all that frustration out of you, because if you don’t you will become bitter and twisted like I am.
Thirdly, and this might go against a few people’s advice, but just keep fucking blogging. Fuck the word count, fuck the lists. You want a blog, own your own content. Do not look for peoples approval. Yes you can try and chase followers or approval, but who the fuck are you actually doing it for. Make your content honest, and always strive to make it better, not for everyone else, but for yourself. 

Finally, the stuff that you came here to see, my picks for the award. These people I honestly believe that they deserve some serious credit. They have worked their butts off with amazing content. Some of the people I will not be able to personally contact. But if you know them, tell them that they have a shiny little prize from me.

1. Kai Harrison Moore The person who encouraged me to blog in the first place. Thank you so much for being there and showing me WordPress.
2. Steph Jane Scott I hope that this will encourage them to blog more, because they have a lot to say.
3. Everyday Feminism Honestly this is an amazing page. Regardless of the terrible information and horror stories you hear about feminism (which is bullshit). This blog has done a remarkable job with providing some of the best information out there.
4. Sex talk by Seline She had done a guest post for me a while back and is constantly on my blog role. I love her to pieces and her blog about sex positivity, though sometimes controversial brings a lot of sexual heath advice to many people.
5. FTM Brighton This group is amazing, and Ed has worked so hard on this blog for the group, so they deserve a mention. Keep up the blogging peeps.
6. Sabah Choudrey I cannot begin to explain how much I love this person, and their writing. Honestly, its just beautiful. Go follow them. NOW!!! Seriously though Sabah has been an amazing rock for me, and I wish them well in all their adventures.
7. Daniela Uslan Joining their Facebook page has really helped with me getting followers and their blog has encouraged me to write a lot more.
8. Naperville Animal Hospitals  I found them because they reblogged this post and I went through their page and it was amazing. You should certainly check them out.

As well as these 8 I also nominate the following blogs, because they are awesome.
9. http://www.sizzlingtowardssixty.com.au
10.  http://www.randombitsofhappiness.com/
11. http://www.mydaddoes.com/
12. http://educatedblackgirl.com
13. http://www.peafritters.com/
14.  http://anitacuisine.com/
15.
http://www.caring4theelderly101.com

Please check out everyone that you can, they are all amazing. I will try and get round to telling everyone who’s received this, if I haven’t, its because I get very anxious about messaging people, but I hope you found this.

Again, thank you for nominating me for the award, I really appreciate it ❤

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