Ten things I’m thankful for 7 – Hate crime edition

Saturday marks the international day of hope and remembrance. So this weekend I’m filling this space up to list ten statistics about hate crimes and the hope and remembrance vigil , because I am thankful that I do not suffer like other people do out there

1) The first H&R vigil was on the 30th October 2009, it was launched in London.

2) It was launched after the death of Ian Baynham after he was beaten and homophobically abused in Trafalgar square

3) Police recorded 52,528 hate crimes in 2014-15, up from 44,471 in 2013-14

4)with that statistic, more than 80% were racially motivated.

5) Home Office records say the “likely factors” of the increase included improved recording of crime, a greater awareness of hate crime and an improved willingness of victims to come forward. Though with that being said there are 1000s of people not wanting to go to the police because of fears of how they are treated or whether its even recorded. Researchers believe that only around 43 per cent of offences are reported to police.

6) Incidents against disabled people have risen up by 12.5%

7) The majority of hate crime victims are male, and are aged between 20 and 49. Meanwhile, most offenders are male and aged between 20 and 29, around 45 per cent of who are white and British.

8) Hate crimes targeting the LGBT community have risen to as many as 100 cases in a month, with a monthly increase of 21.5 % since March 2014.

9) Hate crime aimed at transgender people has risen from 58 to 108 cases since 2014. This is  a recorded yearly rate from the Metropolitan Police, but other research indicates that it’s much higher, but transgender people have said that they find it hard to either speak to police or even when crimes are recorded, they are often not taken seriously or not even logged as a hate crime.

10) This month a hate crime app was launched so people can record what happen without having to talk to the police, by using a third party system. It has a link to victim support so the victim can receive support.

Thank you to Gov.org, the independent and the BBC for helping me find the statistics.

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Ten things I’m thankful of – coming out edition

Since today is Coming out day, I’m going to base my 10 things on lgbt related bits, and posts that I have covered over the past few months.

1) Clare Project – Happy 15th birthday to you. You have been a wonderful supportive role in so many peoples lives. Let’s hope on the next 15 years we can all move forward and support each other, not only just with the binary majority, but become a far more diverse and inclusive space for everyone on the trans spectrum. I wish you all the best with the project and continue to see even greater work happening.
2) Today marks Kai’s and I engagement of 2 years. Thank you for being supportive as always, and I love you very much
3) Coming out day itself. Its nice to see so many beautiful people feel like its OK to come out. Its a tough world out there and I understand that difficulty. I love all of you for being so brave.
4) WordPress – Its amazing to find so many blogs that share your personal experiences with you. There are 1000s out there that are amazing. This leads me nicely into number 5
5) My readers and followers. Thank you for just being you and actually taking 5 minuets in your day to read what I have to write. Thank you to all the new followers I’ve had this week, and especially from yesterday’s post. I really appreciate it. Also thank you to the random readers, who occasionally check through my archives and read other posts. You are the people that are making my top posts interesting.

6) The poly community. Thank you for the wonderful ball we attended to last week. It was wonderful seeing so many LGBT+ Poly people, and I’m really looking forward to the next one.
7) Coming out personally – This is a tricky one, but I honestly thank myself for having the strength to actually come out when I did. Its made my life so much easier and I am grateful for that
8) Steph – My other wonderful partner. They put up with so much crap from me, and I am truly blessed to have them around
9) My family – Coming out wasn’t exactly easy for them, they had to deal with someone who’s openly trans, poly and queer and I totally am thankful for them to love me still unconditionally.
10) My father – His rejection of me, his total dismissive behaviour to his own child, gave me the strength to not put up with peoples crap and not be taken for a ride. Yes he couldn’t deal with me as a child who’s trans and bisexual, but I couldn’t deal with him being a neglectful parent. So having no contact with him, gave me the strength to move on with my life .

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Ten things I’m thankful for 5 – holiday edition

Well its been a pretty eventful week this week, if you have kept up with my posts, but if not have no fear, I will catch you up now with my 10 things I’m thankful for.

1. Blogging awards. Eeeeeep I got one this week and I’m so thankful to the wonderful person who nominated me for it. I really appreciate it.
2. Being with the family. Honestly I have needed the fucking space to sit and chill without massive drama, and I am seriously thankful for that.
3. Craft equipment. I shall post up some of my greetings cards I have made the past couple of weeks. I have found making them quite therapeutic.
4. Scotland. Its actually pretty amazing and there are some fantastic views almost everywhere you go.

5.  My friends. I love them all so much, and they have been amazing to me the past few weeks.
6. Animals. Again, its been wonderful to spend time getting cuddles from the dog, playing with the owls and seeing the horses.
7. The people who have been Sharing, commenting and liking my posts. Thank you for doing that, I appreciate all the support.
8. My beautiful wonderful partners. They are just amazing ❤
9. Having a phone with a camera. I get to take pictures, where ever I am. And I think that's pretty awesome.
10. Blog links. Because I get to see lots of other wonderful blogs

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Ten things I’m thankful for – 4

This fortnight I’m up at my mums and my blogging will be possibly sporadic and infrequent. However I’m going to try and fit in the 10 things I’m thankful for this week. Remember, the best way to move forward, is to appreciate what has already happened. So without any more hesitation, I shall start

1) Music.  Its an amazing way to escape from a shitty situation without going too far. There are millions of styles and artists out there and they all tell different stories.

2) Facebook groups. Without some of these groups I wouldn’t have seen a lot of content I adore , as well as finding some new viewers to my blog. Hello new followers.

3) P0j0. I think this is the second time you have made it into my top ten, but I couldn’t not put you in it after the whole roast dinner / roasting fiasco. Thank you for making me properly laugh for the first time in a few weeks. For the record , roast dinners are bae.

4) Alfredo. Thank you for proving that roasted foods are utterly amazing, by sending pictures of food porn. Also your majestic beard makes me happy every time I see it dude.

5) Mumma. Aka – The birthing Ship. You pushed out three kids and all of them are fucking insane. Statistically that is some pretty good odds, but you haven’t had it easy with us all. Thank you for being there for us, and the animals we have acuminated over the years.

6) Kai and Steph. Yet again they have been amazing rocks in my life. I know that things are shitty for both of them right now, but I love them both so dearly.

7) My phone. Again, this helps me communicate with the outside world so much easier. And I can do my blog posts with ease.

8) Comedy shows. I have needed a laugh recently and they have helped some what. Thank you comedy writers for not making me feel sad.

9) Friends. Again, thank you to everyone that has been so supportive recently. I know I’m not the greatest person to put up with at times, and I can be frustrating, and I’m sorry for that. 

10) Animals. They are probably the best things to be around when you are sad. Be it, feathery, furry or scaly. I love them.

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Ten things I’m thankful for – 3

Its come to that point in the week where I talk about the things I am grateful for. So here it is

1 – Steph and Kai – I have been a miserable fucker the past couple of weeks and they have had to put up with that. They both put up with so much with me and I’m always appreciating them being around.

2 – National express fun fares – because going to Aberdeen would be so much more expensive.

3- Painkillers – recently I have been in quite a substantial amount of pain, and I have been struggling to deal with life. They haven’t been working as well as they could do, but it helps a little bit.

4 – Insight – Recently things have been quite tough, and someone I considered to be a friend, ended up being a huge cunt. I had previously said that I wish them well in all there endeavors, and I didn’t want to stoop low and cause drama. But honestly now, I hope people actually see them for what they are really are.

5 – Family – By the time I have written my next ten things I’m thankful for , I will be in Aberdeen seeing my wonderful family. I’m really fucking excited to see them, I haven’t seen them since June. So you can expect I will be posting about my time up there 🙂

6 – FTMB committee – Again, I cannot stress enough how wonderful Charlie and Ed are. I have never met people just as crazy and cat obsessed as I am. I’m also grateful that they understand what I’m going through at the moment and get that its been stressing me out.

7 – The Internet – I’m glad that there are sites like this, where I can vent out my frustration on a platform that’s easy to maintain.

8 – Friends – They have been amazing recently, and they totally understand my crazy behaviour. Also they know when I just need to be alone, and when I’m stressed.

9 – Aldi – Following on from my previous post. 49p for a bread mix that tastes AMAZING.

10 – Being able to actually communicate – I know there are people out there who struggle talking to people and I am lucky that I am able to do that, and express when I am feeling low or happy

10 things I’m thankful for – 2

Its been a while since I have taken part in this, mainly through being busy, but also because sometimes writing something positive can be quite hard. I think the last one I did was well over a month ago, and a lot has happened in a month. However I think its about time I did one.

So the ten things I’m thankful are:
1. FTMBrighton – honestly they have been amazing with me, and the volunteers who I work with are wonderful. Trans pride went with barely a hitch, though I did nearly concuss myself on the gazebo putting it down for the day.
2. The all you can eat curry houses in central Brighton. THEY ARE SO CHEEP. The vegetarian one is £4.95 and the main one is £8.95 in the evenings on a weekday. Indian food always makes me feel happy.
3. Family. That goes for my partners too. You lot as always have been wonderful and I appreciate you putting up with me.
4. Twitter. OK, so I ended up joining the world of twitter, and its not as bad as I thought it would be. If you want to follow me its @tcausten . I post random shit if I’m honest.
5. P0j0. Now if you don’t know him, you probably know some of his content (I posted some of his pages on FYIYT -Tyler blog post) . The dude is a fucking legend and if I hadn’t had the privilege to speak to him I wouldn’t have spoken to some amazing people. I also wouldn’t have some of the most random chats at 3am. Right now, the discussion is on chilli, and getting it in places you shouldn’t and nail wraps. Also random pictures of porn wouldn’t be sent to me.

6. BBC news. You manage to get me to sleep. I don’t know whether your reporters are boring or that you are really repetitive, but you eventually get me to sleep.
7. Energy drink. Though you are probably killing my insides, you are keeping me functioning throughout the day.
8. My Xbox 360 aka – widow maker. (The only thing non cat related that’s not called Dave) Driving cars and shooting things has never been so easier, thanks to a TV and a controller. Thanks Xbox for making an achievement system that actually makes me feel great to be a gamer.
9. Other bloggers. Thank you for letting me read your content. It stops my boredom and I can read into other peoples lives whilst finding inspiration to do my own blogging.
10. The bisexual and poly community. Its honestly are far more accepting community then most of the trans and/or queer communities I have ever been in.