As trans people face mounting attacks from every angle, Argentina’s history of trans-inclusive feminist liberation has lessons for the UK left. A long read co-authored with Alessandra Viggiano.
Tag: UK
Op Ed: Rwanda, rhetoric and a government march to the far-right
Article for The New Arab situating UK plans to deport people seeking asylum in histories of colonialism, nationalism and Conservative Party embrace of far right policy and rhetoric
Podcast: Interviewed by Left/Over
A conversation about migration, borders, capitalism, the problem with ‘inefficiency’ – and why we should all be abolitionists
Film Review: “Pride”
Now available online: a short review of the recent UK hit film, Pride, which was originally published a few months … More
MA Thesis Film Available Online
I completed my MA Visual Anthropology documentary in late 2009, but didn’t make it widely available, at the request of the primary research participants. … More
Out of the furnace, into the fire? Article on Uganda & LGBT asylum seekers in the UK
In March 2014, the vindictive, incendiary Ugandan tabloid “Red Pepper” published the details of 200 people it deemed to be “homosexual,” … More
Article on the UK Marriage (Same-Sex) Act 2013
My latest article for Red Pepper, “Married Strife” written in response to the UK government passing the “Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) … More
Reflections on IUAES Congress 2013
This summer, my alma mater the University of Manchester played host to the 17th Congress of the International Union of … More
Article in defense of Thatcher “Death Parties”
Being a lefty British woman in DC, I tired quickly of people offering me their condolences and/or offering me their … More
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