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Peter
- Jul 25
- 2 min
Post no hate
TW: homophobia / queerphobia For those of you who don't know, I have a little page on Facebook where I post intermittently with...
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Peter
- Jun 26
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Pride in Education conference
25th June 2022 will be a day I remember for a very long time. As a person with anxiety, meeting new people can be a tricky experience for...
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Peter
- Jun 15
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Mid Pride Month
So, it's the middle of June and it's the middle of Pride month. I thought it was about time for a little blog post. This comes off the...
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Peter
- Jun 1
- 2 min
Pride month 2022
So, it's Pride month 2022. There doesn't seem to be much to celebrate - homophobia is on the increase, transphobia is rife thanks to the...
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Peter
- May 12
- 2 min
Comments on the ILGA annual review
The ILGA-Europe has published its review on the rating of 49 European countries and their laws, policies and situations for Lesbian, Gay,...
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Peter
- May 9
- 3 min
Preparation for IATEFL Belfast
As you may well know, I talk about many things on here, not just professional things, but personal too. It's my belief that by being...
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Peter
- Apr 13
- 2 min
Lightbulb moments
If you're reading this, then you're more than likely to have been following developments in my freelance career on LinkedIn. As in...
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Peter
- Apr 5
- 2 min
Don't forget yourself
I intended to write this earlier today after my walk. It ended up being an emotional walk for reasons I shall explain. At first, I didn't...
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Peter
- Apr 4
- 2 min
A new lease
I feel energised. The responses I'm getting from my representative materials is wonderful. Honestly, the ELT community is fantastic. To...
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Peter
- Mar 30
- 2 min
Professional
Something came up today in my chat with Jane Ritter on Teachers Talk Radio and I could see from the comments that it's not just me that...
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Peter
- Mar 18
- 2 min
Daily life - resource
You might have seen yesterday that I released a new resource on my resources page here. I thought I would share some of the reasonings...
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Peter
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Women's history month 2022
It is Women's History Month 2022, leading towards International Women's Day on 8th March. In ELT materials, although I think the industry...
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Peter
- Feb 23
- 3 min
Re-examining Taboos and Issues
OK, so I know I've spoken about this before; the famous (or perhaps infamous) Taboos and Issues, published in 2001. In a note on one...
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Peter
- Feb 12
- 2 min
Reclaiming opportunities
This post was going to be called 'Missed opportunities'. Then I had second thoughts, because even if we miss opportunities, there are...
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Peter
- Feb 4
- 3 min
How to write inclusive materials: review
It has been remiss of me not to write about this book since its publication last year. Tyson Seburn, the contributors and the ELT Teacher...
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Peter
- Feb 1
- 4 min
LGBTQ+ History month 2022
For LGBT+ History month 2022, I thought I would look back on progress in the ELT industry. Ten years ago, Tyson Seburn wrote a post...
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Peter
- Jan 24
- 1 min
Further work on Taboos and Issues
Some of you will have seen my earlier posts on Queerience and the book called Taboos and Issues and my problems with it. As I mentioned...
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Peter
- Jan 18
- 1 min
Queerience: the follow up
This is really just a follow on from yesterday's post about Taboos and Issues and in particular I took umbrage at Gays and Jobs. So, I...
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