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It's the start of Pride month, and I've got something to say. The oppression of LGBTQIA+ rights by the UK government continues. Expect to...
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Peter
- May 11
- 3 min
Comments on the ILGA annual review 2023
The ILGA annual report was released today, and unsurprisingly, the UK is still failing the LGBTQIA+ community. I made a blog post about...
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Peter
- Feb 13
- 3 min
Don’t look back in ELT or LGBTQ* lament
This blog post was originally published on Diverse Educators blog on 25th April 2022, but I thought it was worth sharing it here, too. I...
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Peter
- Nov 15, 2022
- 2 min
Why I won't stop pushing for LGBTQIA+ representation in materials
This is not going to be an easy read. If the map above doesn't spell it out, let me explain further. You can see the map in more detail...
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Peter
- Nov 11, 2022
- 2 min
‘I called him, once; then listened: nothing moved...’
It's Remembrance Day today. I honour those who served, but especially today, I honour the LGBTQIA+ victims, veterans and those affected...
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Peter
- Sep 26, 2022
- 2 min
A is for...
I recently published my latest ELT resource, A is for... . Unfortunately, I published it on bisexual visibility day, so I felt a little...
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Peter
- Jul 25, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 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
- Feb 1, 2022
- 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 18, 2022
- 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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Peter
- Jan 17, 2022
- 6 min
Queerience: I am neither a taboo nor an issue
I've recently been on a bit of a reminisce about things and found some old photos. It got me thinking about my experience as an ELT...
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Peter
- Jul 11, 2021
- 3 min
Hate is the new thing
I've recently become interested in the amount of hatred and vitriol aimed at people in the LGBTQ+ community. This has been partly spurred...
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Peter
- Jul 7, 2021
- 2 min
Anti-fat
TW - body issues. I'm one of those people who have struggled with their body image for a long time - I'm sure there are more of us around...
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Peter
- Jul 3, 2021
- 6 min
An unholy end to Pride month
Pride month is now finished and it just so happened that I celebrated it by being abused on social media. I'm not necessarily going to...
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