I've just posted a (very) short piece on Patreon for those that follow me there. It's my first bit of fiction writing for months, its the intro to what could be a longer, stand alone tale.

Tschussie,
Madeline Anafrid

reaches Big Closet!

Unplanned

Slowly but surely.

If strangers know anything about Alberta, it's probably the resort towns of Jasper and Banff.

Well, right now, Jasper has been evacuated, and fires have reached the outer reaches of the town.

We are safe from the fires here in Edmonton, but the smoke is making it hard to breathe.

hugs and prayers appreciated.

The Deutsche Welle [DW] (literally “German Wave”, the German equivalent of the British BBC) just published a documentary on trans life in Germany. It covers the lives of three different people at three different ages.

Are lgbTq influential enough to affect an election ???

however much we wish otherwise.

Power just returned after a couple days. Now might be a good idea to get new batteries for a couple of my UPSs. I may be able to return my worn-out UPS batteries by UPS.

There is a site that is new to me on YouTube called "The Bender Of Gender". So far, the first entry looks to be some four hours long. It is all voice and perhaps a Cross Dressers dream. I'm into it about ten minutes, and have it paused to make this blog. It remains to be seen if I will be able to keep getting into it for the whole four hours.

So far so good.

Hilary Cass, who wrote the recent report on care for trans children for the UK government, is to be made a peer:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c84975xgdwlo

This means she will have a seat in the UK House of Lords and have a vote on UK laws - for life.

Happy Independence Day, all you Murricans! Enjoy your day.

A little birdie told me that today is Dot's birthday. Let's take a moment to celebrate her life and wish her well.

or some other Anglo-Saxon expression of expletive!

Yep, the actual concluding chapter of On The Edge is yours today!

It is profound to me that some are just busy about being who they are no matter what the self-proclaimed experts say. We all know them, and it is not about gender, though sometimes it is. They are just born that way. Some born leaders, some are followers, some are healers and others are warriors. Some have a high need for order knit right into their souls, so are police whether there is a badge or not. Some tear clocks apart all their lives. There are those here who are Wordsmiths and others want to be...

Judge Strikes Down Florida Ban on Transgender Care for Minors

Not quite as good as it sounds, but it's still encouraging.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/11/us/florida-transgender-la...

Well there's a mob of them attacking the bird feeders with some gusto so i presume they're hungry!

has a habit of happening.

It seems transgender children are the easiest target for the self-righteous rightwing parties to target, so it's good to read a positive story for once. It may only be a drop in the ocean of hate that seems to exist these days, but it made me feel glad that someone is trying.Here is a link to the Guardian report:https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/29/tran...

A Guide to the Saga

The contest is now live! You can find the tag above, and I'm excited to see your entries!

For many of us BCTS is a huge part of our lives, or has helped us pull through rough times thanks to the community and stories the site has helped to foster.

Well, what better way to show our appreciation of that than a 25th anniversary contest?

Yep, that's right -- BigCloset turns 25 in June! And to celebrate, we want to give back to the community with some prizes and a contest.

I certainly looked like i'd been used as a salt pan when i got back from todays excursion!