Gather your party and Roll for Initiative

My relationship with my hands is generally a bit uneasy. I use them to eat, to dress myself, to catheterise, to cook and clean. I’m using them right now to type! I find that I use my hands for almost everything I do short of walking, and now I use a manual wheelchair, I use them for that, too.

In my gender transition I’ve been pretty extremely fortunate. When I first stepped outside wearing a skirt, it was a long flowing almost pleated black thing over long black patent boots (I know, I know..), I was pretty afraid of being shouted at or attacked. OK I was genuinely terrified.

The Rogue and I regularly watch the Great British Bake Off. This year Nigella has joined the cast and it is awesome. Whenever we watch, we enact a little tradition where I sing the theme tune. It is a silly thing. But it’s ours. Today I forgot to sing the theme and the Rogue looked at me with pointed expectancy. So I rolled my eyes, smiled, and began.