'At least 32 transgender and non-binary people have been killed in the US this year, the Human Rights Campaign said yesterday in its annual report.

America's largest LGBT political lobbying organisation found that transgender people of colour made up 81% of known victims, with more than half (59%) of victims being black. Trans women accounted for 81% of the deaths.

The report said the number of fatalities was likely to be an underestimate because deaths of trans people often go unreported or victims are misgendered.' (Associated Press)

At the going down of the Sun and in the morning, we remember them.

Well i suppose it is November so what can you expect.

Full availability options!

If you are here, it's because you want to be here.

For you to "Be Here", Big Closet also has to "Be Here".

The only reason BCTS is 'on the net', is because every month, enough people 'cough up' enough money to pay for everything.

And our Admins and core people are way too close to 'coughing up blood'. Every month.

Please think about what BCTS is worth to you.
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This is only for people who can, but have not yet contributed - let's do a simulation:

well thats about as exciting as it gets!

is now live!

According to the Guardian, these fish along with another species of wrasse start off as female but become male as they age, becoming more colourful as they do so. Nature seems to have it the wrong way round to my thinking but they are beautiful fish.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/19/discover...

is that a word?

Yep i finally got it finished earlier today.

Yep, a full three quarters of 2022 are behind us, a regular roller coaster of a year.

The end of supermarket copycat items could be in sight after a bombshell decision by a Swiss court over Lidl's knock-off chocolate bunnies.

The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland ruled that Lidl's chocolate bunnies wrapped in aluminium foil, whether 'golden or of another colour', were too similar to Lindt's.

It banned the chain's Swiss branches Lidl Schweiz and Lidl Schweiz DL from selling similar bunnies and ordered the destruction of any still in stock.

Just to say that if I'm offline, it is because of Ian. Anyone in Florida, stay safe. The rain might be starting at 9, so I just hope my power is fine. anyway, just an update.

that somewhere between me hitting the post button and it actually saving, my Wednesday blog post disapeared into the ether!

I'm not going to try to remember what was in it, i'll be back on Sunday.

Maddy

my ride took me up onto the Cotswolds yesterday

I'm sure there are many people on our site that are impacted by what this newspaper article lays out. Perhaps reading this article will help in dealing with medical/insurance denial of benefits. Being blind sided by insurance issues & procedures can be horrible.

Look i'm from England, weather is never far from our thoughts!

I know this is not a "trans" issue. It will however affect a great many trans people, as often transitioning can lessen job prospects and wealth.

The energy price cap goes up again by 80% from 1 October for 24 million people in England, Scotland and Wales.

If you’re on a default tariff and pay by direct debit, your bills will increase by £1,578 a year to £3,549. If you’re a prepayment customer, your payments will rise by £1,591 a year to £3,608.

Let's hope September is less 'eventful'!

Appeals court rules gender dysphoria covered under ADA

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/fourth-circuit-holds-ad...

I've seen two different AI "companions" online and on FB. Are these for real? Are they just a way to hack my computer?

Gwen

Red flags aplenty in London police’s swatting of Twitch streamer Clara Sorrenti: expert

https://globalnews.ca/news/9069338/london-police-swatting-tw...

some say that we Brits have a fixation with the weather