In view of the setting It is interesting to review a day in which some setting within which I found myself brought a mix of behaviours, attitudes, prejudices, and indiscretions which on reflection just indicated how much we need to be self-aware of how what and how we do things…

Let’s unstigmatise GoFundMe There is an undercurrent of concern and stigma accompanying the use of GoFundMe to attract funding for whatever cause or issue you might have. It is probably that concern and fear of stigma that meant I did not resort to this model of making people aware of…

Be glad for the professionalism I got involved in a thread conversation on Twitter this morning because I felt there was a seething sense of entitlement bordering on blackmail that could not be overlooked. The poster had used the services of a skin specialist whose professionalism had eradicated hyperpigmentation from…

“In a perfect world, the positive would be open and the negative would be open-minded.” From a Grindr profile. Preamble Do not be afraid to take the test Face up to the new reality Avail yourself of all the help available Do not be afraid to ask questions and seek…

Change has come today Many tributes shall be written about the woman born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary who became Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms. In a reign that spanned 7 decades and 7 months, many of us…

Knowing an ally An ally is a person or organisation that cooperates with or helps another in a particular activity. Allying is combining or uniting resources or commodities with (another) for mutual benefit. Earlier today on Twitter, I read of someone who was withdrawing his allyship with the LGBTQ+ community…

A plan coming together I had been on admission in hospital for 8 nights already, by which time, they have tried different approaches in medication and analysis, the knowledge the medical personnel had acquired from biopsies and leeching blood from my system was now coming together into a strategy and…

The government of Boris Johnson superintending over England as the fiefdom in which they can decide and determine action over the Coronavirus pandemic have concluded that on Monday, the 19 thof July, they will absolve themselves of any responsibility for the people’s welfare and expect that we as individuals would…

A promise they couldn’t keep Lest we forget, today, the 21st of June 2021 was supposed to be our Freedom Day, the day when all lockdown restrictions would be fully eased, and we can return to a new normalcy according to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This was announced as part…