So it's been a longtime since I wrote for Planet Nation and it feels so good to be back.
A whole lot of stuff has happened since I last wrote on this site, and when I was last here I was about to embark on the gender surgery that woudl give me the body I have always wanted and craved.
Read moreDebbie Louise Cannon talks about the final weeks in her lead up to surgery, how she feels and more....
Read moreDebbie Louise Cannon looks at the effect on HRT on transition and her run up to surgery.
Read moreDebbie, a transwoman with over 200 hours support worker experience, has her say on why transgender kids are valid - and why we need to allow them the freedom to explore who they are.
Read moreLooking at the whole Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill in the USA and why it's absurd.
Read moreUntil we embrace every persons right to define themselves – then we are no better than the systems that oppress us and others in the first place - Debbie Louise Cannon on why transmisogyny has to stop in the trans community.
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Sixteen years ago the ban was lifted on gay and lesbian people serving in the UK Armed Forces. At the time I was an Army Bursar, meaning that the Army was paying towards my University education and in return I had committed to serving 5 years after I graduated.
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For a transgender woman the whole idea of dating is one that terrifies most of us.... Debbie Louise Cannon talks about dating as a trans-lesbian
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Isn't it fun how you always read reviews post event? What if there was a live stream that you could follow on Twitter about what's going on and where the action is? Selfies, shots and all things fun included!
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Debbie Louise Cannon gives a insight into how being transgender is never about choice.
Read moreJeremy Clarkson; Germaine Greer and TERFS (Transgender Exclusionary Feminists) are doing their best to make a bad name for transgender people and equality. I'll always be grateful for people like them.....
Read moreAn introduction from Debbie Louise Cannon our new trans-lesbian contributor.
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The festival is the perfect way to have fun and meet girls from all over the world, enjoying activities such as beach, sport, gastronomy, cinema, culture and parties.
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Last time I looked at what the party manifestos were saying about Fair Pay. This time I've been reading through the constantly changing promises on housing.
Read moreWe are almost invisible in most manifestos. Oh yes, all parties talk about the need for 'fairness' and an end to discrimination but concrete pledges are thin on the ground. Most manifestos reference LGBT people but go on to talk about issues that are not that relevant to most lesbians e.g. HIV.
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’Try not to scare away all the girls, Caitlin.’
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My in-box at London Lesbian Singles is starting to make my blood boil. I'm getting requests from various 'sex party groups' who want to advertise on the site and mixed sex couples looking to join a singles group. I know this isn't a unique issue and most of you have experienced the same problem on dating websites.
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So, it's been a few days since we made our TV debut on Channel 4's Coachtrip, and the initial feelings of total humiliation are starting to subside. The feedback from various sources are still coming at us thick and fast and we've already been recognised a couple of times when out and about. All of it is positive, and so far, we are really pleased with the response and how we've been portrayed. Let's hope the edit stays as honest as we were during the trip!
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Wow so we've just had our TV debut and we can tell you we've been on pins for the last few days knowing it was looming.
Read moreFor those of you who don’t know; Coach Trip is a light-hearted reality gameshow that provides a travel guide to Europe. Seven couples climb on board a coach, led by international tour guide Brendan Sheerin, for a once-in-a-lifetime trip across a secret itinerary of countries. Along the way the contestants take part in various activities, some more unusual than others! The aim of the game is to stay on for the duration of the trip without being voted off by the other Coach Trippers - and we had the amazing opportunity to take part.
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