Category Archives: Jill Gardiner

My favourite books of the 21st century, so far…

Posted on October 26, 2019 by wordsandpictures2016

  Recently ‘The Guardian’ published a list of the ‘best’ books of the twenty first century so far. It got me to thinking and so here I present my own list. They may not be acknowledged ‘classics’ (though some are) … Continue reading →

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A Queer Sort of History

Posted on August 19, 2017 by wordsandpictures2016

2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the (partial) legalisation of male homosexuality in England and Wales. (It would be 1980 before Scotland followed suit and 1981 for Northern Ireland). Bisexuality, transgenderism or lesbianism have never been illegal in Britain (despite … Continue reading →

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