Bøker av Helen Dale

Helen Dale has been involved in the trans community for more than twenty years; initially providing support on the internet then training as a counsellor and counselling supervisor; chairing trans and LGB&T support groups and providing workshops on trans issues to a range of audiences - and has won several awards for this work.This guide has been developed from those workshops and her personal experiences supporting other trans individuals. It is intended to be easy to read keeping jargon to a minimum and explaining terms in simple language. The information is laid out in logical sections - with a comprehensive contents section to find relevant details easily.With the number of individuals identifying as trans, intersex, non-binary or gender fluid doubling about every five years, if you haven't previously met or had dealings with a trans individual, you may well do before long whether as a manager or support worker friend or family. It will help you to identify the questions that you need to ask and how to avoid common mistakes.It will also be a valuable resource for anyone who identifies as transgender, intersex, non-binary or gender fluid.The book is aimed at anyone dealing with trans peopleCounsellors / Help-line Operators/ BefriendersSupport/ Social WorkersUnion StaffTeachers and LecturersCitizens Advice BureauxSamaritansEquality and Diversity PractitionersHR staffOther ManagersLGBT+ organisationsFamily & FriendsAnd Trans Individuals themselvesContents include:DefinitionsCausalitySocial TransitionMythbustingTranssexual Journey to SurgeryTravelling on: Post Transition / SurgeryTrans Issues in CounsellingPartners and FamiliesCase StudiesLegal HistoryDiscrimination & Hate Crime/ IncidentsEmploymentBibliography

"And I say the time for waiting is over. He's tried to stop us serving in the military. He's tried to withdraw rights we've fought for. He wants to prevent us using appropriate washrooms. Now he wants to eliminate us completely - they've even taken down every reference to transgender off government websites for Christ's sakes! Enough is enough. We have to f*****g do something!" Angela slapped her hand on the table.' A group of ex-special forces transgender veterans decide to take action to defend their community against the White House's attack on transgender people.

Peter Holmes, leader of Action 4 England, and his deputy, Tommy James, recruit one of their members to set off a bomb on a train carrying delegates to the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester - making it appear to be an Islamic terrorist attack.Michelle Hartley has been working in Dubai but is travelling to Manchester to take up a new Project Manager role.Glen Hargreaves is Australian; having delivered a yacht from the Caribbean to UK, he is visiting the Northwest to see where his family originated.Jeff Shaw is transgender; he's been looking for a way of transitioning without causing financial problems for his family. He is travelling to Manchester to spend the weekend as his alter ego, Yvette.When the bomb explodes, the train derails and Glen and Michelle are fatally injured. Neither has family or friends to miss them and Jeff realises this is his opportunity for his male identity to be 'killed' in the accident and for him to reappear as Michelle.But where did Michelle's substantial bank balance come from - and will it bring consequences in the future?Can Holmes and James get away with blaming an Islamic group for the bombing - or will Khalid Ali of the Habbani Intelligence Service discover the truth and bring them to justice?

786 ab urbe condita—33 AD. Time is running out for Yeshua Ben Yusuf, on trial for capital crimes after rioting against the moneychangers in the temple. His Roman defence lawyer and the Legion’s military prosecutor bring their witnesses before Pontius Pilate—followers, soldiers, religious leaders, even his mother—revealing the accused man in ways that surprise and move those gathering for the verdict, shifting the orbit of their lives. As Yeshua Ben Yusuf awaits judgment, the wounded Zealots prepare a final desperate strike. On the outskirts of Jerusalem, the occupation, the resistance and one holy man will meet their fate together.

784 ab urbe condita—31 AD. Jerusalem sits uneasily in a Roman Empire that has seen an industrial revolution and now has cable news and flying machines—and rites and morals that are strange and repellent to the native people of Judaea.A charismatic young leader is arrested after a riot in the Temple. He seems to be a man of peace, but among his followers are Zealots and dagger-men sworn to drive the Romans from the Holy Land.As the city spirals into violence, the stage is set for a legal case that will shape the future—the trial of Yeshua Ben Yusuf. Intricately imagined and ferociously executed, Kingdom of the Wicked is a stunning alternative history and a story for our time.