Trans Mission

“Posiblogging,” I said. Well, there has to be something positive to blog about first. But Trans Mission sounds like it was such a thing.

Billed as a trans-supportive version of Live Aid, Trans Mission was a one-night celebration and fundraiser for Not a Phase (“a trans-led, nationwide charity committed to uplifting and improving the lives of trans+ adults, through awareness campaigning, social projects and funding initiatives”) and the Good Law Project (“powered by people across the UK, bringing together legal action, investigations and campaigning to fight against hate and spread hope”).

Seems like it went pretty well, judging from reports in/at NME, Pink News, The Line of Best Fit, and Metro. It even has its own wikipedia page, courtesy of Funcrunch.

Did I go? No.

I'm glad that all the people who turned up turned up, that all the supporters supported, that all the performers performed, that all the speakers spoke, and that the organizers did all the work of organizing.

But looking at the flyer beforehand...

...is this really my thing? No, it isn't.

The sort of gigs I go to have 30 or 40 people in a cellar being bludgeoned by Harsh Noise Wall, not thousands whooping it up to famous pop stars at Wembley Arena.

But family represented in the form of famous relative, so that was alright. Apparently he did his Thomas More speech and eveyone loved it.

PS Vote Green.

Posiblogging.

So it's 2026 and I'm up bright and early. It's 04:53 as I start writing this post and I've been up a while already.

Two days ago Lynn Jones referenced a term which Sue Richmond coined back in March: Posiblogging.

As Sue wrote: “Showing good in the world has always been the policy of my blog and I thought it was a Pollyanna-esque approach once but it’s more a case of finding and telling the positive stories in a media arena that loves focusing on the negative.”

Googling “posiblogging” just brings up Lynn's post and this comment from Google AI Overview:

The term "posiblogging" is not a widely established or formally defined term in general usage or the blogging community, and search results do not provide a clear definition. It is most likely a misspelling of a similar term, such as:
Plogging: A global movement that originated in Sweden, which involves picking up litter while jogging, walking, or cycling.
Plog: A less common or possibly obsolete term used as an abbreviation for "photo blog," a blog primarily used to display photos.
If you were thinking of one of these terms, their definitions are well-documented. If you had a different term or concept in mind, please provide more context.

No, I shan't be doing that, Google AI. Though I do quite like the idea of plogging. Very public spirited.

But I'm definitely thinking about Posiblogging. Not as a public service, mind. More as a personal one. As a sort of CBT perhaps. “Mostly negative feelings” (from an April post) are not good for me.

So what – ignoring the state of the world for the moment – is there to say that's positive? Well...

• I still have my health. (Mostly; *blows nose at the back end of a cold.*) That's no small thing.
• Relatedly: Self-medicating (since June) with Progynova, even at low (and low-risk) dosage, is boosting my body's natural tendencies, so that I'm happier with it now. (More so if I can follow through on my usual Resolution this year.)
• Relatedly again: That also prompts me to bodygroom daily, which is a Good Thing. (Google AI does flag another usage of Dysphairia other than mine, but it was four years later, so...)
• I have work, when I can motivate myself to do it. (Posiblogging may help my attitude there.)
• I have my recorders (garklein, sopranino, descant, treble, tenor, bass, great bass) and people to play them with, not least the orchestra.
• We're doing pretty well in both my chess leagues: Notts and Sheffield. Okay, second in Notts isn't so amazing, given that we've won the league the past four years, but the possibility that we might win in Sheffield is unprecedented.

That's a few things to be going on with anyway. I'll try and think of some more for some more posiblogging at a later date. Until then...

Happy New Year :)