PGP / SPD My story:

I don’t believe in gender wars or segregation — but I do believe in naming patterns when they show up. Lately, what I’m seeing is this: more and more women are stepping into the role of protectors. They’re the ones putting themselves at risk, safeguarding others, speaking up when harm is happening, and acting with moral integrity — often at great personal cost. At the same time, I’m seeing fewer men stand beside them. Too many stay silent. Too many become wallflowers when abuse is happening right in front of them. And too many seem to reserve their energy not for helping, but for judging others online. This isn’t about attacking men as a group. It’s about accountability. In my view, all genders should carry the responsibility to challenge injustice and protect the vulnerable. Moral courage isn’t gendered — but silence in the face of harm is still a choice. If someone has the energy to be cruel, dismissive, or mocking online, then they have the energy to help. To intervene. To amplify v...

When Safety Nets Disappear, So Do Lives: A Disabled Advocate’s Warning Laughing is not a solution. It’s a temporary soundbite when what we need is action. I work as an independent disability advocate. I see people fall through cracks every day — denied vital support, ignored by systems meant to protect them, re-traumatised by institutions that prefer convenient stories to inconvenient truths. I cannot sit back and watch the safety nets that protect us all be eroded while people smile and scroll on. Disabled people are not a separate issue. We are your parents, your partners, your neighbours, your friends. Any one of us could become disabled tomorrow. When rights like access to meaningful welfare, fair assessments and legal protections are dismantled, the consequences ripple out. The assisted dying debate is part of that picture — without proper support and genuine safeguards, “choice” can become coercion. You might laugh. You might call me difficult. That’s fine. I’ll keep being loud a...