Being a ‘queer’ woman married to a straight man made Ispy invisible in a heteronormative world. It took her gay identity away and made it very difficult for her to be her authentic self for many years. Ispy did identify as bisexual, though she struggles with labelling something that she believes falls into a spectrum, isContinue reading “Ispy came out … again ❤️ 👩❤️💋👩 🏳️🌈”
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Becoming Ispy …
25 years ago, at the age of 25 (see what I did there?) Ispy came out for the first time. This revelation didn’t make one iota of difference to her lifestyle at the time, but it felt a little bit like adding a missing jigsaw piece to a life’s work puzzle. Confused as a teenagerContinue reading “Becoming Ispy …”
BOOBS IV
So that is what she did… Ispy drove home and told her 13 year old daughter that she had just been diagnosed with breast cancer. They held each other tight and Ispy was brave and strong, and promised the girl that mummy would fight to stay alive and watch her live her life. You mayContinue reading “BOOBS IV”
How do you define sexual assault?
Ispy is 14 years old and is on holiday in Italy with her biological father and her 12 year old brother. Pretty much left to their own devices, Ispy and her brother roam the complex day and night while their father is in the bar, and doesn’t come back to the chalet most nights. HerContinue reading “How do you define sexual assault?”
BOOBS III
This September will be three years since Ispy was diagnosed with a primary breast cancer in her right breast. Treatment for breast cancer varies considerably depending on the type of tumour, the stage of the cancer (how far it has progressed), age (ie pre, peri, post menopausal), family and genetic history and context and theContinue reading “BOOBS III”
What is a Mother?
Ispy’s mother was just 19 when Ispy was born. Young, naive and head strong. A dangerous combination. The young family were isolated in a rural and remote farmhouse shared with the paternal uncle of Ispy’s father. This was 1970, parties and free love were abundant. Legend has it that the young couples drunken friends wouldContinue reading “What is a Mother?”
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EyeSpy
EyeSpy a brighter future @Ispy_Dystopia came about as what was intended to be an ironic and briefly entertaining foray into the world of Twitter October 2020, on the cusp of a marital breakdown, 6 months into a global pandemic and the year of her 50th birthday … Ispy, needing a platform to vent, seek entertainmentContinue reading “EyeSpy”
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