Claire Jordan - "Getting people to realise that male abuse survivors are just as important and deserving of help as female ones"

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"Getting people to realise that male abuse survivors are just as important and deserving of help as female ones"

West Calder, United Kingdom
female, age 54
single
Speaks: English only
Joined Dec 25, 2008

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Joined	Dec 25, 2008	Activist Aspirations	Casual
Here for	Meeting Friends, Support a Cause
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Hometown	West Calder, Scotland
Homepage	http://www.whitehound.co.uk
Birthday	March 08, 1959
Languages	English only
About Me	A strapping big busty London-Irish woman with a dash of Scots, English, Burmese, Chinese, Cornish and Walloon, an IQ two points below official genius-level, and a thing for rats.
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Lifestyle
Pets	18 rats, 3 mice, 1 pigeon, 2 hedgehogs
Activist Aspirations	Casual
Political Leaning	Moderate
Religions	Shamanic pagan with Jewish leanings
Eating Habits	Whatever I fancy, Usually with garlic and coriander, Local if I can get it, Usually made from scratch
Wild Fact About Me	You probably know everything you need to know about me if you know that a) I rarely dream, but on those few occasions when I've had a nightmare I've always dreamed myself as dealing competently with the threat; b) my 3rd year school report characterised me as "Friendly and good-natured but not always co-operative"; and c) I carry a special pair of tweazers for rescuing waterlogged worms.
My Philosophy	You are no more or less important than anybody else (unless you are about to complete some really world-altering piece of research or political act, in which case you may temporarily be more important until the research or act is finished). Be kind to others but also to yourself - yourself is a valuable resource which will work better and do more good in the world if you treat it well. Don't confuse your own feelings with objective reality - a spider isn't less worthy of life or deserving of sympathy than a butterfly, just because you may like butterflies and hate spiders: your prejudices and preferences are your own problem.
What Gives Me Hope	I find it's better to live without hope. That way, if something good happenes it's a pleasant surprise, and if something bad happens it's not a shock.
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by	Make basic pet care, child care, communication skills and civics compuilsory subjects at school (or rather one subject which included units of all of these). Most crime, especially violent and sexual crime, is committed by people frustrated by their inability to communicate. Also, stop worrying about racism, sexism, bullying etc as separate issues - teach children to be kind, fair and just and the "isms" will wither away.
What/who changed my life and why	I realise more and more how the books of children's author Nicholas Stuart Gray, with their kind outlook, strong women, sharp dialogue and clever verbal wit influenced both my outlook on life and my writing style.
What Bugs Me	People thinking the rape of men is funny
Passions	Mostly rats
Inspirations	My late friend Eric Cullen, the singing of Maddy Prior
What Scares Me	Heights that I can fall off, The British tabloid press, US politcs
Favorites
Role Models	Camila Batmanghelidjh
Quotation	With reference to psychic activity - "Them as believes nothing is seldom disappointed. But they do miss a lot of action." Nicholas Stuart Gray
Interests	History, biology, palaeontology, archaeology, cryptozoology, geneaology, psychic research, science fiction (readi
Books	The Blue Tree by Mary Fairclough, Little Dog and the Rainmakers ditto, Chanur series by CJ Cherryth, The Treewakers by Keith Clare, The Way Back by Primo Levi, Wild Angels by Ursula Le Guin, Most books by Terry Pratchett, Most books by NIcholas Stuart Gray
Music	Folk and folk-rock, Al Stewart and similar
Movies	Jumping Jack Flash, Cabaret, Staggered, Ladyhawk
TV Shows	Doc Martin, Yes Minister, Rev
Favorite Foods	Fudge doughnut (only sweet thing I like), Celeriac Champ, Most Chinese and Thai food, Most Indian food (not the desserts)
Favorite Places	Falkirk, All the little closes off the Royal MIle, War Memorial in Princes Street Gardens
Can't Live Without	My computer and internet connection
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