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  • 01 Aug 2008
    Things are progressing so fast i've not had time to breathe here. Earlier this week i went to see the CAB ( Citizens Advice Bureau) about the possibility of bringing a claim of discrimination against the hotel, manager & bouncer for they way they treated me. The CAB put me onto a solicitor, so i went to see them. The Girl i spoke to was genuinely appalled by what happened to me & said i have a VERY strong case for taking action, but because her firm wasn't specialized in this kind of thing( i was a 1st for them) she put me in touch with the equalities & Human rights peeps. In the last 2 days they really have been a great help to me, giving me all the necessary information i need. I'm now in the process of drafting a formal letter of complaint which i have to send to the hotel along with a questionnaire that needs filling in. This, they have to reply to within 21 days because if they do NOT......i go to the County Court & pick up an N1 form. I fill it in & return it to the court, they will then send out a letter saying that the case is going to court. If this does happen then it really doesn't bother me in the slightest cos i feel i'm standing up for what i believe in. If it stops another girl going through what i have had to go through, it'll all have been worth it. There's still a way to go in the case, but believe me this girl is more than ready to fight her corner. WATCH THIS SPACE!!!
    1094 Posted by Anna-Marie Trindall
  • Things are progressing so fast i've not had time to breathe here. Earlier this week i went to see the CAB ( Citizens Advice Bureau) about the possibility of bringing a claim of discrimination against the hotel, manager & bouncer for they way they treated me. The CAB put me onto a solicitor, so i went to see them. The Girl i spoke to was genuinely appalled by what happened to me & said i have a VERY strong case for taking action, but because her firm wasn't specialized in this kind of thing( i was a 1st for them) she put me in touch with the equalities & Human rights peeps. In the last 2 days they really have been a great help to me, giving me all the necessary information i need. I'm now in the process of drafting a formal letter of complaint which i have to send to the hotel along with a questionnaire that needs filling in. This, they have to reply to within 21 days because if they do NOT......i go to the County Court & pick up an N1 form. I fill it in & return it to the court, they will then send out a letter saying that the case is going to court. If this does happen then it really doesn't bother me in the slightest cos i feel i'm standing up for what i believe in. If it stops another girl going through what i have had to go through, it'll all have been worth it. There's still a way to go in the case, but believe me this girl is more than ready to fight her corner. WATCH THIS SPACE!!!
    Aug 01, 2008 1094
  • 26 Jul 2008
    This girl aint quitting without one hell of a fight.....believe me i have a few things i can do. Firstly, i know the MD of the  company who owns the hotel & a few others. He just HATES bad publicity so pretty soon he's gonna be getting a formal letter of complaint about the manager of one of his hotels.....this MAY even get him the boot for his blatant transphobic attitude.  secondly, i can write & appeal against the caution on my record as i had not done anything to warrant it, this i damn well AM gonna do asap. I have taken some advice & Technically that chap had the right to ask me to leave for whatever reason he saw fit BUT the way he did it & the way he handled things was nothing short of a complete disgrace ( tis what duty solicitor said). One other thing, through the voluntary work i do, i know a local JP quite well so i'm going to ask his advice on how to proceed with matters regarding the police. There may not be much i can do against them & if that is the case then at least i gave it my best shot!
    1041 Posted by Anna-Marie Trindall
  • This girl aint quitting without one hell of a fight.....believe me i have a few things i can do. Firstly, i know the MD of the  company who owns the hotel & a few others. He just HATES bad publicity so pretty soon he's gonna be getting a formal letter of complaint about the manager of one of his hotels.....this MAY even get him the boot for his blatant transphobic attitude.  secondly, i can write & appeal against the caution on my record as i had not done anything to warrant it, this i damn well AM gonna do asap. I have taken some advice & Technically that chap had the right to ask me to leave for whatever reason he saw fit BUT the way he did it & the way he handled things was nothing short of a complete disgrace ( tis what duty solicitor said). One other thing, through the voluntary work i do, i know a local JP quite well so i'm going to ask his advice on how to proceed with matters regarding the police. There may not be much i can do against them & if that is the case then at least i gave it my best shot!
    Jul 26, 2008 1041
  • 25 Jul 2008
    Had a better day t0day, but yesterday something happened whilst i was out and i have NEVER been as scared as i was......truly awful it was. I'd been out at our annual 2 day air-show & popped into a local hotel( the HATFIELD) to have a drink & use the ladies loos which i'd done several times before with no problems. I'd done the same this time, been to the loo & was going back to the bar when this person ( manager)  asked if he could have a word. He said to me, " do you cross-dress"...& i said i lived like this for 4 yrs. He said that peeps had complained to him about me using the ladies, so i said " where am i supposed to go?" to which he replied " Use the gents". I said " Theres no way i'm using them".....next thing i know he's in my face sayin " get out of my hotel" but i refused as i had done nothing wrong. He stormed 0ff & got a bouncer who asked me to go but i said no as i hadn't done anythin wrong. This bouncer then proceeded to THROW me out of the hotel door, my wig went flying & i was left in a heap on the floor. It then got much WORSE when the police saw what had happened & they consequently arrested ME even though i was the victim of some quite blatant trans-phobic abuse. They kept me in a cell for almost 7 hrs..i tell you i have never EVER been so scared in all my life. It was 10:30 before i was released with a caution. it was either i accept that or it would have gone to court which i didnt want. Consequently, i now have a record and its totally FK'D up my employment prospects which are now Zero. All this because some arrogant homophobic sh*ts took exception to me using the loo's. There is one option i have which i'm gonna take & that is, i know a local judge ( through the voluntary work i do). i'm going to speak to him & see whether i could sue the hotel for discrimination. I'm not sure it'll work but its gotta be worth a try. After all, i was only trying to live my life as best i can & i get all this sh*t which i did NOT deserve!!
    1171 Posted by Anna-Marie Trindall
  • Had a better day t0day, but yesterday something happened whilst i was out and i have NEVER been as scared as i was......truly awful it was. I'd been out at our annual 2 day air-show & popped into a local hotel( the HATFIELD) to have a drink & use the ladies loos which i'd done several times before with no problems. I'd done the same this time, been to the loo & was going back to the bar when this person ( manager)  asked if he could have a word. He said to me, " do you cross-dress"...& i said i lived like this for 4 yrs. He said that peeps had complained to him about me using the ladies, so i said " where am i supposed to go?" to which he replied " Use the gents". I said " Theres no way i'm using them".....next thing i know he's in my face sayin " get out of my hotel" but i refused as i had done nothing wrong. He stormed 0ff & got a bouncer who asked me to go but i said no as i hadn't done anythin wrong. This bouncer then proceeded to THROW me out of the hotel door, my wig went flying & i was left in a heap on the floor. It then got much WORSE when the police saw what had happened & they consequently arrested ME even though i was the victim of some quite blatant trans-phobic abuse. They kept me in a cell for almost 7 hrs..i tell you i have never EVER been so scared in all my life. It was 10:30 before i was released with a caution. it was either i accept that or it would have gone to court which i didnt want. Consequently, i now have a record and its totally FK'D up my employment prospects which are now Zero. All this because some arrogant homophobic sh*ts took exception to me using the loo's. There is one option i have which i'm gonna take & that is, i know a local judge ( through the voluntary work i do). i'm going to speak to him & see whether i could sue the hotel for discrimination. I'm not sure it'll work but its gotta be worth a try. After all, i was only trying to live my life as best i can & i get all this sh*t which i did NOT deserve!!
    Jul 25, 2008 1171
  • 28 May 2008
    OMG.....is it really april since i last blooged, better put that right hadn't i?. Well, nothins really changed since last time..i'm still doing the same old things like tryin to find work &  saving hard for sparkle ( only 4 weeks away now). The work situation is gettin me down because wherever i try its the same old story , thanks but no thanks. All i want is for someone to give me a chance. Feeling rather down, i decided to cheer myself up by buying a new dress for sparkle.....& i got myself a real nice one in red for only £23!!. Had i got it anywhere else it would've been well over £40 so i'm well pleased with it. What with the new heels too, i have the perfect outfit for sparkle so i'm very happy with myself.
    1086 Posted by Anna-Marie Trindall
  • OMG.....is it really april since i last blooged, better put that right hadn't i?. Well, nothins really changed since last time..i'm still doing the same old things like tryin to find work &  saving hard for sparkle ( only 4 weeks away now). The work situation is gettin me down because wherever i try its the same old story , thanks but no thanks. All i want is for someone to give me a chance. Feeling rather down, i decided to cheer myself up by buying a new dress for sparkle.....& i got myself a real nice one in red for only £23!!. Had i got it anywhere else it would've been well over £40 so i'm well pleased with it. What with the new heels too, i have the perfect outfit for sparkle so i'm very happy with myself.
    May 28, 2008 1086
  • 12 Apr 2008
    Just so you know, i haven't dropped off the face of the planet...just not had much to blog about until now. I've been busy accumulating things for when i go to sparkle in june......new frocks, shoes & the like. These things just gotta be done. The FUN part & part thats p*ssed me off most is the useless train company( east midlands trains), & the fact i've been told so many lies regarding their advance ticket sales. Instead of it costing me £38 like it did last year, this year i'll be lookin at well over £100!!. i'd been told the cheaper tickets  hadn't been released yey...but when i called back a few days later, i was told that they HAD been released but every sungle one of them had sold out!!. I was not best pleased to hear that, so rather than miss out altogether i had to buy the next cheapest ticket which was £67 ONE WAY. But at least now i have one which is good, one good thing to come out of this was the fact that both my mum & dad gave me £40 each to help towards the cost of travel. I had been saving what i could since last year (.£240), But this extra £80 has been a real bonus & its going to help a great deal cos i intend to have the best sparkle EVER!
    1149 Posted by Anna-Marie Trindall
  • Just so you know, i haven't dropped off the face of the planet...just not had much to blog about until now. I've been busy accumulating things for when i go to sparkle in june......new frocks, shoes & the like. These things just gotta be done. The FUN part & part thats p*ssed me off most is the useless train company( east midlands trains), & the fact i've been told so many lies regarding their advance ticket sales. Instead of it costing me £38 like it did last year, this year i'll be lookin at well over £100!!. i'd been told the cheaper tickets  hadn't been released yey...but when i called back a few days later, i was told that they HAD been released but every sungle one of them had sold out!!. I was not best pleased to hear that, so rather than miss out altogether i had to buy the next cheapest ticket which was £67 ONE WAY. But at least now i have one which is good, one good thing to come out of this was the fact that both my mum & dad gave me £40 each to help towards the cost of travel. I had been saving what i could since last year (.£240), But this extra £80 has been a real bonus & its going to help a great deal cos i intend to have the best sparkle EVER!
    Apr 12, 2008 1149
  • 06 Mar 2008
    Tomorrow's will be fun & here's why. I have recently discovered that there are a couple of ts girls living here in town & i'll be meeting them. Its all thanks to a TG friend who chats to these girls on msn. I had no idea there were other ts girls living here & the fact i'll be meeting 2 of them tomorrow is just great.....i can see we'll have lots to talk about which will be good. It also means i will have gained 2 new friends.....& i'll no longer be " The only TS in the village"..hehehehehe
    1110 Posted by Anna-Marie Trindall
  • Tomorrow's will be fun & here's why. I have recently discovered that there are a couple of ts girls living here in town & i'll be meeting them. Its all thanks to a TG friend who chats to these girls on msn. I had no idea there were other ts girls living here & the fact i'll be meeting 2 of them tomorrow is just great.....i can see we'll have lots to talk about which will be good. It also means i will have gained 2 new friends.....& i'll no longer be " The only TS in the village"..hehehehehe
    Mar 06, 2008 1110
  • 22 Feb 2008
    I couldn't have wished for a better Birthday today.....the whole day has been truly amazing.Once i'd waded through the masses of cards this morning( well 8 anyway) i decided to hit the shops big-time. Bought 2 tops, a CD by Nickelback & a Webcam amongst other things. By the time i'd finished walkin for what seemed like miles i was tired out. Got home tired & laden with bags but i was happy with what i bought myself. This afternoon my broadband stuff came so i'm all set up for that, but what touched me the most was finding the happy Birthday thread in the forums. The fact that so many girls here think that much of me truly is a humbling experience & somethin that i wont ever forget. Thats just capped off what has for me been the bestest Birthday ever!
    1137 Posted by Anna-Marie Trindall
  • I couldn't have wished for a better Birthday today.....the whole day has been truly amazing.Once i'd waded through the masses of cards this morning( well 8 anyway) i decided to hit the shops big-time. Bought 2 tops, a CD by Nickelback & a Webcam amongst other things. By the time i'd finished walkin for what seemed like miles i was tired out. Got home tired & laden with bags but i was happy with what i bought myself. This afternoon my broadband stuff came so i'm all set up for that, but what touched me the most was finding the happy Birthday thread in the forums. The fact that so many girls here think that much of me truly is a humbling experience & somethin that i wont ever forget. Thats just capped off what has for me been the bestest Birthday ever!
    Feb 22, 2008 1137
  • 11 Feb 2008
    like the title says.....i'm back, albeit on limited time but thats all changing in the next week or so when my broadband connection becomes active. Then i will be back tae ma old self, chatting until the wee small hours just like i usually do. This is gonna benefit me in a big way, tis just a damn shame all this business with aol has pushed me into a decision like this. A decision DEFINETLY for the better as far as i'm concerned.
    1033 Posted by Anna-Marie Trindall
  • like the title says.....i'm back, albeit on limited time but thats all changing in the next week or so when my broadband connection becomes active. Then i will be back tae ma old self, chatting until the wee small hours just like i usually do. This is gonna benefit me in a big way, tis just a damn shame all this business with aol has pushed me into a decision like this. A decision DEFINETLY for the better as far as i'm concerned.
    Feb 11, 2008 1033
  • 08 Feb 2008
    I'm NOT a happy girl & here's why......between them BT & AOL have managedf to totally screw up my internet connection, i'm having to type this on a pc in the library which isn't an ideal situatuon. I've been onto both of them to try & rectify the problem.....things progressing VERY slowly. I'm not sure when i'll be back online, it could be later today, tomorrow or even next week but one thing's for sure...THIS GIRL WILL BE BACK!..lol
    1049 Posted by Anna-Marie Trindall
  • I'm NOT a happy girl & here's why......between them BT & AOL have managedf to totally screw up my internet connection, i'm having to type this on a pc in the library which isn't an ideal situatuon. I've been onto both of them to try & rectify the problem.....things progressing VERY slowly. I'm not sure when i'll be back online, it could be later today, tomorrow or even next week but one thing's for sure...THIS GIRL WILL BE BACK!..lol
    Feb 08, 2008 1049
  • 17 Jan 2008
    I wish i could say i'm happy right now but if i'm honest i'm not happy at all. Charllet left to go home this morning after spending the last 9 days here with me, & i have to say we had a wonderful time as always. Just doing the normal everyday things while she was here gave us both a lot of pleasure & lots of memories  too. We did get over to Norwich on saturday for the day which was fun cos neither of us had been there before. Spent ages wandering round the chapelfields shopping centre, stopping at one of the many cafes for a drink. But as the saying goes all good things have to end eventually & thats what happened this morning at 6.40am when her train left. Through the tears, i stood & watched until i could no longer see the train's lights. I had been trying so hard not to cry but i never have been one for bottling up my feelings......but thats just me. All day long i've had this song by aerosmith in my head & the first few lines sum up just how much Charllet really means to me...."I could stay awake just to hear you breathing watch your smile while you are sleeping While you're far away & dreaming I could spend my life in  this sweet surrender I could stay locked in this moment forever Every moment spent with you is a moment is a moment i treasure"xxxxxxxxxx
    1072 Posted by Anna-Marie Trindall
  • I wish i could say i'm happy right now but if i'm honest i'm not happy at all. Charllet left to go home this morning after spending the last 9 days here with me, & i have to say we had a wonderful time as always. Just doing the normal everyday things while she was here gave us both a lot of pleasure & lots of memories  too. We did get over to Norwich on saturday for the day which was fun cos neither of us had been there before. Spent ages wandering round the chapelfields shopping centre, stopping at one of the many cafes for a drink. But as the saying goes all good things have to end eventually & thats what happened this morning at 6.40am when her train left. Through the tears, i stood & watched until i could no longer see the train's lights. I had been trying so hard not to cry but i never have been one for bottling up my feelings......but thats just me. All day long i've had this song by aerosmith in my head & the first few lines sum up just how much Charllet really means to me...."I could stay awake just to hear you breathing watch your smile while you are sleeping While you're far away & dreaming I could spend my life in  this sweet surrender I could stay locked in this moment forever Every moment spent with you is a moment is a moment i treasure"xxxxxxxxxx
    Jan 17, 2008 1072