The Olympics is truly upon us. A woman in Tesco said "It's only the second day. When will it all end? They must have run out of things to bore us with. Every non-British win is another little national disaster. Who gives a sh*t!"
But I've managed to find an unrelated story, hidden under all the Olympic news.
So to Oxford. Several months after Brasenose College gave some guidance on the wearing of pyjamas at breakfast in hall there's more news on the dress code front for undergraduates.
Now, Oxford University students will no longer be obliged to wear 'gender-specific' academic clothing. The reason? It seems that the traditional approach of male or female clothing has offended the transgender community.
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/statutes/regulations/48-012.shtml
This will look good at the next set of exams. It will mean that men can attend formal occasions in skirts, blouses and stockings and women can wear suits and white bow ties on a white shirt.
It seems that somebody passed a motion, in a nice sort of way. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer society (LGBTQ Soc.) motion was passed by the students' union earlier this year. The University has agreed, out of a sense of fairness and good humour. The rules come into play from the start of August.
The LGBTQ came up with some bollocks about the change in the rules making a number of students' exam experience significantly less stressful.
At the moment if a transgender student wants to wear subfusc of the opposite sex they must ask for special dispensation from the university proctors.
No doubt we'll get some good pictures from some of the more over enthusiastic dining societies.
The Bullingdon in Ball gowns?
David and Boris posing with the Bullingdon.
Our glorious chancellor.
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