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Kim Barrett

(They/Them)
United Kingdom
As seen in: Illumination, Medium, The Guardian, The Independent (UK), Wiley Online Library, Daily Express, Metro (UK), HuffPost UK, The i Paper, Left Foot Forward
Writer 👩🏻‍💻 Aerialist ⭕ Surrogate 🤰🏻 Queer 🏳️‍🌈 they/them

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As a surrogate, I've seen at first hand why Britain's outdated law needs to change | Kim Barrett

As a surrogate, I've seen at first hand why Britain's outdated law needs to change | Kim Barrett

Last year, I carried a child as a surrogate for a couple I met through a surrogacy organisation. It was a won…

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Opinion: This is why I became a surrogate

Opinion: This is why I became a surrogate

In September last year, I gave birth as a surrogate. Becoming a surrogate was something that I considered at …

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I was a surrogate but I'm still listed as the baby's parent - it's not right

I was a surrogate but I'm still listed as the baby's parent - it's not right

I carefully handed a sample pot to my friend Louise*, and she dipped a pregnancy test into it. Thousands of p…

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How the Beauty of a Coal Power Station Led to its Downfall

How the Beauty of a Coal Power Station Led to its Downfall

Reflecting on the tumultuous architectural history of Didcot A power station, Kim Barrett describes witnessin…

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Tattoo artists prepare to return to their studios after finding fresh ways to work in lockdown

Tattoo artists prepare to return to their studios after finding fresh ways to work in lockdown

Tattoo artists have been longing to get back to the work they love - so while their studios have been closed,…

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I'm a surrogate with they/them pronouns - it's not just women who give birth

I'm a surrogate with they/them pronouns - it's not just women who give birth

On my surrogacy application form, I crossed out every instance of 'she' and replaced it with 'they'. I have b…

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Doctors (Don’t) Know Best

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By Kim Barrett, Dr Mehmet Yildiz
| Illumination Verified
Doctors know best, do they? That’s what we’ve been told. Listen to their guidance. There’s no need to second-guess what they tell you. Medical research is perfect. Ignore the fact that women experience adverse drug reactions at higher rates than men and women of childbearing age weren’t included in medical trials until the early 1990s.
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The role of the gut in obesity - new insights into the physiology of therapeutic approaches

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By Stephen J. Keely, Kim Barrett
| Wiley Online Library Verified
In developed countries, the prevalence of overweight (body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 30 kg/m2 in adults) and obesity (BMI>30 kg/m2), with attendant health consequences, is growing rapidly and shows little sign of reaching a plateau.
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The Luddites Were Right

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By Kim Barrett
| Medium
Welcome to Code Like A Girl, a space that celebrates redefining society's perceptions of women in technology. Share your story with us! Follow publication AI is rubbish, but it’ll still take your job AI has its flaws, from generating nonsense headlines to hands with too many fingers, the accuracy of AI-generated content is often lacking. This has led many workers, especially creative ones, to decide that AI isn’t good enough to replace them.
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