nalhp wrote 23 January 2010
The NALHP helps spread awareness and fairness to all people left handed. Check the website out and follow us on twitter. We are just getting started and will grow in the next few months.
Thank you!
NALHP
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Rosemary West wrote 22 January 2010
Unfortunately, Clare posted this as a comment in an old thread rather than an article. I am reposting it here on the main page so that more people will be able to see it.
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I’m a student training to be a hairdresser in the UK. In my entire 36 years on this planet I have never felt more discriminated against than I have these past 4 months.
When I received my kit for the course the scissors I was supplied with were of inferior quality. I was surprised to see that my right handed classmates had all been supplied with a decent brand and reasonable quality model. Mine were so poor they wouldn’t cut, so I ended up supplying my own scissors that were of the same quality as those of my class mates.
By sheer bad luck they were lost by our wonderful mail service when they were returned by the sharpening company during the Christmas break. I have tried all the major wholesalers for replacements and not one of them holds physical stock in the left handed versions they sell. They claim they have to be ordered specially and it takes weeks to get them in.
I got some through the internet but had to send them back as when they eventually arrived (3 weeks after I ordered them) they were defective – to replace them I was looking at another month. I decided to upgrade and order a ‘better’ pair from a different company but was horrified to find that the two major manufacturers only make one or two left handed versions of their scissors.
If I was right handed I’d have a huge choice from Jaguar, ranging anywhere from £30 up to hundreds of pounds with all price ranges and abilities catered for. As a lefty they start at £40 and then jump to £150+. In all honesty the £150+ pair are above my current ability but it was either that or have to buy a pair from Joewell for £235. And why is it that these companies charge more for the same size and model just because it’s left handed?!?
It’s been over 2 weeks since I paid for my new scissors and this morning I got an email saying that they had just been sent from the factory in Germany. If I am lucky I might have them the middle of next week. The guy’s website claimed that they were available and would be dispatched within 48 hours… This was the reason I ordered from him and when I told him this he responded by telling me it was my fault for being left handed.
I have missed out on all of my practical lessons since returning after the Christmas break because I have nothing to cut with. If I was right handed the college could have loaned me a pair for these lessons but guess what?
They don’t have any left handed scissors and can’t help me!!!
I don’t know if being left handed is a recognised minority in the UK but I sure would like to see this so all these blasted companies have to stop penalising me for it 
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sophia587 wrote 22 January 2010
GO LEFTIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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leftiesblog wrote 17 January 2010
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to mention that I have a new blog about all things left-handed: http://www.leftiesblog.com
I hope you’ll check it out
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Rosemary West wrote 16 January 2010
Today I was on the Cal State Northridge campus to take a test. One of the administrators proudly pointed out that the classroom was filled with lovely, newly-purchased desks. Every single one of them was a RIGHT-HANDED desk!
There is absolutely no excuse for this. Two-sided desks have been available for decades. Other schools purchase them. Why in the 21st century would a public institution be permitted to continue discriminating against 15% of the population? This is simply unbelievable.
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PsychedelicSchizo wrote 29 December 2009
I did some studying a while ago and found out that the gene LRRTM1 is what makes us left handed.
This same gene also increases the risk of schizophrenia, which is crazy because I have that and some other left-handers I know from the internet have it… weird huh?
-Summer Fields
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PaperMoon wrote 22 December 2009
I just saw this awesome movie tonight, it blew me away and it doesn’t surprise me that the director James Cameron is left handed. Did anyone who has seen the movie notice that all of the Na’ve, the avatar beings were left handed? I thought that was cute. 
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Right-hand wrote 21 December 2009
Hi, i am doing some research about how common it is for left handed to use or prefer to use the left leg and the left foot like as i prefer to use my right leg and right foot as being right handed? For example as a man when i want to kick a football, soccer ball i prefer to use my right leg, foot. Or just need to do something with my foot i usually automatically use my right foot. I would be very gratefull if you could help me with these questions…Love to your all and merry christmas and happy new year…from Petri in Sweden.
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Ella wrote 19 December 2009
by Ella Greer
As a child, I was always different. I was deathly afraid of a fatal contraption, otherwise known as the bicycle. I wrote backwards, I preferred crayons over markers, scissors were considered the root of all evil, and three-ring binders were the enemy. I frequently exasperated my parents with these idiosyncrasies, my dad especially; learning how to ride a bike is an experience that I will never be allowed to forget. My father will never let the scene of my careening down the street, hands in the air, feet off the pedals, and screaming that I was going to die, fade from the album of family memories.
Because of the attention and the belief that the world is attempting to asphyxiate me, I have found the desire to find out who I was as a lefty. The quest of self-realization began, and I soon found myself amongst friends with the relief of knowing that I was not alone in this tragic game between the world and left handers.
I am often the subject of ridicule and stares inside the classroom. Many a time, peers will proclaim that I am a “freak” and that my entire life is “screwed up” or “backwards.” My colleagues are not trying to be spiteful (even though I have reason to believe that one was), nor do they wish to become the cause of my insecurities. They are just simply mesmerized by the phenomenon of genetics and independent assortment.
First things first: I learned that the bicycle incident was not my fault. Left-handed people find it harder to keep their balance than right-handed people do. Therefore, it took me longer to conquer the death contraption than it took my brothers, who happen to be right-handed.
During my quest, I soon realized that I was not as weird as I first perceived myself to be. It is normal for a young left hander to write backwards in attempt to move away from the spine of notebook or the rings of a binder. The favoritism of crayons over markers was easily explained; when left handers write, the ink of the writing utensil smears on the paper and on their wrists.
Although left handers today have it hard, the hardships they face are nothing compared to the trials that fellow left-handers went through in ancient history. Egyptians saw left-handers as bad omens and threw them off the side of a cliff or used them as sacrifices to the gods, to show that they have repented and cleansed themselves of evil. In Latin, the term left means “sinister.” It is also said that witches greeted each other with the left hand, signifying that they were a part of the evil community. The phrase “someone got up on the wrong side of the bed” originates from the belief that stepping out of the bed on the left foot is a sign that the person was destined to have a bad day.
One day during class, a peer of mine looked at me and thought it appropriate to inform the entire class that my life was screwed up because I wrote upside down. Because of this, I began my odyssey to find other lefties like myself. I longed for the knowledge and assurance that I am not a “freak of nature” and that my life is not “screwed up.” To all the lefties reading these words of assurance, and to those who are struggling to find their place in this world, you are not alone.
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USA Team Handball wrote 10 December 2009
Hi,
Team Handball is one of about 30 Summer Olympic sports, and the one sport that puts the highest premium on having left-handed throwing players. Team Handball is played 7-v-7 on a basketball-size court, with teams throwing a volleyball-sized ball into a 6′ x 10′ goal. It’s like water polo on land…
Anyways, you can find the USA federation at www.usateamhandball.org. We are actively recruiting exceptional athletes, primarily between the ages of 14-22, men and women, interested in learning the sport and/or competing on a local, regional, national or international level. If you’d like to learn more, please send an email to info@usateamhandball.org with the following:
Name, City/State, Height, Weight, Sports Experience, Handball Experience and, of course, which hand you throw with.
Generally, we’re looking for women taller than 5′8″ and men taller than 6′ – but we’re interested in all exceptional athletes. Top cities where you can start playing today include LA, NY, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Colorado Springs, Atlanta, Boston, Washington DC, Denver, Houston and many more.
Please forward to your left-handed friends!
GO USA!
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