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Time to Talk: How to Start a Conversation About Mental Health
Today is Time to Talk Day, an annual event that encourages workplaces, schools and other communities to have conversations around mental health. Many of us know that one in four people in the UK will...
View ArticleAre Your Sex Toys Bodysafe?
‘Detox Your Sex Life’ – the title of an article on Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop at first glance seems ludicrous. How earth could sex ever be toxic? Is this just another part of a culture which is selling us...
View ArticleBarbie Takes Another Move Towards Diversity with Disabled Dolls
Barbie takes a lot of criticism. Her body proportions are unrealistic, and it’s been said that if she were an actual woman, she wouldn’t have the body mass to menstruate (kinda puts the breaks on the...
View ArticleRocky is Not the Hero We Remember
Trigger warning: rape culture — When Rocky was released in 1976, New York Times film reviewer Vincent Canby panned the movie’s inconceivability. His lone positive takeaway was Talia Shire, who he...
View ArticleWhat Does the Independent Group Mean for British Politics?
The MPs breaking away from their parties in favour of the Independent Group show the cracks in established politics, but do they have the authenticity and drive to drum up widespread support for their...
View ArticleBroken Politics and False Allegations | A Week in Review
Welcome to A Week in Review, a (mostly) weekly feature where we give you a quick rundown on what’s been going on in the world of politics, activism, and feminism. Because why read the news when you can...
View ArticleCrazy-Ex Girlfriend Shows Us the Dangers of Using Love as a ‘Cure’
This article contains spoilers for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend CW’s Crazy-Ex Girlfriend (streaming on Netflix for anyone in the UK) has been understandably praised across international media outlets for its...
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Pride is a Protest, Not a Music Festival
I took a local approach to Pride 2018. I couldn’t afford tickets to some of the larger Prides in bigger cities, nor the train fares and hotel stays that I’d need alongside them. Instead, I hopped on my...
View ArticleDavid Lammy, Comic Relief, and the Need for a New African Narrative
If you are reading this article, you have almost certainly see the media outcry around David Lammy’s criticisms of Comic Relief for using ‘white saviour’ tropes in their fundraising campaigns. In case...
View ArticleThe + in LGBTQ+: An Interview with Yasmin Benoit, Asexual Activist and Model
“I may not be in the first four letters, but I do not relate to the heterosexual experience in the slightest.” Yasmin Benoit, asexual activist and model, speaks from the ‘The + in LGBTQ+’ panel at...
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