Features
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IntersectionsBeyond the Plate: Communal eating in the modern age
Dinner’s ready and we’re keen to fill our plates. We speak to Glasgow-based supper clubs and community meals about bonding through a meal shared with friends and strangers alike Read more »| 12 Feb 2026 -
FeaturesThe Skinny's Ins and Outs for 2026
We’re getting involved in trend forecasting with the team’s idiosyncratic and periodically vengeful picks of what’s hot and what’s not in 2026 Read more »| 20 Jan 2026 -
FeaturesStanding Together: Sex workers push back on Regan’s Bill
Facing an all-too-close unspeakable future, sex workers and allies across Scotland are uniting to oppose Ash Regan’s controversial Prostitution Bill. We chat with Scotland for Decrim, the local grassroots organisation spearheading the movement Read more »| 09 Jan 2026 -
FeaturesChanging the Act: Decriminalising abortion in Scotland
Outdated and harmful, Scotland’s abortion law demands urgent modernisation. We speak to the campaigners behind Let’s Change the Act about the importance of decriminalisation Read more »| 08 Oct 2025 -
FeaturesBlack History Month Scotland 2025: Resistance & Resilience
We take a closer look at this year’s Black History Month Scotland, a vibrant programme of events which centres acts of solidarity – both historical and contemporary Read more »| 29 Sep 2025 -
StudentsHome Cooking: Making friends through food
Between lectures, parties, coursework and work-work, you’ve got a lot going on. We look at how cooking together with your flatmates can help build community and fuel your fun Read more »| 18 Sep 2025
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FeaturesMan Down, Level Up: Sex, socialising, and the male gaze
It’s all too easy to get stuck in the male gaze and let it drive your nights out: one writer tells how their uni experiences – and some Wet Leg lyrics – helped them change perspective Read more »| 16 Sep 2025 -
IntersectionsCrowning Glory: Scotland’s drag kings on the rise
Time to suit up. We speak to Scotland’s leading drag kings about exploring masculinity, looking out for one another, and creating a name for themselves in today’s drag scene Read more »| 04 Sep 2025 -
FeaturesAsk Anahit: No Touchy
In this month's advice column, one reader asks how to tell a friend that they get too touchy-feely when drunk (but otherwise is very normal and great) Read more »| 03 Aug 2025 -
FeaturesThe Category Is: A first read of Kevin Guyan’s Rainbow Trap
The politics of classifications and LGBTQ lives are ever-complex – and marriage certificates are just the start. In Rainbow Trap, Kevin Guyan reveals how the fight for LGBTQ equalities in the UK is shaped – and constrained – by everyday classifications Read more »| 12 Jun 2025 -
FeaturesExpression by Fur: A ScotiaCon weekend with the furry community
Hot on the hairy heels of ScotiaCon 2025, we chat to members of the furry community about harmful media misrepresentation, the joy of connecting IRL and finding freedom in fur Read more »| 13 Mar 2025 -
FeaturesFinding Your Feet: How foot fetishes (and other kinks) can reduce STI transmission
When it comes to safer sex, condoms are only the start of what can be a pleasure-filled, and even kinky conversation. We unpack the surprising connection between foot fetishes and reduced STI transmissions Read more »| 13 Feb 2025 -
FeaturesQueering Memory Lane: Mapping Edinburgh's LGBTQ+ history
This February, Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive spotlights Edinburgh's queer history in exhibition Desire Paths: Reading Queer Edinburgh. To celebrate, one writer takes a look at a handful of the city's landmarks and their queer tales Read more »| 11 Feb 2025 -
FeaturesRadical Review: The organisations who sought change in 2024
At the end of a difficult year, we’re grateful for the grassroots organisations who have shown us another way. We unpack a handful of these groups' practices and teachings, and look towards 2025 with hope Read more »| 09 Dec 2024 -
FeaturesFair Saturday on their 2024 programme
As November arrives, we’re looking forward to Fair Saturday – a festival like no other. We chat to the Fair Saturday Foundation about the value of the arts, money well spent, and this year’s stellar programme Read more »| 08 Nov 2024