Opinion
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OpinionTop Trumps: A Guide to Locker Room Talk
Sick and tired of the men around you bringing their locker room talk into the outside world? Find yourself wishing these chaps came with a handy pamphlet to help you decode their slurs? Get up to speed with Deviance’s handy phrasebook... Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
OpinionWhy I'm Rejecting Alicia Keys' No Makeup Movement
We need more than a humlebraggy hashtag – #NoMakeup is just a single puzzle piece in a picture of facial freedom Read more »| 04 Nov 2016 -
OpinionReclaim the Night
I grabbed my phone and typed to anyone I thought might still be awake: "There is a man trying to get into my house and I don’t know what to do" We are not past the point where men believe they can simply do anything to a woman Read more »| 03 Nov 2016 -
Opinion7 Bullshit Excuses for Racist Halloween Costumes
Ah, there's a chill in the air and the scent of carved pumpkins lingers. As Halloween approaches, the temptation to dress up like a racist stereotype inexpli... Read more »| 25 Oct 2016 -
OpinionSave Your Self Care
As we approach World Mental Health Day, we question the internet’s hazardous habit of prescribing self care ‘hacks’ in lieu of legitimate support and guidance Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
BooksFrom pulp to corsets: lesbian literary stereotypes
Vita Sackville-West was a writer who happily shunted the boundaries of literary form, along with the imposed norms of gender and sexuality. As her granddaugh... Read more »| 30 Sep 2016
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StudentsThe Art of Sending Nudes: A Guide
Uni + alcohol + Snapchat = nudes. Here's Deviance's guide to baring it all without accidentally ruining your life Read more »| 14 Sep 2016 -
OpinionCarly Rae Jepsen and the Queerification of Pop
We've come a long, long way since Katy Perry's accidental girl-kissing... Read more »| 26 Aug 2016 -
OpinionHow to be Single: The Story of My Dating Hiatus
There's a lot to be learned from self-imposed singleness, as Chloë Maughan learned when she abstained from romantic interactions for a whole year Read more »| 04 Aug 2016 -
OpinionSub-Prime: Is May vs. Leadsom Good for Feminism?
Spoiler: no, it fucking well isn't. Read more »| 08 Jul 2016 -
OpinionDear Hetero Friends: 12 Things to Remember
Friendship between gay men and straight men can be tricksy. In the spirit of Pride, tolerance and not behaving like a prick, Toby Sharpe clears up a thing or two for his hetero pals... Read more »| 01 Jul 2016 -
OpinionOrlando: A bitter reminder of why we need Pride
The Orlando massacre is unignorable proof that we're far from achieving LGBTQ equality. It's time for change. Read more »| 13 Jun 2016 -
OpinionOpinion: How Facebook is Failing Feminism
From censoring nipples to ignoring reports of violent misogyny, Facebook's policies are bad news for feminism It’s 7pm on a Thursday night and you&rsq... Read more »| 27 May 2016 -
OpinionWhy Your Fetish Is Just Fine
Why do we hide our kinks from others unless they're straight out of an E. L. James book? Deviance investigates Read more »| 11 May 2016 -
OpinionCalling Out Catcallers: Why #WhenIWas Isn't Enough
Street harassment may start in childhood, but it's a highly stressful and upsetting part of womanhood, too. Here's why we need to listen to all reports of abuse on our streets, regardless of the victim. Read more »| 22 Apr 2016