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OpinionAppealing to 'Women' Voters
It dawned on me the other day that I don’t really care about Scottish independence as an issue. As someone who was born in England but has lived in Sco... Read more »| 21 May 2014 -
OpinionCall of Patriarchy
In an unprecedented step for the Deviance section, we hear from a straight white male aged 12-30, reporting for duty to look at the patriarchy in gaming Read more »| 02 May 2014 -
OpinionEgg Donation: A Personal Story
About a year ago I wrote here about how I was thinking about donating some of my eggs. I subsequently did. This is that story Read more »| 07 Mar 2014 -
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Opinion: Thinking About Egg Donation
Ana Hine looks at the practicalities of donating her eggs after hearing a talk by Dr Aarathi Prasad about her new book Like A Virgin: How Science Is Redesigning The Rules Of Sex Read more »| 04 Mar 2014 -
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Breakup Survival Guide
The worst part about a break-up is the cold. Living with someone is like being inside a cloud of warm, fluffy insulation. You are protected against your fea... Read more »| 06 Feb 2014 -
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Disney Lied to You
Valentine's Day: the one day in the year dedicated to making all the people with partners feel grateful, and everyone else feel isolated, unwanted and miserable Read more »| 04 Feb 2014
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OpinionThe Lesbian Look?
One writer examines the relationship between clothing and feminine identity Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
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Opinion: Trans Equality & Gay Marriage
There's still time to make minor adjustments to the Same-Sex Marriage (Scotland) Act 2014 and ensure greater equality for the trans and intersex communities in Scotland Read more »| 06 Dec 2013 -
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Sarah J Stanley: Thou Shalt Not Make Art
When Sarah J Stanley made some artwork about the sexual politics of her childhood church she was told her work was ‘too explicit’ - here she explains some of the background behind the art Read more »| 03 Dec 2013 -
OpinionBisexuality and Fertility
One writer poses a pertinent question Read more »| 06 Nov 2013 -
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Opinion: Last chance for a lap-dance in Scotland?
Regular Deviance scribe Twinkle discusses a recent government consultation which could have serious consequences for Scotland's lap-dancing industry Read more »| 30 Oct 2013 -
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Coming Out of the Mental Health Closet
A mental health project assistant at LGBT Health and Wellbeing in Edinburgh, discusses a new exhibition looking at LGBT mental ill health Read more »| 02 Oct 2013 -
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My Flatmate The Fetishist
Applying online to live with strangers is like playing Flat Roulette. They could be anyone. They could be sociopaths, dirty-knicker-hoarding kleptomaniacs or... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
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Stuck At The Intersection
Confronting the online furore among feminist thinkers over the issue of intersectionality, Claire Askew has feminist road rage Read more »| 02 Sep 2013 -
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Fat: Just As Sexy
I sometimes write erotica. It usually comes in the form of poems, but recently I've been writing more short stories. In poetry, I don't usually do much descr... Read more »| 07 Aug 2013