Opinion
Opinion pieces from our Intersections writers. Read the full archive of our Love Bites columns, where our writers share the things, people and places they love the most.
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OpinionBisexuality and Fertility
One writer poses a pertinent question Read more »| 06 Nov 2013 -
OpinionOpinion: 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 -
OpinionComing 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
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Beyond the Barriers: An Alternative Pride
With high ticket prices and a commercial sensibility, does the fenced-off Manchester Pride exclude much of the community it's supposed to represent? Our Deviance editor investigates, and takes a look at other ways to celebrate Read more »| 05 Aug 2013 -
OpinionIn Defence of Taking Offence
Kate Pasola recounts a recent trip to Abu Dhabi and discusses what she learned about the importance of taking offence – in an era that’s all too comfortable with causing it. Read more »| 10 Jul 2013 -
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Why I Love the 'Friend Zone'
Matthew Bobbu has news for you. Be a nice guy all you like; that still doesn't give you the automatic right to put your penis wherever you see fit. Welcome to the Friend Zone Read more »| 05 Jul 2013 -
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Old People Sex: A Cultural Blindspot
One writer would like to see more public displays of elderly affection, preferably of the normalising and hot-blooded kind Read more »| 25 Jun 2013 -
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Opinion: Outing Rape
WARNING: this articles features explicit discussion of rape and sexual assault Read more »| 17 May 2013 -
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Opinion: I Think My Boyfriend’s A Better Feminist Than Me
Slam poet Rachel McCrum's boyfriend knows a lot about feminist theory Read more »| 10 May 2013 -
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Opinion: No Ketchup, Just Tits
Apparently, we've reclaimed the word 'slut' enough that we're cool with it being written on our dinner. One concerned voice considers how sexist language has slipped into the marketing of food, and why fellating a hotdog isn't funny Read more »| 08 May 2013 -
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Opinion: First, Canal Street
A newbie to the North West queer scene, Ana Hine tries to find out exactly what there is for a dyke and a transman to do on a Friday night in Manchester Read more »| 16 Apr 2013 -
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Opinion: An Uncommon Sense Approach To Polyamory
Lisa provides a personal account of the intersections of polyamory and neurodiversity Read more »| 02 Jan 2013