Intersections
The home of our Intersections coverage, looking at the cultural world through the intersecting lenses of gender, race, economics, class and sexuality. Check out our feature writing, opinion pieces, interviews, and our regular Love Bites column on the things, people and places our writers love the most.
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FeaturesChrimbophilia: A Very Kinky Christmas
Christmas time, mistletoe and wine. And Santa fetishes, apparently? Read more »| 08 Dec 2015 -
OpinionGay Malaise: Male-on-Male Gaze
As a young gay man, the prospect of approaching other men is often more than just nerve racking - it's dangerous. Deviance investigates... Read more »| 10 Nov 2015 -
Features
Renaming Deviance - Reader Poll
Crikey Moses – we're considering renaming Deviance! But we're not doing it without you... Read more »| 03 Nov 2015 -
FestivalsLiverpool Homotopia 2015: Preview
AIDS contraction is on the rise, more than half of the Commonwealth criminalises homosexuality and transphobia is as present as ever. Gary Everett, artistic director of Homotopia, explains how theatre and the arts can help. Read more »| 30 Oct 2015 -
Features
Redefining Deviance: The Skinny at 10
We consider the concept of our Deviance section against the changing nature of progressive language. Read more »| 12 Oct 2015 -
Opinion
My Golden Snatch: an Ode to Talentless Vaginas
A visit to a vaginal variety show in Thailand leads one writer to contemplate her own labial extracurriculars Read more »| 08 Oct 2015
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Opinion
How Not to Behave at a Queer Clubnight
Advice for cishet attendees of queer clubnights, courtesy of three people from the industry itself. Read more »| 01 Oct 2015 -
Students
How to Come Out at University
People can be total jeb-ends sometimes. But don't worry, we've got your back. Coming out, whether you’re doing it during freshers’ week at a liberal university or as a toupé-wearing Tory, is a tremendously brave and usually terrifying thing to do Read more »| 18 Sep 2015 -
Opinion
Free Bleeding: Sweat, Tears and Bloody Taboos
Deviance investigates why shame-free menstruation is about more than making strangers uncomfortable. Read more »| 03 Sep 2015 -
Festivals
Fringe 2015: Comedy and Body Image
Helen Duff and Dave Chawner discuss body image, eating disorders and their Edinburgh Fringe shows. Read more »| 31 Aug 2015 -
Opinion
Couchsurfin' USA: The Female Travelling Experience
Taking stock of the perks and pains that the patriarchy holds for women backpacking across North America Read more »| 07 Aug 2015 -
Opinion
Memoirs of a Sex Shop Worker: Another Day, Another Dildo
Our former Northwest clubs editor spins us a yarn or two about his time spent working in an adult shop Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
Opinion
Panic at the Porno: Moral panics and amateur porn
What do processed meat and amateur porn have in common? Liv McMahon examines the moral panic surrounding the amateur adult industry, and explains why she feels torn when it comes to porn. Contains graphic descriptions. Read more »| 07 Jul 2015 -
Opinion
Japanese Shibari Rope Bondage with Skinny Redhead: Artfully Bound
Skinny Redhead talks rope bondage, Japanese Shibari and why she's keen to bring rope work out of the fetish world and into the mainstream during next month's Edinburgh Fringe. Read more »| 07 Jul 2015 -
Opinion
How to Date a Feminist
(Tip #1: Don't assume they're a dominatrix). Deviance questions the fetishisation of feminism and its consequences for sexual liberation Read more »| 11 Jun 2015