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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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 -
Opinion
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 -
OpinionOld 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 -
Features
Gender Terrorist
We find out how performance artist CHRISTEENE is reclaiming drag for a new generation of artists and fans Read more »| 12 Jun 2013 -
InterviewsAfter The Anniversary: Raising Awareness of HIV in Scotland
London based artist Edo Zollo’s photographic exhibition Stand Tall, Get Snapped arrives in Glasgow on 14 June. This collection of portraits of people living with HIV in the UK was inspired by the 30th anniversary of the death of Terrence Higgins Read more »| 10 Jun 2013 -
OpinionOpinion: Outing Rape
WARNING: this articles features explicit discussion of rape and sexual assault Read more »| 17 May 2013
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Opinion
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 -
Opinion
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 -
Opinion
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 -
Features
Female Pleasure and Desire: ‘You’re doing a PhD in what?!’
Nichole Edwards of the University of Leeds discusses how diaries can help women to work through the conflicting messages they receive about heterosexual desire, feminism, and sexual pleasure Read more »| 09 Apr 2013 -
Interviews
Boudoir Photography: A More Female Way of Photographing Sex?
Ana Hine interviews Kinross based photographer Tracy Gow about the photographic genre 'boudoir' and its consequences for the photographing of female sexuality. Read more »| 08 Mar 2013 -
Interviews
Saying Goodbye to DS Sam Murray
The Skinny caught up with Heather Peace. Peace played Detective Sergeant Sam Murray on the just cancelled Lip Service, a show about a group of lesbian friends in Glasgow Read more »| 25 Feb 2013 -
Features
Straight Talking: Promoting Healthy, Safe Relationships
Can more be done to improve the standard of sex education in our schools? The Scottish Women’s Aid campaign I GET IT may be offer an answer Read more »| 07 Feb 2013 -
Opinion
Opinion: An Uncommon Sense Approach To Polyamory
Lisa provides a personal account of the intersections of polyamory and neurodiversity Read more »| 02 Jan 2013