Intersections
The Skinny brings you all things sexuality. Read our features on human rights, LGBTQIA, family planning and gender.
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SexualityCyber Queers: Digital communication and community
This month's columnist considers what makes up online queer communities Read more »| 13 Jan 2020 -
SexualityApocalypse Now: Why we can’t get enough of the end of the world
Mainstream culture loves a good apocalypse story, but what exactly does our fascination with the end of days say about us? Read more »| 10 Jan 2020 -
ArtApply for the Diverse Critics scheme
We're teaming up with Disability Arts Online and Creative Scotland to offer support for four Scottish-based disabled writers and journalists Read more »| 19 Dec 2019 -
SexualityA Language Fit For Two: Dating and Speech Impediments
This month's columnist writes about building a language while struggling to speak Read more »| 05 Dec 2019 -
SexualityGen Z on growing up during the climate crisis
Today's young people are angry, frustrated and scared about their and our planet's future. We asked some local Gen Zers their thoughts on the climate crisis. This is what they had to say. Read more »| 05 Dec 2019 -
BooksIsa Mazzei on Camgirl, sex work and finding her voice
We speak to Isa Mazzei about her memoir, Camgirl, which chronicles her journey into the world of camming Read more »| 21 Nov 2019
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BooksThe BAME writers network changing Scotland's publishing scene
The Scottish BAME Writers Network is creating space in Scotland's literary scene. One writer looks at how the group is doing just that Read more »| 07 Nov 2019 -
Sexuality
Make Ecology Sweet Again: On love and ecological existentialism
This month’s columnist asks how love and ecology relate to one another Read more »| 01 Nov 2019 -
SexualityOur Home Is (Literally) On Fire: On the politics of disasters
From the Amazon to Scottish flat blocks, fire disasters are political. One writer explores how a fire above his home connects to a fire in his other home, Brazil Read more »| 25 Oct 2019 -
SexualitySetting the Rules: On friends becoming lovers
This month’s columnist explores when friendship crosses over romance Read more »| 04 Oct 2019 -
SexualityFall where they may: Tarot in the internet age
Tarot card readings have never been more popular. One writer explores how this boom is a cause and effect of the internet Read more »| 02 Oct 2019 -
SexualityHow sexual health clinics are failing bisexual men
One writer explores how bisexual men are slipping between the cracks of sexual healthcare Read more »| 30 Sep 2019 -
Sexuality
Community Circles: On Transitioning and Community
One writer explores how LGBTQ+ communities and spaces change during transitioning Read more »| 16 Sep 2019 -
SexualityFriendship shouldn't come at a cost
Sparked by a controversial tweet, one writer reflects on whether friendship has to come at a – very literal – cost Read more »| 04 Sep 2019 -
SexualityMental Health and the Gig Economy
As we move towards a future where more of us are working freelance, one writer looks at the pros and cons of the gig economy for those with mental health conditions Read more »| 30 Aug 2019