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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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 -
Features
La Reine Des Coeurs @ The Eagle Inn
Our Deviance editor reports from a Valentine's Day burlesque night – 'a fitting way to launch a sexual empowerment brand' Read more »| 04 Mar 2014 -
Opinion
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 -
Opinion
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 -
OpinionDisney 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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InterviewsBurlesque and Campaigning
Burlesque star Sukki Singapora considers how the performance art is perceived in her home country of Singapore and in Britain Read more »| 03 Feb 2014 -
FeaturesThe Economics of Spanish Sex
Deviance’s foreign correspondent considers the legislative and financial forces behind Barcelona’s sexual permissiveness Read more »| 13 Jan 2014 -
Opinion
The Lesbian Look?
One writer examines the relationship between clothing and feminine identity Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
Opinion
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 -
Opinion
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 -
Opinion
Bisexuality and Fertility
One writer poses a pertinent question Read more »| 06 Nov 2013 -
Opinion
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 -
Features
Truly celebrating the ‘T’ in LGBT: Homotopia Turns Ten
Queer culture in the Northwest is being celebrated this month with work from John Waters, Boy George and many others appearing at the Homotopia arts festival. Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
Opinion
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