Sexuality
The Skinny brings you all things sexuality. Read our features on human rights, LGBTQIA, family planning and gender.
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DevianceDigital Locket: On Lock Screens & Memories
One writer explores how her phone can act as a digital locket to hang onto vital connections and memories Read more »| 11 Jul 2019 -
DevianceSex on the Brain: what it's like dating with dyspraxia
Dating is difficult enough as it is but throw a neurological disorder in there and things become even more complicated. One writer asks those with dyspraxia how the condition affects their love life Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
DevianceApply Yourself: On phones, apps and grief
Phones get a bad rap for harming our mental health, but one writer explores how apps and social media can be harnessed for good Read more »| 02 Jul 2019 -
DevianceSausages: On Fry Ups & Grief
This month's Intersections columnist explores how grief and love goes into sausages Read more »| 04 Jun 2019 -
DevianceBody Beautiful on fashion, diversity and representation
A new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland is the first of its kind to examine diversity within the fashion industry. We speak to its curator about assembling Body Beautiful Read more »| 06 May 2019 -
DevianceDigital Vigilance
One columnist reflects on her relationship with her mother near the end of her life Read more »| 16 Apr 2019
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Human RightsFascism at Home: The rise of the right in Brazil
As Brazil elected rightwing Jair Bolsonaro as their new leader, one writer looked on from Scotland at the rise of fascism in his home country Read more »| 09 Apr 2019 -
DevianceCall Me By Your Star Sign: On Love & Astrology
This month’s Intersections columnist asks if intimate connections are written in the zodiac Read more »| 08 Mar 2019 -
DevianceHow veganism can be more inclusive
As veganism becomes more popular, one writer looks at how to reconcile a greener lifestyle with disordered eating Read more »| 01 Mar 2019 -
LgbtRom-Coms As A Dating Guide for a Young Gay Man
A writer explores how the leading ladies of rom-coms became his guide for dating as a young gay man Read more »| 14 Feb 2019 -
LgbtSharing Makeup Brushes: On Coming Out as Bi and Femme
This month's columnist explores coming out as bi and femme to their high school sweetheart Read more »| 12 Feb 2019 -
DevianceHow Rookie became the business model for a generation
The end of online teen mag, Rookie, felt like the end of the era of blogs. One writer reflects on how its closure impacts how she views monetising her own creative projects Read more »| 04 Feb 2019 -
BooksWhy I’m only reading bisexual books this year
Christina Neuwirth, author of the watery wonder Amphibian, has decided to only read bisexual books in 2019. She tells The Skinny why she came to that decision, and what #twentybiteen will look like for her Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
DevianceWhy museums need to decolonise their collections
It's about time British and Scottish museums reckoned with their colonial histories. Here's why Read more »| 22 Jan 2019 -
LgbtDon’t Stop the Music: Headphones & Street Harassment
This month’s columnist explores his love for headphones as an armour against street harassment Read more »| 15 Jan 2019