Human Rights
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Human Rights
Opinion: Rhoda Grant and the Sacrificial Sex Worker
Former Deviance editor of The Skinny, Nine, explains Rhoda Grant’s proposal to criminalise the purchase of sex in Scotland. Read more »| 06 Nov 2012 -
Human Rights
Opinion: Domestic Abuse is No Laughing Matter
Claire Askew analyses the trend of comedians telling jokes about domestic abuse, and shows why we should all think before we laugh Read more »| 05 Nov 2012 -
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The Obtuseness Of Obscenity (Don't Protect Me)
Are the UK's obscenity laws still relevant? Our Deviance correspondent takes a closer look at the filth Read more »| 02 Feb 2012 -
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Skirting the Issue: Men in Heels
What is this gender equality if a man cannot wear a pair of heels without attracting questions of sexuality? Read more »| 26 Sep 2011 -
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Christianity and Homosexuality: A Picture of Colombia
Gustavo Sandoval is the pastor of Casa Abba Padre, an LGBTI inclusive Evangelical church in Bogota. During Bogota’s ‘Pink Week’ (‘Semana A Rosa Vivo’), an annual Gay Pride event in the district of Chapinero, he agreed to speak to us about his church and what it can mean to be a gay Christian Read more »| 04 Aug 2011 -
Human Rights
Doubly Deviant, Doubly Damned
This is a man's world, or so they say, and no part of it is more filled with machismo than the legal system Read more »| 01 Jul 2010
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Human Rights
A Skinny Take: Reality Television
When Big Brother first aired on British television screens ten years ago, it caused such a stir that once it was over, the landscape of television had change... Read more »| 10 Jun 2010 -
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A Skinny Take: Poison was the cure
When home secretary Alan Johnston sacked the government’s chief drugs advisor David Nutt two weeks ago for “crossing the line”, i.e. dissem... Read more »| 13 Nov 2009 -
Human Rights
Out-manoeuvring the BNP
“The BNP are a legitimate political party. The BNP are standing candidates in many constituencies throughout Scotland.” Those were almost exactly... Read more »| 30 Oct 2009 -
Human Rights
A Skinny Take: The art of censorship
Sounding like something from Orwell, the Obscene Publications Unit have asserted their authority once again. Last week an exhibition set to feature a photo ... Read more »| 08 Oct 2009 -
Festivals
Stand Up For Freedom
Who says do-gooders don’t know how to have fun? Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Human Rights
Safety Before Ideology: Comments on the Swedish Model
The 'Swedish model' is hailed by politicians and feminists in the UK and beyond as the best approach to prostitution. But those in the sex industry claim it does more harm than good Read more »| 19 Jun 2008 -
Human Rights
Everyone's a winner
The Miss Gay Scotland competition aims to subvert the traditional beauty contest into something much more empowering Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Human Rights
Pride Under Attack in Latvia
No whistles. No public displays of affection: no kissing or touching. Welcome to Riga Pride 2007, where hundreds of LGBT rights activists held a peaceful mar... Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Human Rights
Equality: is that all there is?
All sexual acts between men are still referred to in Scots law as 'gross indecency' Read more »| 11 May 2007