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IntersectionsNavigating queer physical spaces post-lockdown
We speak to queer people who embraced their sexuality during lockdown about entering IRL queer spaces for the first time Read more »| 03 May 2021 -
LgbtWhy Dating Apps Still Suck for Trans People
Dating apps are tricky to navigate for everyone, but they're even trickier if you don't fit big tech's gender mould. Here one writer reflects on why dating apps need to become more inclusive to transgender and non-binary users Read more »| 29 Mar 2021 -
BooksCipher Press: Bold, Uncompromisingly Queer Books
One year on from the UK going into lockdown, we talk to the founders of Cipher Press to get to know one of the shining lights to have emerged from the pandemic in a celebration of queer publishing Read more »| 12 Mar 2021 -
SexualityMeet the Edinburgh Queer Skate Collective
The Edinburgh Queer Skate Collective is only a few months old but it's already making a lot of noise. We chat to the Collective about safe skating spaces, names and communal joy Read more »| 13 Jan 2021 -
Food And DrinkPink Peacock: Glasgow's queer, Yiddish anarchist cafe
The duo behind Glasgow's queer, Yiddish pay-what-you-can cafe Pink Peacock on community power, mutual aid, and bringing delicious Jewish food to the people of the Southside Read more »| 13 Oct 2020 -
Food And DrinkKafe Kweer (fka Greenwood): Edinburgh's queer sober cafe
We talk to the people behind Greenwood to discuss setting up a new venture in the pandemic, crowdfunding, and the need for sober queer spaces Read more »| 08 Oct 2020
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LgbtReclaiming Our Histories: Growing up LGBTQIA+ and religious
Religion and LGBTQIA+ inclusivity tend to go together like oil and water. One writer reflects on her own Catholic school upbringing and how it shaped her sexual identity Read more »| 03 Apr 2020 -
LgbtCyber Queers: Digital communication and community
This month's columnist considers what makes up online queer communities Read more »| 13 Jan 2020 -
LgbtHow 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 -
SexualityCommunity Circles: On Transitioning and Community
One writer explores how LGBTQ+ communities and spaces change during transitioning Read more »| 16 Sep 2019 -
SexualityHow the UK 'Porn Block' could damage sex education
As the British government pushes back enforcing age-verification porn legislation for the third time, we look at what this badly thought out "Porn Block" policy would entail and its potential to damage young people's sex education Read more »| 17 Jul 2019 -
LgbtPride and Prejudice: What Pride means in 2019
As Pride season descends upon the UK’s cities again, we ask some of Intersections’ LGBTQ+ writers what Pride – the march and queer pride – means to them Read more »| 31 May 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 -
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