Sexuality
The Skinny brings you all things sexuality. Read our features on human rights, LGBTQIA, family planning and gender.
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LgbtTom and Kat's Straight Gay Wedding?
Katherine Doyle and Tom Freeman are challenging legislation inequality between civil marriage and civil partnerships. Here, they explain why they could use some help Read more »| 08 Feb 2010 -
DeviancePretty vacant
It came out in 1990 and people still talk about it. Why? Read more »| 04 Feb 2010 -
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Would Like To Meet ...
There are pros and cons to telling suitors you're a sex columnist ... Read more »| 05 Jan 2010 -
LgbtDon't Ask, Do Tell
Okay, so you've come out to your friends, your family, and your workmates. That just leaves everyone else you'll ever meet Read more »| 03 Jan 2010 -
DevianceThe Lolita Effect
In the face of ever-increasing anxiety over the sexualisation of the young, two experts raise questions over how sexually influenced children actually are by the media. Read more »| 08 Dec 2009 -
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Sex With An Ex
Our sex columnist revisits the past and then remembers why she left it. Read more »| 02 Dec 2009
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Hos, Hookers, Call Girls, and Rent Boys
Do you see what they did there? Despite the wordy title, the editors have managed to steer clear of the terms ‘sex workers’ and ‘prostitute... Read more »| 23 Nov 2009 -
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Is Monogamy Deviant? - Reflections on a Discussion
I was pretty clear that the question Is Monogamy Deviant? had a one word answer. No. Yet if Stewart Laing, a serious director-designer, and Dr Helena Cronin, evolutionary biologist, were ready to discuss, I’d be there with my ill-conceived opinions. Read more »| 21 Oct 2009 -
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A Spot of b)other
There is already a wealth of material for artists to address on issues surrounding the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, but GoMA's upcoming ... Read more »| 19 Oct 2009 -
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Filament: Up With This Sort Of Thing.
Recently launched in London by Suraya Singh in London, Filament magazine is aimed at female readers and offers "stimulating reading, saucy fiction and beauti... Read more »| 01 Oct 2009 -
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The Adderall Diaries²
Stephen Elliott is hooked on Adderall. It’s basically speed in a capsule, prescribed by his psychiatrist. He takes too much; sometimes he opens up the ... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
Lgbt
This Year's Thing
The Luvvies look at how far the LGBT movement has come since the Stonewall Riots of 1969. Read more »| 01 Aug 2009 -
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From Barbie Doll to Razordoll: The Sexual Shift in Porn
Lauren Mayberry discusses the growing move towards alternative cultures in mainstream pornography. Read more »| 30 Jul 2009 -
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Trilogy
How would you feel getting your kit off at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival? It’s certainly not the most usual of requests, but in search of celebrating t... Read more »| 16 Jul 2009 -
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The Dating Game
Our sex columnist Phoebe Henderson goes on a date with another writer. Can she stick to her self-imposed sex ban? No, she cannot. Read more »| 06 Jul 2009