Photo by Kallum Linnie ‘Wholeweat tortilla, please. Brown rice. Chicken. Black beans and veg. Salsa. Sour cream. Chilli. Guacamole. Cheese and some lettuce, please.’ ‘That it, love? That’ll be nine euros.’ The front of the line is the worst place … Continue reading Shanaia like Shania Twain A Personal Essay On Sex, Sexuality, and Big City Blues
Illustration by Ren O’Hare Words from our Sex Editor Alice: The following is the first installment of our new series called ‘Perspectives.’ The articles in this series will, hopefully, provide thought-provoking, entertaining, and relatable snapshots into students’ experiences navigating … Continue reading Perspectives 1: Falling for the Straight Girl
A: Abortion Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy by removal of the fetus or embryo before it is viable, a medical procedure at the centre of considerable debate and prohibited in Ireland by the 8th Amendment. The ‘Repeal the … Continue reading ABCs of Sex & Sexuality We decided to have a bit of fun and take you through everything you need to know about the ABCs of sexuality and sex life.
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them began life in 2001 as a Comic Relief fundraiser. It was a thin paperback intended to be a copy of Harry’s Hogwarts textbook, complete with scribbled in-joke marginalia supposedly penned by Harry, Ron … Continue reading Not-So-Fantastic Queerbaiting and Where to Shove Your Bad Racial Politics There’s been fan outcry (because of course there has). Rowling doesn’t care. But is anyone shocked?
So, let’s talk about bisexuality – in a real way, without some glib quotation by a gross-ass filmmaker that was tired by the time I came out back in ’02. Firstly, waaay back in 1948, Dr. Alfred Kinsey (Irish interest … Continue reading Bi-bi Baby – Let’s Talk About Bisexuality So, let’s talk about bisexuality – in a real way, without some glib quotation by a gross-ass filmmaker that was tired by the time I came out back in ’02.
When you think of queer musicians, you may think of the queens of pop that have always been at the very top of the Pride playlist like Gaga, Britney, and Madonna. Yes, they are icons and will always remain beloved … Continue reading Born This Gay: Queer Artists Representing in the Music Industry Uplifting, inspirational, and fantastically cool, these are some queer artists you should be listening to.
For any member of a marginalised group, searching for representations of oneself in pop culture can be a lonely experience. For people who identify as queer, they have never been entirely invisible in film. However, the representations of homosexual … Continue reading Queer Relationships in Film “We could only express ourselves indirectly, just as people on the screen… we were in the closet.”
Contrary to what traditional art history courses imply, lesbians have existed and contributed to the visual art world for centuries and continue to do so today. Like artists of any other sexuality, they have painted, drawn, sculpted, and photographed their … Continue reading The World of Lesbian Art Putting the words “lesbian” and “artist” together is a political gesture, acknowledging a historically marginalised group’s ability to independently create.
Listening to three 30-year-old teachers in towels talking about how much they hated their lives at four in the morning was not my typical idea of a Wednesday night. Temple Bar’s gay sauna, The Boilerhouse, had long been a … Continue reading Bed, Bath and Beyond What draws people to Temple Bar’s gay sauna, The Boilerhouse?
“Sometimes… things that are expensive… are worse.” — Freckle, episode four. This statement couldn’t be more true of the cheaply produced but incredibly funny and glossy new web series that is The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo. A … Continue reading The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo – review
Many heterosexual Irish teens gradually work their way up the ladder of sexual experience to the long awaited S-E-X before secondary school comes to a close. This can take place over the space of years, maybe with an array of … Continue reading Miles Behind?
“Being an Iranian-American implies a certain identity, and the same thing with being in the queer community, and what if you don’t fit those things naturally? What if the norm is not you? I thought those were the questions I wanted to answer.” Continue reading Appropriate Behaviour: Interview with Desiree Akhavan