Dear Virgin Me, Sex becomes less of a big deal once you actually do it. Well, that’s if you hang around with girls who won’t judge you for subsequent escapades from Coppers on a Tuesday night. However, if you’re with … Continue reading Virgin Series A letter to sex curious you
SHIFT Day is one of four campaigns the Student Union have this year to spread awareness about ‘Sexual Health Information For Trinity.’ When students come to Trinity, they can be sexually active for the first time, and the Welfare Office … Continue reading Communication, Consent and Confidence: Get the SHIFT Sex is pleasure, and pleasure is a renewable resource.
Condom Power (Dame Street) ●●○○○ This little sex shop is surprising as it’s very easy to miss. Located across from the large Spar on George’s Street, this store has a tiny entrance that is only noticeable because of its slightly … Continue reading Dublin’s Sex Shops: Review From the functional to the flamboyant.
It sounds like something out of a crime drama: a pop star is groped at a meet ‘n greet, and then the groper turns around to sue his victim for defamation of character. But this isn’t the latest Law & … Continue reading Swift Justice There was Bad Blood in the courtroom when Taylor Swift countersued the DJ who groped her back in 2015. Her legal victory contributes to the important conversation about rape culture and bodily autonomy: Maia Mathieu explains why we can’t just Shake It Off.
●●●○○ Crestfall is a play that caused disgust and protestations when it was first performed at the Gate Theatre in 2003, and this new performance by Druid on the Abbey’s Peacock Stage perfects that beautiful outrage. Crestfall abandons the glorious … Continue reading “Crestfall” – Vulgar, violent but visually stunning Crestfall abandons the glorious Kathleen Ni Houlihan and provides a darker and more insidious image of women in Ireland dealing with domestic abuse, prostitution, animal cruelty and extreme violence.
●●●○○ The story that Netflix‘s new indie rom-com follows is a familiar one. You have your twenty-something woman in a creative field, living in a gorgeous apartment in the big city that you know she could never afford in real … Continue reading ‘The Incredible Jessica James’ is one dope film Maia Mathieu reviews the freshest indie rom-com on Netflix.
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?
The question of whether or not to tell my boyfriend he was the first person I’d ever slept with is one I have been considering for about two years. While I understand some may find this a little weird or … Continue reading Confessional: Cherry Poppin’: What I never told my boyfriend
Content note: sexual assault
After two months the dust has settled on the PWR BTTM scandal, as their (predominantly queer) fanbase have had to come to terms with abandoning what was once considered a life-saving band. However, there is still the discussion of where to go next, and how to deal with similar cases in the future.
Continue reading “What we should learn from the PWR BTTM scandal”
I don’t know how many one night stands I have had. This is okay. Some people I have slept with because I liked them and hoped for a relationship with when the pillow talk was over. With others, I slept … Continue reading A Boy’s Perspective: My One-Night Stands
Everyone has a past they do not enjoy revisiting. Life turns out differently from how you expected. People, unsurprisingly, change when they are drunk. I have had three one-night stands. At the time, I did not expect any of them … Continue reading A Girl’s Perspective: One-Night Stands
Everyone is bound to have a Graham Norton “Red Chair” story. You know, the one that you would tell the world and its mother should you be lucky (or unlucky) enough to sit on Norton’s chair, telling an oul’ embarrassing … Continue reading Confessional: Cherry Poppin’: Hypertension