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How do lesbian sex gods impact the way that inexperienced queer people identify themselves?
Ever wondered if you were alone in feeling out of your depth when you first came out? You aren't the only one.
Hannah Taylor
Nov 17, 20215 min read
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Jesy Nelson: Where is the line?
What is blackfishing? The term blackfishing is used when an individual is accused of emulating a black or mixed-race person using makeup,...
Charlotte Lewis
Nov 12, 20215 min read
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Are Women Finally Dominating Literature? Maybe not if their readership is mainly women.
Why don’t men want to read more books written by women? In a recent study, the top 10 bestselling female fiction authors had a male...
aliceathertonwrite
Nov 10, 20214 min read
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Depop Resellers and the Cycle of Waste
With over 30 million users, the 2011-launched fashion app, Depop, is now a household name. As a platform to buy and sell second-hand...
Morgan Forbes
Nov 8, 20214 min read
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'Not like other girls' and the borders of gender
In recent years, the internet has seen a plethora of memes, YouTube videos, articles and social media posts concerning the ‘not like...
Carlotta Failla
Nov 5, 20214 min read
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Lana and Lolita: The girl and the older man
Historically, men have had a fixation with young women. A tale as old as time; the richer, older man marrying the youthful, beautiful,...
Charlotte Lewis
Nov 3, 20213 min read
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The Bystander Effect: Woman Raped on Train While Passengers Did Nothing
As I am writing this, I feel completely disgusted and, quite frankly, furious at the recent events concerning women’s safety that have...
Kristina Galvydyte
Oct 23, 20215 min read
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The real cost of fast fashion: how our addiction to cheap clothing is putting pressure on our planet
You’re probably familiar with the fast fashion retail giants Shein, Boohoo and Missguided. As a woman in my twenties I encounter fast...
emmapapworth8
Oct 6, 20213 min read
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R Kelly’s Enterprise and Why it Took 30 Years to Reach a Verdict
Many of us have read all the horrible accusations of unimaginable cruelty towards R Kelly throughout the years. Yet, he kept on selling...
Kristina Galvydyte
Sep 30, 20214 min read
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The Met Gala 2021 review: Should the Met still happen?
This year’s Met was scrutinized by many. It was severely lacking; many celebrities were off theme and there was discourse over whether...
Charlotte Lewis
Sep 21, 20213 min read
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AOC and performative activism: The Met Gala 2021
On Sunday Night, celebrities graced the red carpet at ‘fashions biggest night out’ (Vogue, 2021). The Met gala, a charity event with a...
Charlotte Lewis
Sep 15, 20213 min read
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A HOME FOR THE LGBTQA+ COMMUNITY IN NIGERIA
While many countries appear to be becoming more accepting of the LGBTQ+ community, the acceptance of these forms of love is not apparent...
oyelowotolu
Sep 13, 20213 min read
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Molly... Mae have 'girlbossed' a little to close to the sun
Love Island 2019 runner-up Molly Mae Hague has recently been announced as fast fashion brand, Pretty Little Thing’s new Creative...
Charlotte Lewis
Aug 28, 20214 min read
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We need to stop claiming plastic surgery is a 'girlboss', feminist notion
I, for one, will always be the first to say that feminism is about equality for women and men. One of the most important factors, being,...
Charlotte Lewis
Jul 31, 20213 min read
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