It has been almost five years since the #MeToo movement ushered in a reckoning on how we look at sexual assault and sexual misconduct. At the time, it felt like both the end of the world and the beginning of …
Sex & Relationships
Gender exploration in the time of Covid
How a year of isolation has shaped queer teens’ perspectives on their gender
For queer youth, access to the internet during lockdown can be a blessing and a curse. We consistently open our phones to see another friend has re-introduced themselves into the world as their truest selves and, at a certain point, …
Getting Checked
A visit to the gynecologist, and reflections on sexual and reproductive healthcare
I am not registered with a GP.
Somewhere in the haze of school to bigger school to university, one city and one country to another, I never did the paperwork. I was aware, as one is aware of things like …
Let’s talk about sex (& chronic pain), baby
Olivia Carla Smith explores the impact of chronic pain on the relationships of young adults
“Not tonight, I’m sore” is a phrase all too familiar for people living with chronic pain. Anyone living with one of the many conditions that cause chronic pain knows how much it can impact on daily life, but the effect …
Intertwining intimacy, gender and sexuality
Experiences of being in an emotional, romantic, and sexual relationship are an important part of a trans person’s journey, writes Frank Wolfe
Around eight months ago, I got into a loving, romantic relationship. It was, and still is, exciting in all the usual ways, and has changed the way I feel about many different aspects of my life. But ask me to …
All the World’s A Stage – So listen to our stories
мария страшилова discusses her upcoming piece of verbatim theatre that explores domestic abuse and sexual violence in Bulgaria.
Writer: мария страшилова
When I came to Dublin, one thing really fascinated me about its theatre: all of the plays I saw were focused on current sociopolitical issues. I loved it because in Bulgaria, where I am from, theatre may …
A Rainbow Cog in the Capitalist Machine?
Sam Maguire assesses the ways a hyper-commercialised Pride alienates the LGBTQ+ community
At the risk of sounding terribly homophobic, it seems like Pride is being shoved down Dublin’s throat. The skies of the inner city are filled with pride flags waving from the roofs of political buildings, banks, brunch restaurants and shops. …
Let’s get intimate with body confidence
Kerry O’Sullivan explores how sex can be a journey to loving yourself and your partner
I’ve always had an issue with the idea that you have to absolutely love yourself before you can truly love another person. In a society where we are told at every turn how to improve to fit a particular mold …
Can friends with benefits ever work?
Kerry O’Sullivan asks where the line is between platonic and romantic
The title of that Oscar-worthy Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis crossover, Friends With Benefits, has morphed to encompass a phrase much more culturally relevant than the plot of an early 2000s rom-com. More and more, we find ourselves in a …
Socially distanced dates: Themed dinner parties
How to have the best night out spent inside
Given the fact that it has been over 100 days since Ireland entered Level 5 restrictions, people are increasingly likely to try anything to make the most boring lockdown yet a bit more bearable. One way my flatmates and I …