Travel

Where I’ve been and of course the “Bucket List”

What It’s Like To Have Ovarian Cancer In Your 20s

What It’s Like To Have Ovarian Cancer In Your 20s

Seren was about to embark on her second term at Salford University when she realised something was wrong. As a hard partying student, she put it down to the fact she’d been going out too much and was probably run down. Having always been health-conscious, Seren improved her diet and […]

In Pictures: 6 Months With Sheffield’s Sex Workers

In Pictures: 6 Months With Sheffield’s Sex Workers

Twenty-two-year-old Barnsley-born photographer Lily Miles became interested in the subject of sex work after watching a documentary on Channel 4 called A Very British Brothel. Taking viewers inside City Sauna in Sheffield, close to where Miles grew up, the documentary was raucous, all about hamming up the ‘sexual antics’ that […]

Gross Girl TikTok Is A Safe Space For All Of Us

Gross Girl TikTok Is A Safe Space For All Of Us

‘Gross’ is an insult flung around schoolyards. Getting called gross means that you’re unclean and unkempt. But on TikTok, being a gross girl is something that you can take a bit of pride in.  There’s a community of ‘gross girlies’ congregating online who are trying to dispel the shame that […]

These Are Europe’s Most LGBTQ+-Friendly Countries

These Are Europe’s Most LGBTQ+-Friendly Countries

For the seventh year in a row, Malta has been named the most LGBTQ+-friendly country in Europe. Malta finishes top of the annual Rainbow Map and Index by the ILGA, which ranks 49 European countries on their “respective legal and policy practices for LGBTQ+ people”. The ILGA – International Lesbian, Gay, […]

Check This Subreddit Thread Before Buying Makeup Online

Check This Subreddit Thread Before Buying Makeup Online

PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 05: A Fashion Week Guest is seen outside Elie Saab during Paris Fashion Week – Womenswear F/W 2022-2023 on March 05, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images) One of the obvious downsides to buying makeup online is that you have to do some […]

In Conversations With Friends, Everyone’s Insufferable

In Conversations With Friends, Everyone’s Insufferable

Conversations with Friends — “Episode 6” – Episode 106 — Back in Ireland, tensions remain unresolved with Bobbi. Frances visits her mother but ends up in hospital when she has an attack of severe abdominal pain. Before returning to Dublin, she visits her father and is confronted by his growing […]

21 Bikini Bottoms That Actually Cover Your Ass(ets)

21 Bikini Bottoms That Actually Cover Your Ass(ets)

We’ve waxed lyrical before about the rise of teeny bikinis but beyond itsy bitsy bikini tops, the emergence of barely there bottoms is causing big issues. Just one scroll through Instagram will show you that Brazilian-cut briefs and thongs are now the default shape for many trendy swimwear brands, with […]

I’m Still Unlearning My Internalised Ableism as a Fat & Disabled Body Positive Activist

Relaciones is a monthly series that helps Latinxs navigate interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships by unpacking the tough but necessary conversations that come up in our communities. This month, columnist Yesika Salgado writes about dating with a disability and unlearning internalised ableism. As a teen, I used to imagine my future: I’d […]