Month: September 2021

Why Viral TikTok Trends Rarely Come In Plus-Sizes

Why Viral TikTok Trends Rarely Come In Plus-Sizes

When you think of viral fashion trends on TikTok, what comes to mind? Obviously there’s With Jéan’s Alexa dress, a ruched terry cloth frock that’s spawned a million knockoffs, not to mention over 10 million views on the platform. There’s also House of Sunny’s Good Vibrations dress, a follow-up to […]

How Wild Swimming As A Black Woman Helped Me Heal From My Grief

How Wild Swimming As A Black Woman Helped Me Heal From My Grief

Cat White is a writer, filmmaker, gender expert for the UN and founder of Kusini Productions, a Black female-led platform created to champion voices of Black women and girls. Her upcoming film Fifty-Four Days follows the journey of a girl who starts wild swimming in the wake of losing her […]

R. Kelly Facing Life In Prison After Being Found Guilty Of Racketeering & Sex Trafficking

R. Kelly Facing Life In Prison After Being Found Guilty Of Racketeering & Sex Trafficking

This story contains discussion of sexual violence. Please proceed with care. Updated September 27, 2021: Months after being charged and indicted for nine grave federal crimes, R. Kelly is now facing a potential life sentence after a federal court in New York found him guilty of the charges. The trial, which began in […]

The Ugly Truth About Trans Broken Arm Syndrome

When you think about trans healthcare, you might (rightly) think of long waiting lists to access Gender Identity Clinics (GICs), the challenging hoops trans patients are often required to jump through to ‘prove’ their identity, or the recent legal case around prescribing puberty blockers to under 16s. But that’s not […]

“We’re the only couple from Married At First Sight UK to stay together” – So what’s Owen and Michelle’s secret?

“We’re the only couple from Married At First Sight UK to stay together” – So what’s Owen and Michelle’s secret?

Married At First Sight UK’s Owen and Michelle: Where are they now? This year’s series of Married At First Sight UK looks a little different to previous ones. For starters, the couples aren’t actually married. Instead, at the start of the month-long season, the 16 participants took part in a […]