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Their Status & Social Capital. My Years of Silence.
In 2002, I was eleven. As is fairly customary for eleven year olds, I went to a lot of birthday parties. Some of them were sleepovers. They tended to revolve around impersonating wrestlers, drinking gallons of coke, sharing a Silk Cut…
My Transition Diary #5 | Transphobia & Online Abuse
Follow Aoife’s Transition Diary from the start here.
I wanted to try something different with this column. As an open trans woman online, like most women, I am sometimes subjected to abuse and trolling. In order to keep myself safe I…
Scarlet Recap #4 | Kevin Spacey, Tom Humphries, & Gemma Collins
It’s been a month since we last met to discuss all things that go mort in the night.
In that time Hollywood has been cancelled, Hurricane Ophelia wiped out Ireland’s off licences, Gemma Collins fell off a stage, Simon Cowell fell down…
Oh Yeah, #MeToo
It’s half five on a Wednesday evening and I’m lounging on the couch - half watching Pointless, half texting a friend. We haven’t caught up in a while and among the pleasantries and Netflix tips, we get talking about the Harvey Weinstein…
15 Ways To Fight The Post Graduate Blues
Yeah, that's what I'm going through right now - the post graduate blues. It seems like everyone else is breezing right past you. You log onto Facebook and see all your friends with job offers and you're still on the dole. Or maybe you're…
Dil Wickremasinghe | Sparking Change, Speaking Out & Her Civic Duty
Nearly two weeks ago, Dil Wickremasinghe’s show Global Village was canceled after a decade on the air. To say it was a shock to the radio presenter and her listeners would be an understatement. In her statement on Twitter, Dil described…
My Transition Diary #4 | Deed Polls & Oestrogen
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You wake up minutes before the alarm goes off. You’ve had a restless night, tossing and turning. Your anxiety about today had, as it always does, spilled over to your sleep. You…
Scarlet Recap #3 | Marching for Choice, Harvey Weinstein, & Mariah Carey
I was hoping I wouldn’t have to write about women’s rights for this recap. Like, I really tried not to. I lit a candle for the White House WiFi connection to drop and give us all a break from Trump’s tweets. I turned off my Google alerts…
‘Disobedient Women’ & the History of Body Hair Removal in Feminism
Sugaring, a method of body hair removal that originated in ancient Egypt and that uses a cooked paste of sugar, lemon juice and water, has recently regained popularity in the Western body-waxing scene. Lindsay Leggett, originally from…
I Have Resolved To Go On Hunger Strike In Protest Of The Potential Repeal Of The 8th Amendment
Independent and unwanted politician Jim Tackson has made the news with his daring declaration that he will be going on hunger strike in defence of the 8th. This will be a true test of his will, but Jim isn’t a man who does things by halves,…