OP ED | Gay PDAs
During a recent online discussion about holding hands in public, I was criticised for expressing the point of view that even though I was comfortable doing this but I don’t […]
OP ED | Action (Wo)Man
Tesco has become the second major retailer to be criticised in recent months for gendering the sale of its children’s toys. Boots previously displayed science toys for boys and ‘domestic […]
OPINION | Ages of Ignorance
Although the ‘yoots’ of today are feared by much of the majority culture, it is often believed that it is the older generations who hold ‘outdated’ homophobic views. But are […]
OPINION | Attacked For Being Gay or Attacked For Being There?
In my last article I talked about the rise of online ‘trolls’ but something that has been around for much longer than trolls are perpetrators of hate crimes; either through […]
OPINION | Infamous 5 – the Reform Section 5 campaign
I’m curious about the genuine aims of the campaign http://reformsection5.org.uk which is seeking to remove the potential to criminalise ‘insulting words or behaviour.’ The campaign wants to influence the Home […]
Opinion: Same Sex Marriage; No Brainer Or Political Football
The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill is back before the House of Commons on 5th February. So what does the Bill do? Clause 1(1) declares simply that the ‘marriage of […]
OPINION | Why I’m anti-anti Christmas
Whether you like it or not folks Christmas is upon us once more and I seem to find two types of people at this time of year. Firstly there are […]
COMMENT: The X-Factory
This weekend’s shock departure of Ella Henderson from the X-Factor competition has created outrage only a few weeks before the final show. The bottom two acts had to perform again […]
OPINION | A Cautionary Tale Of The Unpaid Graduate
With graduation out of the way, one has to embrace the step into the ‘big wide world’ (even though I detest the patronising tone of that phrase). Understandably jobs are […]