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My identity is not a trend

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Bisexuals and lesbians need to stand together

ELLA GAUCI wants us to stop fighting internally and face the bigger picture

The invisible lesbian

Society may want me to but I’m not going to fade into the shadows, WRITES RAGA D’SILVA

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Is football the new lesbian Tinder?

From the changing room to the bedroom, why do so many female footballers fall for each other? BELLA FRANCIS investigates the rise of goal-crossed lovers

Can tarot find me a girlfriend?

YASMIN VINCE explores what the cards can teach us about seeking love

The Cass Review: one year on

How it continues to fail trans and gender nonconforming young people BY YASMIN VINCE

Let’s do the time warp again

As The Rocky Horror Picture Show film turns 50, YASMIN VINCE celebrates its unique importance in queer culture

Six conversations we’re scared to have

Deborah Frances-White opens up to ROXY BOURDILLON about why it’s time to start talking

We need lesbian period dramas without the doom and gloom

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What A Girl Wants: A (True) Story Of Sexuality And Self-discovery

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Twenty years of Fingersmith

Queer stories are no modern phenomenon, and Sarah Waters paved the way, WRITES CAROLINE CASSIN

Skin is facing The Painful Truth

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Shura got too sad for her friends

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Nxdia: from TikTok sensation… to taking the world by storm

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This is what ace joy looks like

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A letter to my younger queer self

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Like a phoenix from the ashes

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Why people cheat, from someone who has

ALI HENDRY remembers and redefines infidelity in her relationships

Am I wanking too quickly?

ELLA GAUCI asks if we’re spending enough time on solo sex

Mismatched libidos: a sexual survival guide

Communication is key WRITES INDIGO SAPPHIRE MOON

We need to talk about vaginismus

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