Frankie Miren
Everything You Need to Know About the Amnesty Sex Work Argument, Broken Down
This week, Amnesty International took a bashing after they called for the global decriminalization of sex work. Here's what you need to know.
Would Signing a 'Consent Form' Protect UK Students from Sexual Assault?
There has been some sniggering at the idea of "sexual consent kits," but the more important questions are about whether or not they would actually work.
Gentrification Is Turning London's Soho Into a Gimmicky, Sex Work-Themed Theme Park
As Soho's sex workers are pushed out, "brothel chic" is selling people a sanitized, fake version of the sleazy image they created.
Life Sucks for Britain's Broke Young Parents
New figures show that child poverty isn't getting any better. Poor young moms and dads are struggling to make ends meet.
Advertisers Still Don’t Get That Not All Women Love Chocolate
Stereotypes around women and chocolate melt together stickily. I, for one, am obsessed with the stuff. I eat giant bars of Dairy Milk standing outside my flat, too impatient to get inside. But are women really hard-wired to crave Toblerones?
Society Needs to Allow Men the Right to Cry
In light of Tim Hunt's comments, everyone's been weighing in on whether men or women cry more often. But who cares? What's wrong with a little weep every now and then?
The 'Battle of the Beanfield' Was the Beginning of the End for Britain's Illegal Raves
Thirty years ago today, a convoy of new-age travelers—including men, women, and children—on their way to a free party at Stonehenge were savagely beaten by 1,300 cops.
The 'Extremist' Factor: Why British Animal Rights Campaigners Aren't Taken Seriously
Twenty years ago, animal rights activism was the cause of the day. What happened?
Does Having Casual Sex Make You Depressed?
There's little concrete evidence to suggest there is any relationship between depression and hook-ups, but that doesn't stop foreboding headlines and biased studies from trying to tell us otherwise.
Does Having Casual Sex Make You Depressed?
There's little concrete evidence to suggest there is any relationship between depression and hook-ups, but that doesn't stop foreboding headlines and biased studies from trying to tell us otherwise.
Are a Tenth of the UK's 12-Year-Olds Really 'Addicted' to Porn?
A report released this week claimed that a huge number of kids are addicted to pornography. Thing is, porn addiction isn't even a recognized condition.