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How boobytrapped turns the tired body-swap trope into something new
A gay cis man and a trans man swap bodies in a Fringe play all about masculinity and embodied experience.
What happens when you leave church but still miss what it gave you?
Two Fringe shows explore faith, belonging and queerness.
“Trauma shouldn’t have to be productive or sellable”: Verona Verbakel on OnlyFans for Therapy
The actress reflects on what it means to revisit difficult memories without turning recovery into a tidy success story.
Condom recalls and smart-glasses harassment: the week in sex and relationships
A weekly selection of stories on sex, relationships, gender, and more from Scotland and around the world.
Amanda Dwyer on shame, revenge and finding the funny side of things that once hurt
“I enjoy laughing at things that were once hard. It’s my favourite thing to do.”
Sex, therapy and stand-up: inside Yoky Yu’s East Infection
What do anal sex, therapy and stand-up comedy have in common? Quite a lot, according to Yoky Yu.
What can a 1970s pornographer tell us about sex in 2026?
Sex, sexism and sideburns collide in Roger Prick: Sexopolis, a Fringe comedy asking whether we are as progressive as we think.
Edinburgh Fringe: Getting naked for art
Three Fringe shows about tackling stigma, and being vulnerable.
Becky Fury on kink, comedy and what we call ‘normal’
A candid conversation about desire and the surprising ways kink can create connection and self-understanding.
14 shows we loved this week at the Edinburgh Fringe
From queer faith and burlesque to filthy comedy and female rage, here's what we loved at the Fringe.
The wholesome side of kink, according to dominatrix Melissa Todd
In ‘Gag Writer’, dominatrix Melissa Todd reveals the wholesome and clownish side of kink and sex work, voicing a spirited call for their liberation.
‘Why do I need to do all of this because of a man who didn’t use a condom?’: Taeyun Kim on sex and agency
The South Korean performer and dance artist discusses how movement, memory and an at-home STI test shaped her new solo show.
