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NHS IVF for single women and why mosques matter: the week in sex and relationships
Catch up on this week’s sex and relationships news, with stories from Scotland and around the world.
Forced contraception and at-home HPV tests: the week in sex and relationships
From Scotland to stories around the world, catch up on the week’s news about sex and relationships.
How a campy dildo musical became politically relevant again
What began as playful satire now speaks to renewed anxieties around LGBTQ+ rights and the policing of sexual expression.
Trans People Are Awful gives us a killer we want to root for
A murderous trans man hunts cis men for body parts in a darkly camp Fringe show that turns queer monstrosity into unexpected tragedy.
Can a friendship survive when your lives start moving in different directions?
Friendship can involve love, resentment, jealousy and heartbreak too. Holly Paterson talks about putting those complexities at the centre of the stage.
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.
