Gender-based violence is a universal problem – it exists in every country in the world for a number of reasons, many stemming from the patriarchal attitudes that remain rooted in the fabric of most societies. […]
Author: Amy Cartledge
We must do more for women experiencing violence in the UK
In the third instalment of the Candid Orange and This Violence is Not a Tragedy collaboration, we are raising further awareness about the current situation of gender-based violence in the UK. If you are wanting […]
The People’s Art Fair highlights the importance of Bristol’s artistic community
Tomorrow, organisers at the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft will kick off the Winter edition of their art fair, reminding us that the latest government restrictions will not stop the city’s engagement with creativity. Initially […]
Hands off my NHS: Who is Dido Harding and what is 1828?
Last week, Matt Hancock announced that Public Health England would be abolished, citing its failure to handle the coronavirus pandemic as the reason for its replacement. In its place, the new National Institute for Health […]
Fingering: How not to leave your women feeling like a broken lift button
NOTE This is an article for anyone venturing downtown on a person with a vagina. Where I have used ‘women’ regularly, this is not to exclude anyone whose sexual experience is orientated around their (as […]
Cultures have celebrated gender nonconformity and non-binary identity for centuries
Today July 14th celebrates International Non-Binary People’s Day, an occasion to raise awareness about and organise around the issues faced by non-binary people around the world. Transphobes across the globe often turn to history to […]
Holidaying in the aftermath of COVID-19
Holidays are a strange topic to discuss at the moment. Where can we go? Should we go at all? What would the trip even look like? Our Editor-in-Chief Amy Cartledge recently travelled to Cinque Terre, […]
REVIEW: Khruangbin’s latest album Mordechai is a sliding spiral of funk but lacks innovation
Mordechai is a long spiralling journey spanning across genre and rhythm which, although at times is less innovative than you’d want, it still remains what it is at its core — more hip-dip inducing Khruangbin. […]
What’s happening in Yemen?
It has been called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in the last century. Yemen is currently battling a five-year-long civil war, one of the worst famines in 100 years, as well as outbreaks of both […]
When sex hurts: myth-busting and guidance on vaginismus
If you have a vagina, you have at some point thought something was wrong with it. Whether problems with orgasming, discharge consistency, irregular periods, tightness during sex (and don’t get me started on shape, colour […]