Sex & Relationships

Gay penguins stealing eggs

Cunning penguins December 1st, 2008

Two gay male penguins in a Chinese zoo have been trying to steal eggs from straight birds to become fathers. (more…)

Say it to Sappho: my lesbian friend needs help

Sappho November 28th, 2008

“Dear Sappho. I am straight but I’m writing to you about my friend who is lesbian. She is really struggling to be happy. She keeps talking about wanting to find a girlfriend but her main efforts at finding one involve getting wasted and trying to snog her straight friends. (more…)

Understanding one night stands

Lips November 24th, 2008

Can queer women do one night stands, or does it always turn into something more long-term? Stephanie Levy writes about her own experiences with no-strings sex… (more…)

Say it to Sappho: I’m scared of sex with women

Sappho November 21st, 2008

“Dear Sappho. I am bi but have only ever slept with one woman when I was 16. I have been with guys ever since. I have started to really really like a woman and I think she likes me too… (more…)

Christian dating service side-steps lawsuit

eHarmony November 20th, 2008

A  dating service set up by an evangelical Christian is to offer a service for gay people to avoid prosecution. (more…)

Say it to Sappho: she wants to marry me but I don’t believe in it

Sappho November 14th, 2008

“Dear Sappho, my girlfriend really wants us to get a civil partnership. I’m happy being with her but I don’t want to get ‘married’ and conform to a heterosexual institution that has got nothing to do with our relationship.

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38% think gay couples shouldn’t adopt

baby November 13th, 2008

More than one in three people believe that gay couples should not be allowed to adopt children, according to a survey of 1000 adults released by children’s charity, Action for Children. (more…)

Gender-neutral marriage in Sweden by 2009

Swedish flag November 12th, 2008

The Swedish Prime Minister has announced that gay people in the country may be able to legally marry in church by 2009. (more…)

Bindel offends bisexuals, cat-fanciers, devil worshippers

Julie Bindel November 11th, 2008

Julie Bindel, the centre of the recent Trans protests against Stonewall, this weekend published her response to the protests, and in doing so has managed to offend not only the trans community but practically everyone who does not identify as exclusively heterosexual. (more…)

11 tips to beat the credit crunch… in the bedroom

Carrot November 10th, 2008

We’re facing some of the toughest financial times this country has seen in recent years. Everyone is skint and it’s getting more and more difficult to find a sugar-mommy who will take all of your financial troubles away.

To help you make the most of your natural resourcefulness, Georgia Rooney has put together 11 tips on maintaining a champagne-and-caviar level sex life when you’re on a cider-and-chips level budget. (more…)