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I am not your feminist. The world can seem like a scary place, particularly the world in which we live now. There’s a lot going on to cause us to dismay, to fret, or to even feel like we’re burning with anger. Whether it’s Donald Trump’s…

It’s not always easy to be a woman. Millions of my sisters in the US marched in January after the inauguration of President Donald Trump for that reason, as well as to remind the leadership that, yeah, it’s tough, but we’re up for the…

"You're a mutilated man, that's all. Self-mutilation..." - Barry Humphries (aka Dame Edna Everage) "A man who gets his dick chopped off is actually inflicting an extraordinary act of violence on himself." - Germaine Greer "Some countries…

Sugaring, a method of body hair removal that originated in ancient Egypt and that uses a cooked paste of sugar, lemon juice and water, has recently regained popularity in the Western body-waxing scene. Lindsay Leggett, originally from…

It’s really hard to pick out all the scarlet things that happen ‘cause there is SO many but I go on what causes me to have stage five scarlet fever. Otherwise known as a full body redner. Goop vs Reality In proof that literally ANYTHING is…

If you’re lost somewhere in the wilderness, there are some clues you’ll want to look for just to be sure you’re not walking in circles. When US President Donald Trump and the many Republicans in the US House and Senate were elected, many…

Independent and unwanted politician Jim Tackson has made the news with his daring declaration that he will be going on hunger strike in defence of the 8th. This will be a true test of his will, but Jim isn’t a man who does things by halves,…

Follow Aoife's Transition Diary from the start here.  My Transition Diary #3 | 'They Buried Her In A Suit.' I had intended writing about something totally different for this column but then, as it will, something caught my attention that…

For many people of my generation, 1989 was a defining year. The geopolitical map of the world shifted and the post-World War II, tripartite Cold War arrangement came to an end. As the Iron Curtain lifted, and the ideological rivalry of…

Beneath a few layers of blue paint on the wall of Dublin’s Project Arts Centre is a 14 foot red heart. The words “repeal the 8th” are strewn across it in white, and were visible to all who walked by the building until the day they were…