A few weeks back we attended a panel on the sexualisation of black bodies held together by Edinburgh’s Sexpression and ACS. All panelists talked openly and frankly about their experiences, both good and bad. We learned a lot from the  event and have transcribed some of the most enlightening parts of the conversation:  On the...

'Celestial Bodies' focuses on marginalised bodies and how we define beauty. It is an Instagram project, which seems vapid but in reality people are checking their Instagram all the time. The project is trying to start conversations. “That's on my newsfeed? Does that mean its accepted?”.

I am tired of anybody criticising somebody else who is literally striving for the same goal as them. Let your fellow feminists thrive and together we will hopefully get further in our fight against all layers of inequality...

I first met Anna at a training day for Sexpression, a club which trains volunteers to teach sexual education to teenagers at local secondary schools. When I introduced myself to her, the awkwardness of being in a room full of strangers entirely dissipated. She was warm and lively, chatting and laughing openly. But it wasn’t...

I remember going for a wee when I was around twelve, looking down at my vagina and being baffled by the sudden appearance of labia minora. I had literally no idea what they were...

Last year I spent a portion of my gap year in Pakistan. One day I attended a lecture on Jinnah, the founder of the nation. I remember shivering in the freezing lecture theatre. I remember meeting friends outside in the garden. I remember hitching a ride home with a family friend. I don’t remember anything...

I'm in a beautiful jewellery store in Jaipur. The shopkeeper's intensity and way of speaking would make an excellent chat show host. He tells me that because my name is Lilah and i am born on the 14th of April i should buy a clear amethyst pendant...