Local councils are reporting rises in gonorrhoea and syphilis, and services are struggling to keep up with the demand
Jan 25, 2024
How do you introduce your friends and family to a romantic partner who doesn’t technically exist?
Jan 23, 2024
Is it a ‘message meant for you’? Is it the algorithm? Or is it both?
Jan 19, 2024
People have turned to alcohol for a bit of ‘Dutch courage’ on first dates for decades – but now many of us are flipping the script
Jan 17, 2024
As the brand’s ad featuring FKA twigs is banned in the UK, we offer a Calvin Klein crash course in controversy – from causing outrage with an underage Brooke Shields to inventing heroin chic
Jan 15, 2024
The actor said removing explicit scenes ‘to make younger people comfortable’ would be ‘doing everybody a disservice’
This year, many of us are ditching traditional dating apps in favour of stricter boundaries and the pursuit of ‘real romance’
Jan 09, 2024
From sleek latex gloves to stolen leather jackets, members of the kink community discuss the fashion purchases that opened the doors to creative and sexual expression
Dec 19, 2023
In the wake of her death, Alim Kheraj writes a tribute to the Cock Destroyers and the late, great Sophie Anderson
Dec 05, 2023
Featuring work by Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin and more, Paulina Olowska’s exhibition Visual Persuasion presents a complex, multifarious perspective of desire
Nov 21, 2023
Trends like ‘the bird test’ and ‘the Beckham test’ are part of a wider tendency for TikTok users to scrutinise relationships in unhealthy detail
Nov 14, 2023
Anna Schlimm’s ‘Cruise Code’ is a covert communication system for lonely hearts on public transport – new photos by El Hardwick show it in action
Nov 10, 2023
To celebrate the launch of a t-shirt collaboration between artist John Booth and the National AIDS Trust, we spoke with three young people about what living with HIV is like today
We asked Tree Carr, the author of the recent A Spell A Day, on how to harness the power of sex magic to reclaim your sexuality and achieve your goals
Oct 31, 2023
Three people who identify as autosexual share what it’s like to be sexually attracted to yourself
Oct 16, 2023
