a lens into the evolving cultural landscape of sex and relationships, from LGBTQIA+ and women’s histories, to updates on sexual politics, deep dives of the latest TikTok dating trends, and debriefs of popular reality dating shows and romantic comedies

Sextras Podcast Sextras Podcast

Editors on… our cultural highlights

What the editorial team at Sextras is reading, watching and recommending this month: lesbian bars, Chappell Roan concerts, new horror releases and Gillian Anderson's sex stories

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Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse

Is girlcore feminist?

We’re eating girl dinners, practising strawberry girl makeup, and justifying purchases with girl maths. We’re in the age of GirlCore. But, writes Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse, is it feminist?

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Lucy Sarret Lucy Sarret

What is FGM and why you should care

Female genital mutilation (FGM) impacts over 200 women and girls across the world. After surviving FGM herself, Hoda Ali turned to activism to raise awareness about why it’s used against so many women. Lucy Sarret delves into it.

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Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse

Where are all the UK’s late night spaces?

For women and queer people, being out late at night is difficult enough. But when you don’t drink, or you just want somewhere to meet up with friends outside of your room, where do you go? Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse explores the dire lack of third spaces in the UK, and how cafes could be the perfect spot. If only they stayed open.

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Lauren Haughey Lauren Haughey

Is AI reshaping our sexuality?

In the digital age it’s not hard for us to feel intimately connected to our electronic devices; some of us more than others. Lauren Haughey asks whether the shifting world of AI is impacting what we want from sex and relationships.

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Katie Ross Katie Ross

Clothes Encounters: Lessons in dollitics

In the first of our monthly fashion features, Katie Ross explores one item of clothing that has been particularly poignant within her relationship with her best and oldest friend.

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