You’re spoilt for choice when it comes to contraception methods; the pill, the implant, IUDs, condoms. Each offers the promise of protection, albeit with side effects and varying degrees of success. But what if you never want to be pregnant, again or at all? 

Considered the ‘gold standard’ for its ease-of-use and unrivalled effectiveness, female sterilisation has become the most common form of contraception worldwide. In 2024, Statista found sterilisation to be the contraceptive method of choice for 25% of women worldwide, compared to 16% using the pill, which has been mirrored by regional research including that of the CDC in the US and the International Institute for Population Sciences found cases of voluntary sterilisation in India to be even higher at 37%. 

Sextras explores why fictosexuality – the attraction to fictional characters – is more than just a trend. Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse speaks to psychologists about the psychology behind idealised love in fiction and its impact on modern relationships and dating.

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?

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.