Sex Education in the UK Must Be Transformed
With the government issuing new legislation to change sex education in schools, Natalie Fiennes argues that this new curriculum must be a radical one.
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Prison Island: Prison Expansion in the UK
Back with a new series, hosts Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Nicole, a researcher at Corporate Watch about the British government’s plans for prison expansion, how this will impact people inside and outside prisons and how communities across the country are resisting.
“Just Paint the Walls Pink”: Gender, Prison and Carceral Feminism
Oonagh Ryder speaks to Mo Mansfield, a social justice campaigner and women’s sector professional. They discuss what carceral feminism is, how it has helped to expand and entrench the criminal justice system and how we can move beyond this towards an abolitionist feminism.
Is Capitalism Ruining Women’s Sex Lives?
Under late capitalism the new 'Madonna' is drip-fed just enough sex, within the confines of a monogamous relationship, to keep her pliant; while the 'Whore' accumulates sexual encounters like capital, writes Joana Ramiro on Valentine's Day.
White Male Straights & Heartbreaks
“Between love and a garbage disposal, young people of all countries have made their choice and prefer the garbage disposal.” GET OUT OF THE GARBAGE and watch The Fix as Ash Sarkar and Joana Ramiro give you their dating advice.
Sex? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
On KilljoyFM Ray Filar is joined by Bridget Minamore, Lexi Turner and Max Disgrace to discuss the politics of sex, consent, SRE in schools, sexual radicalism and more.
Sex & the State-Machine
On this week's #NovaraFM Ash Sarkar is joined by Joni Cohen to discuss the politics of gender and sexuality in relation to the violence of the state.
The Politics of Queer Sex
Is sex political? Are our fantasies innate? In a culture in which queer sex is still seen as an aberration, Shon Faye examines how the bodies and desires of queer people become politicised by healthcare, education and asylum and how this is reflected within LGBTQ+ communities themselves.
Long Read: Breaking Up with Monogamy: A Political Project
After acts of infidelity, the fingers of blame point to everything other than monogamy: one of the only social contracts that seems to remain untouchable. Brigitte Vasallo encourages us to question this pact that, she argues, reproduces the logic of capital in the way we love one another.