Picture this: a newborn baby girl lies before you. It is your job to tell her the truth: that the world she has been born into will evaluate her worth according to the shape of her body and the extent …
Sex & Relationships
Too straight for some, too gay for others; A bisexual conundrum
Holly Thompson explores the stigma surrounding bisexuality in Ireland through examining the variety of prejudices members of this community face
You can find the Irish version of this article here.
There seems to be a myth that bisexual people have the best of both worlds, provided their attraction to men and women simultaneously. Combining my own personal experience with …
Sex in the city: The Irish and their lack of sex clubs
Laura Shannon explores why sex clubs are so hard to find in Dublin and whether or not there is a market for them
It is no surprise to anyone that Ireland’s relationship with sex and the general discourse surrounding sex is lacking, to say the least. With engrained societal Catholic guilt and a general lack of sex education in Catholic schools, it is …
Take the STI out of stigma
Anna Lyons sheds light on an under-discussed topic through looking at two student’s personal experiences with sexually transmitted infections
The cases of sexually transmitted illnesses (STIs) in Ireland have been steadily rising recently. They are more common than ever, and it is likely that someone you know has had one right now. Having an STI isn’t a bad thing, …
Unravelling the relationship of sex and shame
Cillian Walsh discusses the importance of sexual positivity in conversation with holistic sex therapist Jenny Keane
Despite sex being such a common pleasure for many, it isn’t always the most comfortable of topics to discuss openly. This is especially true if you grew up in Ireland, despite sex being a natural human impulse. From a young …
Dating Apps: the positive and negatives when it comes to the world of online dating
Emma Whitney explores the conflicting feelings that arise from using popular dating apps
I hate online dating. I do not believe that there is anything more soul-crushing than swiping, swiping, swiping, becoming more and more dejected in your search to find The One. Or in some cases, company for the night. Conversations on …
If you can’t love yourself, how the hell are you going to love somebody else?
A Trinity student explores the growth that happens within while single versus in a relationship
Around this time last year, I broke up with my boyfriend of almost 2 years. I didn’t know it at the time, but we weren’t breaking up because we wanted to see other people. Rather, in my eyes, the relationship …
Why do we continue to sexualise Halloween?
Lara Monahan explores the complexity of Halloween’s costume culture
The leaves are falling, your new flatmates are still taking the bins out on time, and your tights don’t yet have ladders in them. This can only mean one thing: we are officially approaching Halloween. At this time of year, …
The seven types of love: ‘Everything I Know About Love’
Three Trinity students kick off a series on the different types of love through the work of Dolly Alderton
In the Greek language, there are seven different words for the concept of love. Something about that in itself is so poetic; there are so many ways to feel love that they couldn’t contain it in one word.
In this …
Philia – the highest form of love
The Sex and Relationships team discuss what friendship means to them
Philia, according to Ria
The word Philia (ϕιλία), like many other great concepts, comes from the Greeks. It is translated as the love that’s seen in friendship. Quite often in scholarly works philia is considered to be the highest form …