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A Night of Climax
Hidden beneath the rattle of the passing trains from Glasgow Central, something big is brewing. People are gathering, the throb of electronic music is spilling onto the streets, carried aloft on the chatter of excited groups arriving to the clatter of heels and departing ubers. Tonight is the night GUCFS has been working towards for eight months. Tonight is their climax…
A Successful Woman: Error 404, definition not found
What really makes a woman successful? Despite the 20s being deemed the age of ‘woke-ness’ and equality, we still cannot truly answer this question. There are different domains of success… for some it’s a thriving career, for others it’s a traditional family unit and for the rest of us it's none of the above….
Fit for a Climate Queen? - COP26 in Glasgow
Highland cows, Irn bru, breathtaking scenery, and this year, hosting COP26 - Scotland is known around the world for many things. But what about being a leader in the fight against climate change?
Deepening our Yoga Practice
Despite yoga having its origins in ancient Indian philosophy, when you type ‘yoga’ into instagram, most, if not all, of the top results are edited photos of young, white women stretching into contortions. Modern yoga practice has become disconnected from its roots, and hence, has lost some of its value as a mental and spiritual practice…
‘Hugging allowed from Monday’, but do I actually want one?
I never really considered how much physical contact actually mattered to me until I couldn’t get any for 2 months straight, nor had I considered what a source of anxiety it was to me until it was gone…..
Performative Activism and Instagram Infographics
In order to tackle the "Instagram infographic industrial complex," it's important to highlight the transformations undergone by forms of online activism through the years….
Sustainability Ambassadors (aka Green Washers)
With absolutely nothing else to do but spend, we fell right into the trap of buying countless ‘summer 2020’ garments that were never going to be worn. Overconsumption soared due to boredom, and the pockets of the fashion CEO’s were bursting at the seams.
Vaccine Registration Open: What You Need to Know
Since being told “you must stay at home” in March 2020, the road back to normality has been a long one, full of small incremental steps. Some of these steps have seen the most onerous of the restrictions be lifted, but the most significant steps have been developments with the vaccines - trials showing safety and efficacy; the approval of them for use in the United Kingdom; and seeing our older relatives get theirs. Now, at long last, it is nearly the turn of the 18-29 year old category to get our jabs.
Queer, Jewish, Anarchist, Local: An Interview With pink peacock
Founded in 2020 by Morgan Holleb (he/him) and Joe Isaac (he/him), Pink Peacock will open after COVID restrictions as a late-night, alcohol-free, pay-what-you-can space in Govanhill. Despite the pandemic putting a temporary hold on their progress, Pink Peacock’s team has been busy in the past year.
Dressing Up to Stay In: The Power of Fashion in a Global Pandemic
The clothes you decide to wear on any given day have a direct influence on how the world perceives you. Fashion is powerful. It’s exciting. It’s my motivation. But how have attitudes to fashion changed this year as a result of the global pandemic?
A Graduate Scheme that Makes an Impact
The past year has no doubt heightened the challenges of mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone globally, however, it is the silent pandemic of mental health that we must not ignore…
The Best and Worst of HIVE
We won’t be together this year, so instead we got you to send in your best, or worst, pulling stories from HIVE, and boy are they messy.
Celebrating Valentine’s Day Covid Style – We’ve Got You Covered!
Here are some suggestions for ways you can spread the love next weekend, without spreading you know what x We hope that however you end up spending next weekend, you have a great Valentine’s Day <3
Musings on the Queer Identity
We continue the series… Identity is a complex phenomena and it can seem overly reductive when we talk about a singular ‘queer identity’ (or indeed any other shared identity), as if all queer poeple are somehow bonded by some sort of universal shared experience
🌈 Why We Celebrate Pride and Valentines in the Same Month 🌈
Today, the G-You starts a week’s series of articles in honor of the LGBTQ+ history month and its community. We hope to share relevant and educative information with these series, and some light-hearted articles too… We start on the topic of love <3
BRIDGERTON: Charming or charmless?
Netflix’s new show, based on a series of books by Julia Quinn, is their new incomparable. The show has taken the world by storm (perhaps for us being bored and confined), raising a few eyebrows…
Breaking out of Break Out Rooms
Anastasija not only speaks about the awkwardness of breakout rooms, but alludes to some wise words in Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction”. We’ll leave you with this one specific quote: “why do we feel it’s necessary to yak about [bs] in order to feel comfortable?”