Culture

The long campaign to legalise same sex marriage in Australia is nearing its close and ballots for the non-binding, voluntary postal vote are being sent out. Following an unsuccessful challenge to its legality in the High Court of Australia last week, the same sex marriage postal vote was declared constitutional …

The "juju curse" is not a solid reason for Nigerian women remaining as sex slaves in Europe. Scratch below the surface, and another narrative appears.

The post-truth era has dealt us a double blow. It has caused us to minimise both the importance of factual information and the value of individuals.

Language is a gift that allows us to perceive and interact with the world around us and listen to the people who make today what it is.

Free speech is the last defence of minorities, protecting them from the overwhelming power of the state and the ‘tyranny of the majority’.

August 29 2017 marks the 150th birthday of LGBTI activism, which all started with Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, the first modern gay man and LGBTI activist.

Can we ensure that public toilets become spaces that are more inclusive for LGBT people, without sacrificing the privacy of others?

Africa has often been portrayed as something 'other than us'. Perhaps it's time to start seeing our similarities with its culture rather than differences

Now that the violence in Charlottesville has forced “white supremacy” once again into our political vocabulary, let’s ask an uncomfortable question: “When will the United States transcend white supremacy?” My question isn’t, “What should we do about the overt white supremacists who, emboldened by Trump’s success, have pushed their way …

High Heels, Low Status As a feminist who argues that beauty practices are harmful to women’s equality, I have been accused of being a killjoy who spoils the fun women get from crippling shoes, depilation, revealing clothing, makeup, figure-hugging dresses and short skirts. But the wearing of high heels, for …