My writing on culture, mental health, Scottish politics and LGBTQIA+ issues has appeared on the likes of: British Vogue, Grazia, Glamour, CNN, Dazed, i-D, Elle, The Face, Teen Vogue, The Guardian, Refinery 29, Cosmopolitan, Vice, Huck, SLEEK and Crack.
Some highlights include: speaking to sex workers fighting to unionise in Scotland for VICE, investigating whether universities are doing enough to support students' mental health on their year abroad for Cosmopolitan, delving into London's drag king scene for Huck, interviewing Saudi Arabia's first female filmmaker for AnOther, reporting on how the polyamorous community coped with the coronavirus pandemic for Refinery29 and a deep-dive into eco porn for Dazed x European Climate Foundation's A Future World campaign.
See examples of my writing below below.
Some highlights include: speaking to sex workers fighting to unionise in Scotland for VICE, investigating whether universities are doing enough to support students' mental health on their year abroad for Cosmopolitan, delving into London's drag king scene for Huck, interviewing Saudi Arabia's first female filmmaker for AnOther, reporting on how the polyamorous community coped with the coronavirus pandemic for Refinery29 and a deep-dive into eco porn for Dazed x European Climate Foundation's A Future World campaign.
See examples of my writing below below.
DIGITAL FEATURES, INTERVIEWS, REVIEWS AND NEWS PIECES
FREELANCE
BRITISH VOGUE
I'm Sexually Liberated, So Why Have I Never Had An Orgasm?
This Newly Reissued '70s Photography Book Is A Slice of Queer Utopia
Why, At 26, Can I Not Stop Thinking About Botox?
WEPRESENT
Yamuna Forzani - Color-saturated Textiles Exploring A Tight-knit Queer Community
Suleika Mueller - Portraits Of Women Whose Creativity Merges With Their Faith
Alexandra Kern & Lina Abascal – Documenting LA's Resilient Queer Line Dancing Scene
VICE UK (now defunct)
Matching With Celebrities On Dating Apps Is Awkward As Hell
The Truth About Lesbian Bed Death
Sex Workers Are Fighting To Unionise In Scotland
How Optimo's JD Twitch Shaped the Beats' 90s Soundtrack
Watching 5ive and B*Witched Open For Peter Andre In 2018 Is Weird
Queer Sugar Babies Explain How To Find a Sugar Mommy
THE GUARDIAN
Still Game: Why the Filfthy, Cantankerous, Duck-Feeding Scots Will Be Sorely Missed
THE FACE
Capturing Style As Resistance For Non-Binary People
Deanna Templeton's Secret Life of the American Teen
Cànanan Màthaireil: Scottish Gaelic is making a comeback
GLAMOUR
I Went On A Date With The Girl My Ex Cheated On Me With
GRAZIA
What I've Learned From Being With A Man After 7 Years With Women
GLORIOUS SPORT
Redefining Rugby: Alejandra Carles-Tolra Discusses Her Images Of Tenacious Women's Rugby Players Who Are Tackling Homophobia Head-On
THEM
The London Zine Representing Trans and Non-Binary Talent On Their Own Terms
CNN STYLE
How Non-Binary TikTok Creators Are Helping A Generation Find Their Style
BUSTLE
This Publisher Only Released Books By Women For a Year - Here's How It Went
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Featuring 200 Iconic Record Sleeves, TPG's Latest Exhibition Illustrates the Enduring Importance of Album Art
Malta's First Queer-focused Artspace Opens With an Emphasis On the Transmasculine Experience
I-D
We're All Reckoning With Our Mommy Issues
Denisse Ariana Pérez's Sensual Nude Pictures Celebrate the Power Of Water
The Queer Faces Of ADHD
Here's What You Need To Know About Post-Graduate Depression
What Is Audioporn and Is It an Exploitation-Free Way to Get Off?
GAY TIMES
From Padam Padam to Polari: The Changing Tongue Of Queer Language
The Secret History of LGBTQ+ Marriage
HIGHSNOBIETY
Does the couple that dresses together, stay together?
Inside the irreverent world of Chrisiancore
COSMOPOLITAN UK
Erotic Voice Notes? Mother, May I. Here’s How To Nail The Ultimate Spicy Message
Six Sex Positions For Multiple Orgasms
The Python Is The Kama Sutra Sex Position You Need To Try
What Is Eldest Daughter Syndrome - And Why Do We Expect So Much From Eldest Sisters?
From Aftercare to Zombie-ing: Your Ultimate Dating Dictionary
The Truth About Low Libido
Welcome To The Fertility Black Market
How Long Is Too Long Without Sex In A Relationship?
Best Sex Books To Spice Up Your TBR Pile
What Does It Mean To Be Skoliosexual?
Are Universities Failing To Support the Mental Health Of Students Abroad?
Since leaving my staff role in 2022, I've continued to work with Cosmopolitan UK on a freelance basis, writing weekend news on fashion, celebrity, gender equality, obituaries and the Royal Family, while providing Christmas cover and style coverage of events such as the Academy Awards and the Met Gala.
Check out all my articles via my author profile here.
TIME OUT UK
The World's Most LGBTQ+-Friendly Cities, According To LGBTQ+ Travellers
REFINERY 29 UK
I've Never Dated Straight Men But I'm Ready To Try - syndicated to Refinery 29 Germany and Refinery 29 Australia
You Can Still Be Cheated On In An Open Relationship - syndicated to Refinery 29 Germany
My Therapist Recommended I Get Back Into BDSM - syndicated to Refinery 29 Germany
Why Men Dating Bi Women Need To Be Better Allies - syndicated to Refinery 29 Germany and Refinery 29 Australia
The Polyamorous Community On How Lockdown Has Impacted Their Relationships
The L Word Sequel Has a Lot of Work To Do - Queer Women Tell Us Why
DAZED BEAUTY
Santa Sangre: Revisiting The Psychedelic Circus Looks Of The Cult Horror
Why So Many Men Are Preaching The Spirituality Of Semen Retention
We May Be In A Sex-Recession But Post-Shag Makeup Is On the Rise
The Identity-Affirming Power of LGBTQ+ Hairdressers
Lez Nails: Is the 'Queer Woman With Short Nails' an Outdated Stereotype?
NOTEWORTHY/STARLING BANK
Hen And Stag Dos: Are Pre-Wedding Parties Too Extravagant?
SLEEK
Does the Gender-Neutral Fashion Movement Exclude Butch Women?
10 Visually Spectacular Films To Stream Now on MUBI
How the Queer Community Are Keeping Connected Online In the Age of COVID-19
London's Kink Community Speaks Out About Consent
The Photographer Couple Lensing Queer Intimacy In Their East London Home
William Dill Russell Is the Designer Calling On LGBTQ+ History to Create Gender-Inclusive Clothing
Why I've Marie Kondo-d My IG Feed of Anyone Who Doesn't Wear the Same Outfit Twice
Stonewall 50: Five Artworks Explaining the Impact Of the Uprising
How the Teen Movie Is Getting a Well-Needed Makeover
The Netflix Thriller Breaking the Cinematic Silence On the Webcam Industry
6 Sex-Positive Zines To Kink Up Your 2019
Fashion's Cool Kid Claire Barrow Talks Punk, Public Art and Pushing Boundaries
8 Outrageous On-Screen Orgies From Cinematic History
8 Things You've Always Wanted To Ask an Independent Female Pornographer
Meet the Young POC Filmmaker Exploring Queer Friendship In an Everyday Setting
These Photographs Confront the Brutal Reality of Homophobia in Brazil
TEEN VOGUE
Meet the Costume Designer Behind Netflix's Elite (interview in Spanish translated into English)
STYLIST
"My style changes after each breakup I go through - but why?"
CRACK
Bitter Babe: Speed Of Life - also print
Erika de Casier Still LP Review - lead album review of February 2024 issue, also print
Crack Magazine's Top 50 Albums of the Year 2023 (50 and 14) - also print
Burning Womxn: Activism In Action
Salamanda ashbalkum LP Review - also print
VTSS profile - also print
Touching Bass Soon Come LP Review - also print
Sevdaliza Raving Dahlia EP Review - also print
Crack Magazine's Top 25 Tracks of the Year 2021 (16, 7 and 3) - also print
Crack Magazine's Top 50 Albums of the Year 2021 (49, 26 and 6) - also print
Down Time: Marie Davidson
I wrote daily news for CRACK from November 2018 - February 2019, see some examples below:
A List of All the Cameos In Dave's Powerful New Video 'Black'
Brit Nominees IDLES Say Winning an Award Would Be "Meaningless"
Remember When Karl Lagerfeld Appeared On 'Grand Theft Auto IV'?
Legendary Industrial Band Severed Heads To Play Rare Bristol Show
Jeff Mills Mistakenly Credits a Julie H Mulder Track As His Own
Massive Attack's 'Mezzanine' Tour Is Designed To Counteract "Repetitive" and "Static" Contemporary Culture
Ryuichi Sakamoto Models In Opening Ceremony's AW19 Lookbook
Phoebe Bridgers Releases New Statement On Ryan Adams Allegations
YouTube Removes 100 UK Drill Videos At Request Of London Police
Watch Jimothy Lacoste's Brand-tastic New Video For 'Getting Burberry Socks'
Ryan Adams Accused Of Abusive Behaviour By Seven Women
Dev Hynes Teases New Song With Ian Isiah
Thom Yorke Calls For Theresa May To "Stop the Bus" on Brexit Negotiations
Dev Hynes Models In Virgil Ablohs Pre-Fall Louis Vuitton Lookbook
Autechre Make 19 Live Albums Available To Buy In Online Store
Rare Audio Of an Early 90s Aphex Twin Performance Surfaces Online
5 Instagram Accounts You Need To Follow Right Now
HUCK
Striking Portraits That Celebrate Working Class Butch And Stud Identity
A Photographer's Touching Tribute to County Mayo
A Portrait Of Chernobyl, Three Decades On From The Disaster
The Unstoppable Rise of Scottish Independence TikTok
In Scotland, Sex Workers Are Battling For Their Rights
Explore the Secret History Of Queer Gaming
We All Love Drag Queens - But What About Drag Kings?
ANOTHER
New Film 'Saint Frances' Depicts Abortion In a New Light
Meet Haifaa al-Mansour, Saudi Arabia's First Female Filmmaker
Lessons In Lavish Loungewear From a 1972 Sapphic Psychodrama
RIPOSTE
Welcome To Scotland: Sometimes Where You're From Becomes Who You Are Without You Even Noticing It (September 2021, 'Home' Digital Issue)
NYLON
Why These Camgirls' Selfies Are Being Compared To Classical Art
ELLE UK
Why Ariana Grande Doesn't Owe It To Her Fans To Come Out
DEKMANTEL
Queer in the mainstream
ELEPHANT
Should Queer Exhibitions Be Reclaimed By LGBT+ Venues?
DAZED
Jesse Glazzard's Emotionally-Charged Portraits Of His Chosen Family
In Pictures: An Intimate Queer Friendship Between An Artist and Playwright
Trans people in Scotland react to the gender recognition reform bill
What do IRL kinksters think of fashion's BDSM obsession?
From The Highlands To The Runway: Why The Kilt Is Taking Over Fashion
Four Emerging Designers Serving You Queer Regencycore Fashion Fantasy
Straight People Are Not Okay - The Rise Of Heteropessimism
Why Cat Imagery Is So Significant In Lesbian Pop Culture
The Visual Archive Dedicated To Memories Of NYC's Latinx Community
How 'In Fabric's' Violently Murderous Little Red Dress Was Brought To Life
Eco-Porn: the Movement That Says That Sex Can Save the Planet
The Instagram Shining a Light On Transmasc History and Culture
How Safe-For-Work Sex Subcultures Are Curving Tumblr Censorship
The New Book Written In Polari, a Secret Language For Queer Survival
SOHO HOUSE
Welcome To The Love Glossary: A Guide To Modern Relationships
Luxury Sex Toys Are Big Business For This Soho House Member
How To Tell If Your Partner Is 'Quiet Quitting' Your Relationship
LITTLE WHITE LIES
Six Spanish Modern Classics To Watch After Parallel Mothers
The Fractured Masculinities Of Alfonso Cuarón
The Camp, Satirical Aesthetic Of Queer Classic 'But I'm a Cheerleader'
THE QUIETUS
Art Power: An Interview With Khidija
THE INDEPENDENT
In an Industry That Markets Girlbands As Straight, Mel B's Fling With Geri Horner Could Change Everything
MASHABLE
How To Finger Yourself Really Well With Acrylic Nails
The Ultimate Guide To Scissoring
The Ultimate Guide To Fisting
How BDSM helped me deal with sexual trauma
THE POOL (now defunct)
“Closing Down Strip Clubs Only Drives Women Into More Precarious Work”
'The Bi Life' Is Everything We Need After Love Island’s Biphobia
GARAGE (now defunct)
Was Grime Britain's Last Subculture?
WOO (now defunct)
The Rise Of Zynfluencers Promoting Nicotine Pouches As Study Aids
IN-HOUSE
GAY TIMES
The art of being Julia Fox - a cover interview with Julia Fox for the November 2023 issue of GAY TIMES
Barn Rules: from the club to the farm, horsegiirL's vision has neigh limits - a cover interview with horsegiirL for the January 2024 issue of GAY TIMES
WOO BY ITV (now defunct)
As woo's resident in-house sexpert I wrote a monthly sex column called "sexpert advice" which unpacked issues such as polyamory, porn, dating apps, getting dumped, strap-ons, mummy issues, the sex recession and whether breathwork can make you better at giving head.
Can An Overachiever Ever Recover From Overachieving?
Why Gen Z Is Worshipping At The Altar Of Neo-Paganism
For Mikaela Loach, There's Nothing More Enticing Than Building A Better World
Let's Hear It For The Stepdads Who Changed Our Lives
How To Support Young Trans People
What It's Like To Live With BPD
Director Tina Satter On Her Sydney Sweeney-Starring Whistleblower Drama
Aftersun's Director Talks Working With Paul Mescal And Male Mental Health
With 'The Good Witch' Maisie Peters Is Coming Into Her Power
Sophie Thatcher Is A New Kind Of Scream Queen
Festival Season Essentials According To Jordss
Intimate Photos Of The Next Generation Of Artists In Their Studios
Dinamarca's Digital Dreamscapes Are Sent From Outerspace
Musician Lucinda Chua Sits Down For A Palm-Reading Session
Bafic's New Book Goes Beyond The Social Media Panopticon
Manuka Honey Talks Pre-Rave Rituals And Prepping For Mercury Retrograde
Joyland: The Devastating Queer Love Story In Contemporary Lahore
Wakeup Girlies, It's ASAI's Comeback Show!
Queer Photography Explores The Erotic Allure Of The Library
Abby Roberts Shares Her Tour Wellness Diary
Thought-Provoking Queer Cinema To Catch From BFI Flare
Endometriosis Is Finally Being Taken More Seriously by the Government
A No-Nonsense Guide to Hot Weather Sex
Iranians Are Fighting Back Against Iran's Harsh Regime
You Can Now Study Lana del Rey At University
The Most Memeable Moments From NYFW SS23
How To Do A Long-Distance Relationship At University
The Century of Queer Britain You Didn't Learn About At School
Nicola Sturgeon Announces A Rent Freeze
Tuition Fees - Are They Really Going Up?
Early At-Home Abortions Are Now A Reality in England
Are Student Loans Getting Cheaper?
Pxssy Palace's Nadine Noor Talks Self-Care, Community and Party Anthems
The Best Street Style From Copenhagen Fashion Week
Tayce Talks Inclusive Travel
Meet Woo's Resident Astrologer Marissa Malik
COSMOPOLITAN
Articles
Everything You Need To Know About the "Don't Say Gay" Bill
What Is Weaponised Incompetence and How Do You Call It Out?
West Elm Caleb and the Dangers of Viral Heartbreak
Why You Shouldn't Write Off And Just Like That's Che Diaz
LalalaLetMeExplain's Golden Dating Rules
LGBT History Month - Historic LGBTQIA+ Icons To Know
These Women Open Up About Divorce In Your Twenties
11 Celebs You Didn't Know Were Polyamorous
This Is What Dating Will Look Like In 2022
Is It Ever Okay To Date Your Friend's Ex?
Chrishell and Jason's Breakup Reminds Us There Are Limits To What We Can Sacrifice For a Relationship
'Emily in Paris' and the Small Screen's Toxic Relationship With Frenemies
Is It Wrong for Straight Actors to Play LGBTQIA+ Roles?
Step Up Your Allyship to the Intersex Community
Neopronouns: What Are They and How Do You Use Them?
What's The Difference Between Polyamory and Cheating?
Inside Agent Provocateur's New Sex Toy Range
Everything You Need To Know About Pussy Pumps
How To Romance Your Friends This Galentine's
Would You Do A Sex Fast Like Kourtney Kardashian?
Masc/Femme Couples Open Up About Lesbian Stereotypes
Does Giving An Ultimatum Ever Solve a Relationship Crisis?
Why I'm Torn By Killing Eve's Controversial Ending
Lava La Rue Talks Latest Single, Queer Visibility and Representing Lesbians of Colour
The Psychology Behind Bridgerton's Love Triangle
My digital writing for Cosmopolitan UK has been syndicated to Red, Women's Health UK, Men's Health UK, Elle UK, Good Housekeeping UK, Harper's Bazaar UK as well as international Hearst outlets such as Cosmopolitan US, Esquire Spain, Cosmopolitan Japan, Cosmopolitan India and Elle Netherlands.
Multimedia
LalalaLetMeExplain Instagram Takeover
Munroe Bergdorf Up Close Video Interview
Lava La Rue Lesbian Visibility Week TikTok Video
Sex Misconceptions IG Quiz
HUNGER (while at HUNGER I wrote hundreds of article for online, please get in touch for further examples)
Megan Barton-Hanson
Little Mix
Dixie D'Amelio
Jordan Stephens
Girl In Red
Yungblud
Shrek 666
Dorian Electra
Heather Glazzard
Natasha Stagg
Mackenzie Davis in conversation with Kristen Stewart
Griff
Emily Beecham
Megan Barton-Hanson
Little Mix
Dixie D'Amelio
Jordan Stephens
Girl In Red
Yungblud
Shrek 666
Dorian Electra
Heather Glazzard
Natasha Stagg
Mackenzie Davis in conversation with Kristen Stewart
Griff
Emily Beecham