19th November 2022 - The Glasgow Guardian



The tokenism of Glasgow University’s support services

19th November 2022

Does the University provide adequate mental health support to those who need it? It’s safe to say that over the past few years, students have had it pretty tough. Through a pandemic, cost of living crisis, and a severe housing shortage, the student hallmark of the “work hard, play hard” life has been warped for ...


Why the Gender Recognition Reform bill is so important

19th November 2022

Trans-exclusionary groups like For Women Scotland protested the Gender Recognition Reform bill in October. But is there any evidence to support their arguments? Last month, JK Rowling made headlines again, and not for the reason you might expect from an author of a wildly popular children’s series.  Recently, the author of the Harry Potter series ...


No, Glasgow is not “The UK’s first feminist city” (yet)

19th November 2022

Glasgow’s apparent move to more progressive town planning is impressive, but insufficient without action to back it up. Last month, councillor Holly Bruce put forth a motion which aimed to make public spaces in Glasgow safer and more inclusive for women and people of marginalised genders. The motion, which has since been passed, states that ...


The damage of “queerbaiting” discourse on real members of the LGBTQ+ community

19th November 2022

There’s a difference between holding studios and executives accountable for lack of queer representation and leveling baseless accusations of queerbaiting at young actors – it’s time to re-evaluate. There’s a scene in the final episode of Netflix’s coming-of-age hit Heartstopper in which Nick – having spent the entire day at the beach with his new ...