Sexuality
We humans are sometimes able to squeeze kindness out of a stone. And love out of nowhere.
Maintaining the streak meant maintaining contact
The convergence of technology and romance opens up a complex network of possibilities…
Digital abuse is not merely a technical or legal issue, but an emotional and social experience.
Sex robots never have a headache or expect you to contribute to the housekeeping.
People are becoming lonelier, and their desire for connection, stronger.
Intimacy – whether sexual, emotional, or relational – cannot be treated as raw material for consumption without consequence
…something truer than thought starts to climb upwards.
My mother will be so ashamed of me for ‘dying for sex’.
To remind us of what spaces that are safe, inclusive and self-affirming for each person could look like, we have curated a selection of articles from the last five years of In Plainspeak for this anthology – our gift to wish you a wonderful 2026.