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Can lesbians really be a straight girls best friend? | Julie Bindel

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OpinionSexuality This article is more than 9 years oldCan lesbians really be a straight girl’s best friend?This article is more than 9 years oldJulie BindelThe days when we were feared and loathed by heterosexual women may finally be overAre the days of lesbians being viewed with fear and faint disgust by our heterosexual sisters finally at an end? This morning I read with amusement a story in which Rachel Johnson admitted she recently took legal action to prevent the publication of allegations that she had had an affair with a female colleague. Read More...

Marc Jacobs defends himself in dreadlocks-on-catwalk row | Marc Jacobs

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Irina Shayk, Gigi Hadid, and Karlie Kloss in the Marc Jacobs show in New York. ‘I don’t see colour or race – I see people,’ the designer said. Photograph: Sam Deitch/BFA/REX/ShutterstockIrina Shayk, Gigi Hadid, and Karlie Kloss in the Marc Jacobs show in New York. ‘I don’t see colour or race – I see people,’ the designer said. Photograph: Sam Deitch/BFA/REX/ShutterstockMarc Jacobs This article is more than 7 years oldMarc Jacobs defends himself in dreadlocks-on-catwalk rowThis article is more than 7 years oldThe designer says he ‘does not see colour’ after being accused of racial insensitivity for having mainly white models wear dreadlocks Read More...

Mental health memes are everywhere can they offer more than comic relief?

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Life and styleRelatable jokes about trauma can help people feel less alone, but questions remain over how therapeutic they can truly be When, more than a decade ago, I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, I turned to the internet to learn more about my condition. Back then, the effects of trauma weren’t exactly unknown, but they weren’t making headlines, either. Most of the information I found was on psychology websites, but it wasn’t until I went to the doctor and received my diagnosis that I fully understood what was happening to me. Read More...