<p>We’re all singing ‘oh I wish it could be Christmas every day’ at this time of year, but when July comes around and we’re all enjoying hot weather and ice cream, it becomes clear most of us don’t really mean it. There are few people out there who truly know what it means to make <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/woman-who-worked-as-elf-year-round-reveals-what-its-like-to-have-christmas-every-day/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>One night, out of nowhere, despite how their sex had usually been ‘quite vanilla’, Eve’s* partner slapped her in the face. Having never discussed it or done it before during sex, Eve was taken aback and ‘freaked out’, but her ex proceeded to slap her again. Despite trying to explain why he ‘couldn’t really do <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/porn-puts-too-much-pressure-on-young-people-to-look-a-certain-way/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Lockdown has torn many things away from young people – from students’ freshers week and clubbing to meeting colleagues at new jobs, and even locking lips and flirting. The coronavirus pandemic has impacted aspects of life for everyone, and lockdown certainly interfered with making personal connections – including the ability to flirt, date or more <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/sexpert-says-kissers-should-prepare-for-squelching-and-awkward-slurps-in-post-pandemic-romances/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Not every LGBTQ+ person shares their identity or sexuality with those around them, but throughout Pride Month in June many still take the opportunity to celebrate and be an advocate for the community in their own personal way. Nick, an artist from Texas, identifies as gender fluid and uses the pronouns they/them. Now 17 years <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/people-who-havent-come-out-to-families-explain-how-theyre-celebrating-pride-month/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>