Words by Valerie T. W Art by Zoe Alexiades
I was on the train when I received a call from my friend overseas. We’ve been friends since junior high but hadn’t seen each other in a year. We talked for hours, catching up on each other’s lives. Then, she told me a story that I could barely fathom. She had been sexually assaulted by her own cousin, while staying at his home. … Your Role as an Ally
Words by Anonymous Art by Hayley Sinnatt
Words by Kleo Cruse Art by Xiaoyang Pei
I’m not going to sit here and fill your brain with weak cliches. Heartbreak will hurt more than death. Food will taste like ash. Everything reminds you of them. Love songs suck but they are the only palatable thing to listen to.
… Trackies, MDMA & Fucking Around: How to Survive Heartbreak
Words by: Sarah Hillman Art by: Marissa Hor
“Nah, I’m not racist! I love Asian girls!” Sure about that, pal? Sounds to me like you’ve got a case a yellow fever (and sadly not the haemorrhagic disease you get from mozzies).
Word by Lara Shearer Art by Angharad Neal-Williams
Sex is sex is sex, but sex in a long-term relationship is a whole different kettle of fish. What is the difference between having sex and making love?
Words by Ruby Ellam Art by Madison Marshall
I have always been an impulsive person. I don’t do much, but what I do, I do hard and fast. The first time I went to a party, I siphoned vodka off other people without giving away that I had drunk any at all. The first time I went clubbing, I smoked an entire pack of cigarettes until 5am then went to work at 8am. So, while I was a sexually anxious twenty-year old with barely any experience past kissing, I had always expected that once I started having sex, I’d really start.
Words by Georgia Cameron Art by Rebekah Rose
*WARNING: things may get a little… messy*
Words by Tess Astle Art by Min Wong
I always trusted my father. Until the day he told me the movie Love and Other Drugs was just a dark yet beautiful drama involving a pharmaceutical rep and a Parkinson’s patient. He was wrong. Picture this, 14 year old me stuck between both parents as I watched a good 20 minutes of Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal fully naked, fully having sex. Unlike my father’s lil blurb, this film was an erotic romantic drama riddled with heavily graphic scenes. It was a long two hours.
Words by Elizabeth Narwastu Art by Griea Taylor
Self-care has become a trendy topic in the videos we watch, the articles we read and even in the conversations we have amongst our friends. From mastering the art of decluttering, to eating your vegetables or dedicating a day to being lazy, we all practise some sort of self-care to maximise our well-being. As human beings, we have to take care of ourselves, whether it’s for the mind or the body. We also need another form of ‘release.’
Words by Maggie Zhou Art by Joelle Thomas
No act of rebellion will ever match the sneakiness of tearing the perforated edges of a sealed Dolly Doctor section. The secrets of love, relationships, friendship drama and sex all ready to be revealed within your worn library-borrowed magazine.
I sat down to talk to Malachi Van Souphan, one of the Queer Officers at Monash Caulfield. Here we dive into some anonymous questions surrounding gender identity and the like.
Esperanto Magazine 