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Katie Baskerville

(She/Her)
Bristol
As seen in: MSN, Yahoo Life, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News, Yahoo News Australia, Yahoo News Malaysia, Yahoo News New Zealand, Yahoo News UK, Yahoo Singapore, Mashable and
Covers:  Sex, Health, Culture & LGBTQIA+
Doesn't Cover: Sport
🏳️‍🌈 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Freelance journalist. Find me in British Vogue, Cosmopolitan, HuffPost +. Repped by @DHHLitagency

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I’m an award-nominated freelance journalist based in Bristol, UK covering sex, culture and health.

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For Those Of Us With Body Issues, The 90s Yearbook Trend Ain't Fun

For Those Of Us With Body Issues, The 90s Yearbook Trend Ain't Fun

"It's strange that looking through the proverbial looking glass at a version of myself makes me feel this way…

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I've Survived A Bed Bug Infestation. Here's What You Actually Need To Know

I've Survived A Bed Bug Infestation. Here's What You Actually Need To Know

"To the legs of my bed, I taped double-sided sticky tape - only for them to crawl up the walls and drop from …

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I Sexted With An AI Sex Chatbot - Here's What I Learnt

I Sexted With An AI Sex Chatbot - Here's What I Learnt

It turns out it's impossible to turn them off.

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Trans+ People Are Under Attack. Here's What You Can Do To Help

Trans+ People Are Under Attack. Here's What You Can Do To Help

"We need dialogue, openness and strength to include all parts of each other."

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Sorry, We Should All Be Doing WHAT Before Our First Dates?

Sorry, We Should All Be Doing WHAT Before Our First Dates?

Well, if it calms the pre-date jitters...

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So THAT's What Your Cervix Actually Looks Like

So THAT's What Your Cervix Actually Looks Like

Add it to the list of thing we weren't told about in school...

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Articles

The lasting effect of homophobic humour on Gen-Z

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By Katie Baskerville
| gaytimes.com
Design by Yosef Phelan The video call connects me to Charlotte, 23, from Brighton, on one of the hottest days of the year. Behind her, the empty carriage of the train jostles, with countryside scenes whizzing past the window. "I went to school with a pit [of] anxiety in my stomach… it was like he was holding a gun against my head. I was scared he was going to ruin my whole reputation,” she says. This post is for paying subscribers only
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Conversion practices are torture. No more excuses, the time for delay is over

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By Katie Baskerville
| gaytimes.com
Design by Yosef Phelan "I am a survivor of historic conversion practices. This happened [many years ago] when I was a child... This is still not illegal,” says one of the tens of thousands of anonymised respondents to Galop's recent study into modern-day conversion practices. It feels like a no-brainer that conversion practices should be banned.
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In love with your straight friend? A therapist's guide on what to do

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By Katie Baskerville
| gaytimes.com
Design by Yosef Phelan She was my friend. And, I think, I loved her. We were teenagers then and before we knew it, about to go to university. I'd be heading South, she'd be heading East. So we made the most of that last summer. We hung out almost every weekend, borrowing each other's clothes and going to our local dive bars. We'd swim in the lake and drive around, with no place to end up or time to arrive.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I jumped straight in at the deep end cold pitching.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

My mother bought one for me as a child and I wrote stories on it endlessly until the ribbon went dry.

How is social media changing news?

It's immediate and dominated by clickbait. We're more reactive, less considered. I like to think about what's important to say & what's not.
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