Brit Dawson

my first @cosmopolitanuk cover story (and first ever cover story!) is out today! ❣️ for our feb/mar issue, i had the pleasure of profiling @catburns , just weeks after the mad one-two of the celebrity traitors ending and her second album coming out. we talked about the whirlwind of it all, as well as grief, love, and self-compassion. it feels particularly special to have written the cover story for this issue, as it’s our love issue! 💘 there’s so many brilliant love-themed features inside, including @alicemayporter on dating optimisation and @rachelvthompson_ on the single-by-choice revolution, as well as mine and @catreenaah ’s deep dive survey into men’s dating lives. feeling v giddy about it all!! buy a copy if you see one! Photography: @_adamajalloh Words: @britchdawson Styling: @rebeccajanehill Editor in Chief: @claire_hodge Art Director: @alexhambis Entertainment Editor (Special Projects): @nicolafahey Make up: @danielaxalves Make up Assistant: @shirleyannedapaah Fashion Assistant: @charlottemalleystylist Photo Assistants: @rhphoto_studio @myles_bailey Photo Intern: @ananda_archive_ Video Production: megabeatt Video Interview: @minahshannon Video Assistant: @jaaf.mp4 Production: @beverley.croucher

live laugh love 😋 2025 🤝

for your sunday reading, it’s our last mini issue of the year: the good sex special! this time featuring @meganhwallace on why male submission (and female domination) is so hot rn; another double bill from @_honeywyatt , who tests out the personality quizzes coming for your sex life and makes a case for ending the tiresome ‘body count’ debate once and for all; a personal piece by @abby.jo.mo about a transformative, gender-affirming sexual encounter; i wrote about the new era of erotic magazines and young women’s rising interest in offline porn (feat @eroticreview , @rambooks66 , and @all_day_breakfast_ ); and there’s also a round-up of all your best 2025 sex stories; and lots more! as well as a sexy cover from @alexhambis ! all on apple news now (search for cosmopolitan uk) 🍎♥️💋

hey lovers 💋 i’ve curated another special mini issue for apple news! it’s called the hook-up special, and it’s out today! it’s all about dating and sex (obvs) and there’s loads of brilliant features in there that you can’t get anywhere else! there’s three from @_honeywyatt , including why everyone’s having sex outside on dates these days, @lucykeitleyjourno on how the wealth gap is impacting dating, @beautyandtheb on why we should embrace first date sex, and much more! this one was a real labour of love (there’s truly no thrill like editing seven stories in two days), so pls do give it a read if you can! (search for @cosmopolitanuk on AN+)

in 1982, 15 masked women staged a 12-day occupation of a church in king’s cross – they were members and allies of the sex worker-founded and led organisation, the english collective of prostitutes, and they were there to protest police brutality, illegality, and racism against sex workers in the local red light area. it wasn’t @ecp_org ’s first protest action, but it would become a turning point for sex workers in the uk, helping to birth the modern sex worker rights movement. now in its 50th year, the organisation (founded in 1975 by two migrant sex workers) has had a monumental impact on sex workers lives, creating community and helping them to know their rights, fighting police abuse, evictions, raids, and deportations, supporting sex workers in court (and winning!), and campaigning tirelessly for the total decriminalisation of sex work. in short, the importance of ecp’s work can’t be overstated – and so, it was an honour to speak to its key organisers, who’ve been there from the start, and those it’s helped for @tribuneuk , honouring ecp’s legacy in its 50th year and reflecting on what’s still to come in the fight for sex workers to live and work safely, free from criminalisation. read on site now! and btw: next weds, ecp is celebrating its anniversary at @bishopsgateinstitute , alongside @womenofcolour_gws and queer strike. tickets are returns only, but if you can score yourself one, it will be v enlightening! 📷 crossroads av collective

Read @britchdawson in uncensored conversation with @lucy.roeber about the history of the Erotic Review in the July Newsletter - sign up in bio... How has the erotic changed over the last 30 years? What is erotic today? What does this archive say about our erotic lives? #eroticreview #exploringdesire #history #britchdawson

i definitely made a meal out of ripping into this but: in the latest issue of @cosmopolitanuk , i curated a mini mag filled with sexy summer stories (including one from @sluttycheff !) that you have to tear into to access. how fun! it’s still on shelves for a couple more weeks, so if you want a magazine with my face in it, buy it now 💘

a few years ago, i found a stack of horny-looking magazines in an antique store in hebden bridge: a mini-archive of a 90s-launched magazine called the erotic review. on the train home, we flicked through the issues i bought, all with raunchy, carry on-style illustrative covers, finding features on courtesans in 19th century art, essays on the sexcapades of the 18th century intelligentsia, and ramblings on the evils of the rampant rabbit. it was a sex mag for poshos basically – and i was, ofc, obsessed. as fate would have it, the magazine was about to relaunch, and so for the new @eroticreview ’s third issue (out now!) – which marks 30 years since its launch – i got to delve into its history, speaking to its founders and former editors about its wild heyday, lad-mag era, and temporary demise. big thanks to @lucy.roeber for this dream commission – and for loaning me the archive for the summer! we’re at @magculture on thursday if you want to hear us chat about the history of the mag and see some old copies yourself 📚❣️ tickets at the link in my bio!

goodbye forever to the best shitty flat of all time

i have my first @cosmopolitanuk print longread in the new issue! it’s about the rise of young couples in therapy, the non-traditional ways they’re using it, and the potential pitfalls of being over-therapised. on shelves now! 💘

i haven’t shared much since starting at cosmo, but we have a special ‘modern love’ mini issue out today! 💘 it’s for apple news+ subscribers only – but you get a lil editor’s letter from me, as well as a curated selection of luuurve-themed features from the likes of @rachelvthompson_ , @ellajglover , and @lizziefrainier (which you can also read online now!) this is actually my second mini issue since starting at cosmo – the first was the ‘good sex’ supplement, which you can find nestled in with the dec/jan issue on apple news. happy (almost) valentine’s reading!

why won’t the olympics let pole dancing become a sport? for @slate , i delved into @ipsfpolesports ’ decade-long fight for recognition – but also spoke to those who think the olympics aren’t in the spirit of pole, and who don’t want its sex work roots to be erased. this has been one of the most fascinating pieces to work on! lots of layers, all of which you can explore via the link in stories 🥇 📷 @blxckstage