Youth

VICE World News looks at China’s hyper-competitive work culture and the costs to their personal and social lives.

They have been shamed by China’s urbanites for their outlandish hair. Meet the "Shamate" community, a subculture created by China’s rural youths, born in the 1990s.

2020 was not just a year but a state of mind. We did a pulse check across the Asia Pacific region to understand how the youth dealt with this roller coaster of a year.

VICE headed to the Queer Ideas Festival in Melbourne to chat to attendees and hear about their own experiences of coming out, dealing with bullies, managing conservative parents, crushing on a straight friend and living in “20-gay-teen”.

Can I get an STI from someone of the same gender as me? How can I have safe lesbian sex? How do you make someone feel comfortable in bed? What are some tips for sexuality and disability? Answers in this episode of In Bloom.

What is and isn’t sexual assault? How can I combat rape culture? Should my partner’s blue balls make me feel guilty? Answers in this episode of In Bloom.

Is sex before marriage okay? Should I try anal? Do you have to shave your pubic hair? Answers in this episode of In Bloom.

Can you sleep with someone who’s in a relationship? How can you be sexy? Is sending nudes ever okay? Answers in this episode of In Bloom.

Is it bad if I don’t smoke weed? How do I know what career to choose? How do I sustain a healthy relationship with someone who is clinically depressed? Has social media affected mental health? Answers in this episode of In Bloom.

Should you forgive a cheating partner? What should you do if you can’t get aroused? How do you date without Tinder? Answers in this episode of In Bloom.

For many LGBTQ+ teenagers, the Minus18 formal offers an alternative for those who can’t, or don’t want to, go to their own school dances. It’s a place to have fun, but also connect and have conversations not possible at school.

In our latest instalment of Summer of Love, we meet Tia and Nadine - the London couple behind BBZ, a night prioritising queer, trans and non-binary women of colour.