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Books

Davey Davis’s new novel tenderly contends with the COVID-19 pandemic

Davey Davis’s new novel tenderly contends with the COVID-19 pandemic

“Casanova 20” follows the chasms—and—connections between generations of queer people

By H Felix Chau Bradley • December 2, 2025 at 11:35 am EDT
Books

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on the link between the COVID-19 and AIDS crises

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on the link between the COVID-19 and AIDS crises

Sycamore’s new novel “Terry Dactyl” shirks nostalgia, instead showing how queer history often repeats

By Veronica Esposito • November 11, 2025 at 11:48 am EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My girlfriend won’t take COVID-19 seriously. What should I do?

My girlfriend won’t take COVID-19 seriously. What should I do?

Kai weighs in on what to do when your partner is willing to take far more risks than you are

By Kai Cheng Thom • January 18, 2022 at 12:01 pm EDT
Health

No, anti-androgen drugs probably won’t treat COVID-19

No, anti-androgen drugs probably won’t treat COVID-19

Spironolactone and dutasteride are being touted alongside ivermectin as COVID-19 treatments, despite no proof that they actually work

By Mel Woods • January 17, 2022 at 12:32 pm EDT
Health

How better HIV treatment could prevent future COVID-19 variants

How better HIV treatment could prevent future COVID-19 variants

Treating and curing immunity-related diseases like HIV could help prevent new variants like Omicron, new research suggests

By Mel Woods • December 15, 2021 at 2:21 pm EDT
Love & Sex

Despite lockdowns, my queer friend group grew during COVID-19

Despite lockdowns, my queer friend group grew during COVID-19

I needed new queers in my life, and against the odds of the pandemic, I found them in abundance

By Russ Martin • September 13, 2021 at 2:33 pm EDT
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Topline: Looking back at the AIDS crisis’s beginnings as we (hopefully) end the COVID-19 crisis

Topline: Looking back at the AIDS crisis’s beginnings as we (hopefully) end the COVID-19 crisis

Forty years after the first report about AIDS, what have we learned about taking care of ourselves and each other?

By Paul Gallant • June 3, 2021 at 12:30 am EDT
Health

COVID-19 highlighted how Canada’s health care system fails trans people

COVID-19 highlighted how Canada’s health care system fails trans people

There are easy things health care providers can do to be more trans-inclusive

By Mel Woods • June 2, 2021 at 11:46 am EDT
Health

Here’s what every LGBTQ2S+ person should know about COVID-19 vaccine myths

Here’s what every LGBTQ2S+ person should know about COVID-19 vaccine myths

Is testosterone really an immunosuppressant? Should folks on estrogen avoid the AstraZeneca vaccine? We’ve got answers

By KC Hoard • April 22, 2021 at 8:00 am EDT
Health

An HIV vaccine could be on the horizon thanks to COVID-19 research

An HIV vaccine could be on the horizon thanks to COVID-19 research

New mRNA technology developed for the Moderna vaccine could fast-track HIV vaccine

By Mel Woods • April 12, 2021 at 4:28 pm EDT
Dispatch

How queer South Koreans are finding resilience during COVID-19

How queer South Koreans are finding resilience during COVID-19

An outbreak of the virus in a Seoul gay club early in the pandemic left LGBTQ+ Koreans an easy target for homophobia. But the community continues to fight back

By Heezy Yang • March 12, 2021 at 11:01 am EDT
Health

Chosen family versus COVID-19

Chosen family versus COVID-19

The death of a dear friend inspires a writer to ask: Who gets to make decisions about your health care if you’re incapacitated?

By Nancy Irwin • March 2, 2021 at 8:45 am EDT
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Politics

India’s LGBTQ+ community faces daunting challenges in the era of COVID-19

India’s LGBTQ+ community faces daunting challenges in the era of COVID-19

The decriminalization of homosexuality has meant little on the streets of India

By Pratyush Dayal • November 9, 2020 at 1:13 pm EDT
Power

Bathhouses outlasted the AIDS epidemic, but will they survive COVID-19?

Bathhouses outlasted the AIDS epidemic, but will they survive COVID-19?

These crucial sites for sex, community, education and protest are at risk of disappearing forever

By Paul Gallant • October 19, 2020 at 11:51 am EDT
Health

Where are the stats on COVID-19 and LGBTQ2 people?

Where are the stats on COVID-19 and LGBTQ2 people?

We know queer and trans folks are paying a higher price during the pandemic but with little data collection, our health needs are being marginalized

By Krishna Rau • September 3, 2020 at 11:42 am EDT
Ask Kai: Quickies

I’m starting to date again. How do I have the COVID-19 safety talk?

I’m starting to date again. How do I have the COVID-19 safety talk?
By Xtra Video • August 18, 2020 at 4:57 pm EDT
Sex

Mask 4 Mask: COVID-19 face coverings are changing queer cruising

Mask 4 Mask: COVID-19 face coverings are changing queer cruising

Reading cues from a potential hookup in a mask can be tough. But over the years, queers have found creative ways to communicate desire—and to stay connected

By Kyle Casey Chu • August 11, 2020 at 2:56 pm EDT
Health

It’s time to stop comparing COVID-19 to HIV

It’s time to stop comparing COVID-19 to HIV

The two crises have affected marginalized populations at their worst. But suggestions of solidarity ignore the longstanding shame and stigma LGBTQ2 people with HIV/AIDS face

By Sam Moore • July 29, 2020 at 10:42 am EDT
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