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Andrea Zanin

Andrea Zanin has written for the Globe and Mail, The Tyee, Bitch, Ms., In Magazine, Outlooks Magazine and the Montreal Mirror, as well as Xtra over the past 12 years. Her scholarly work, fiction and essays appear in a variety of collections. She blogs at sexgeek.wordpress.com and tweets at @sexgeekAZ.

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Black gay men mount Toronto summit
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Black gay men mount Toronto summit

Weekend tackles health, well-being and social justice

February 24, 2010
Sex & shame: let’s talk
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Sex & shame: let’s talk

How does shame play out in queer lives?

December 7, 2009
Fighting for queer healthcare in rural Ontario
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Fighting for queer healthcare in rural Ontario

‘There’s a kind of frontier mentality’

October 29, 2009
‘Partners often bear the brunt of transition’
Health

‘Partners often bear the brunt of transition’

Trans Partner Network expands peer support offerings

September 9, 2009
Healthcare outside Hogtown
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Healthcare outside Hogtown

‘People are just getting turned away’

August 20, 2009
Oppression by omission
Power

Oppression by omission

‘It’s not fair… to expect people to travel over an hour to get their healthcare’

August 19, 2009
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Former employee files complaint against Mr Greenjeans
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Former employee files complaint against Mr Greenjeans

‘I don’t want anyone else there to go through what I’ve been through’

June 29, 2009
Bonding with Midori
Arts

Bonding with Midori

Visiting sex educator Midori on rope bondage, nervous beginners and making art out of blow-up dolls

June 16, 2009
Asking 1,000 women
Health

Asking 1,000 women

Women’s College Hospital reaches out to dykes & trans people

June 11, 2009
Marching for trans rights
Power

Marching for trans rights

Grassroots event gets pulled under Pride umbrella

May 25, 2009
Queer healthcare outside Hogtown
Health

Queer healthcare outside Hogtown

‘People are just getting turned away’

May 10, 2009
Sexual healing
Love & Sex

Sexual healing

Kinkalicious offers a warm & fuzzy fet weekend

May 6, 2009
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Spreading the health
Health

Spreading the health

LGBTQ Health Matters Week

April 7, 2009
Taking the pulse
Health

Taking the pulse

Surveying 1,000 trans Ontarians

January 28, 2009
Puppy play unleashed
Love & Sex

Puppy play unleashed

Dog role-play gains popularity in Toronto scene

November 5, 2008
Decade of debauchery
Culture

Decade of debauchery

Savouring 10 years of women & trans bathhouse parties

September 24, 2008
Sex in this city
Love & Sex

Sex in this city

Inside Toronto’s mixed sex clubs & parties

September 10, 2008
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