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Eternity Martis

Eternity Martis is an award-winning journalist and editor who has worked at CBC, CTV and Xtra Magazine. She is the author of the bestselling 2020 memoir They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up, the course developer/instructor of "Reporting on Race: Black Communities in the Media" at Ryerson University and UBC's 2021 Journalist-in-Residence.

You won’t stop looking-up whether it’s normal to pee after masturbating, so we brought the damn doctor back
Party for One

You won’t stop looking-up whether it’s normal to pee after masturbating, so we brought the damn doctor back

We asked sex therapist Dr. Pega Ren to return to ‘Xtra’ to talk about one of our most popular articles ever, and why we keep asking basic questions about our bodily fluids

May 28, 2020
People are sending sex toys to each other during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s beautiful
Love & Sex

People are sending sex toys to each other during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s beautiful

The owner of one of Canada’s most sex-positive and LGBTQ2-friendly sex toy stores talks about how customers are taking care of each other, plus its shortlist of most-loved sex toys

May 26, 2020
All is queer in ‘Love & Hip Hop’
Pandemic Pastimes

All is queer in ‘Love & Hip Hop’

For a show that’s been seen as trash TV, put some respek on its name for its portrayal of LGBTQ love

April 13, 2020
I went to university to find myself. I learned I wasn’t welcome
Power

I went to university to find myself. I learned I wasn’t welcome

From the ages of 18 to 22, I learned more about what being a woman of colour brought out in other people than about who I was

March 27, 2020
Yes, you can have a healthy, happy open relationship. Here’s how
Ask an Expert

Yes, you can have a healthy, happy open relationship. Here’s how

Sex therapist Susan Wenzel answers your burning questions about non-monogamy

March 2, 2020
12 LGBTQ2 books you won’t want to miss in 2020
Books

12 LGBTQ2 books you won’t want to miss in 2020

From dystopian dramas, comedian memoirs and a queer spin on fairytales, you’ll be doing a *lot* of reading this year

January 22, 2020
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Saeed Jones is fighting for our lives
Identity

Saeed Jones is fighting for our lives

We sat down with the author of ‘How We Fight For Our Lives’ to talk about his memoir, writing about trauma and LGBTQ2 rights in the Trump era

January 16, 2020
What matters most to Black trans and gender non-conforming Americans
Trans Health

What matters most to Black trans and gender non-conforming Americans

Takeaways from the Black Futures Lab’s latest census

January 9, 2020
Why we have to make Black trans and gender nonconforming people a political priority
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Why we have to make Black trans and gender nonconforming people a political priority

We spoke to Alicia Garza, founder of Black Futures Lab, about the organization’s eye-opening survey

January 9, 2020
The biggest LGBTQ2 health stories of 2019
Rainbow Rewind 2019

The biggest LGBTQ2 health stories of 2019

From the global rise in STIs to changing sperm donation rules in Canada and more research into bisexual health

December 9, 2019
“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode Eight: L to the Q
Off the Chart

“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode Eight: L to the Q

December 4, 2019
“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode Seven: Lez Kill Jenny
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“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode Seven: Lez Kill Jenny

December 4, 2019
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“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode Six: Lights, Camera, (Lots of) Action
Off the Chart

“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode Six: Lights, Camera, (Lots of) Action

November 27, 2019
“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode Five: Lotharios in Limos Getting Laid
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“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode Five: Lotharios in Limos Getting Laid

November 20, 2019
“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode Four: Letting Go
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“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode Four: Letting Go

November 13, 2019
“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode Three: Lesbian Whisperer
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“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode Three: Lesbian Whisperer

November 6, 2019
“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode Two: Long Live Nipple Confidence
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“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode Two: Long Live Nipple Confidence

October 30, 2019
“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode One: Lez Begin
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“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode One: Lez Begin

October 30, 2019
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