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Better than barebacking?
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Better than barebacking?

Anal sex with a female condom

January 25, 2012
Gay is the new straight
Arts

Gay is the new straight

So why are homos shying away from trends we invented?

June 29, 2011
Myros gets discharge in Wright bashing case
Power

Myros gets discharge in Wright bashing case

‘I am most unsympathetic to the complainant,’ judge

April 27, 2011
Is UWO clamping down on gay sex?
Power

Is UWO clamping down on gay sex?

Campus police install motion sensors in public washroom

October 20, 2010
How to get laid for the holidays
Vancouver

How to get laid for the holidays

Keep your magic trick bag stuffed

December 16, 2009
Swine flu and you
Health

Swine flu and you

Could a panic epidemic affect gay men?

November 1, 2009
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Hundreds rally in London against violence
Power

Hundreds rally in London against violence

Coming together to protest a spate of homophobic attacks in that city

October 7, 2009
Laramie, eleven years on
Culture

Laramie, eleven years on

Marking the attack against Matthew Shepard

October 5, 2009
Love with a straight boy
Vancouver

Love with a straight boy

A relationship scorned, envied and analyzed

September 23, 2009
When going to war is easier than coming out
Power

When going to war is easier than coming out

‘Now I know I’m not gay,’ he said. I didn’t believe him.

July 29, 2009
In praise of older men
Vancouver

In praise of older men

How love and desire can leap across a gap

February 25, 2009
Gay men need to face self-hate head on
Canada

Gay men need to face self-hate head on

Have a little pride and make positive choices

November 16, 2008
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Peek: a new book about public sex
Love & Sex

Peek: a new book about public sex

Men share stories of where, when and how to cruise

March 27, 2008
Pap smears for queers
Ottawa

Pap smears for queers

Test helps prevent anal cancer

March 10, 2004
Does lighting up increase HIV risk?
Ottawa

Does lighting up increase HIV risk?

Oral sex transmission is the burning question

March 10, 2004
It really is a gay thing
Toronto

It really is a gay thing

Barn booze cops smitten with homo sex

February 18, 2004
Murdered by the 11:30 news
Toronto

Murdered by the 11:30 news

A bathhouse death inspires conspiracy theories

December 24, 2003
Digging for gold
Toronto

Digging for gold

‘He can’t get enough of me’

November 12, 2003
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