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Mike Miksche

I braved Bangkok’s ping pong show
Opinion

I braved Bangkok’s ping pong show

Can a sex show go too far?

January 18, 2017
Would you participate in a clinical trial just to access PrEP?
Opinion

Would you participate in a clinical trial just to access PrEP?

For guys like myself who can’t afford it, taking part in a study is one option

January 16, 2017
Muscle worship at Tawan Bar (Part 2)
Opinion

Muscle worship at Tawan Bar (Part 2)

Am I into sthenolagnia?

January 11, 2017
Would you take an injection if it prevents HIV?
Opinion

Would you take an injection if it prevents HIV?

For people who find it hard to take PrEP daily, a new drug is now being tested

January 9, 2017
Muscle worship at Tawan Bar (Part 1)
Love & Sex

Muscle worship at Tawan Bar (Part 1)

Am I into sthenolagnia?

January 4, 2017
Exploring Soi Twilight, Bangkok’s gay red-light district (Part 2)
Opinion

Exploring Soi Twilight, Bangkok’s gay red-light district (Part 2)

A night at X-Size go-go bar

December 28, 2016
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Celebrating New Year’s Eve at White Party Bangkok
Travel

Celebrating New Year’s Eve at White Party Bangkok

A weekend of exciting events to ring in 2017

December 27, 2016
Exploring Soi Twilight, Bangkok’s gay red-light district (Part 1)
Opinion

Exploring Soi Twilight, Bangkok’s gay red-light district (Part 1)

Beyond the neon signs and jammed packed streets is a paradise for Westerners

December 21, 2016
Do the side effects outweigh the benefits of PrEP?
Opinion

Do the side effects outweigh the benefits of PrEP?

Adverse drug reactions are a part of modern medicine. But when should we take the risk?

December 19, 2016
The fantasy of the Babylon Bangkok hotel (Part 2)
Opinion

The fantasy of the Babylon Bangkok hotel (Part 2)

A social club, a gay resort, a getaway spot — Babylon is whatever you want it to be

December 14, 2016
How bareback culture has evolved since the AIDS epidemic
Opinion

How bareback culture has evolved since the AIDS epidemic

For some, bareback sex is intimate and liberating. For others, it’s dangerous and frightening

December 12, 2016
The fantasy of The Babylon Bangkok hotel (Part 1)
Opinion

The fantasy of The Babylon Bangkok hotel (Part 1)

‘There was something hedonistic about being served dinner in only a towel by beautiful young men’

December 7, 2016
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Travelling to Silom Soi 4, Bangkok’s bustling gay strip
Opinion

Travelling to Silom Soi 4, Bangkok’s bustling gay strip

I was used to cities like Berlin, Barcelona and San Francisco, but Bangkok was completely new territory

November 30, 2016
Why Project Marie was a witch hunt on gay men
Opinion

Why Project Marie was a witch hunt on gay men

Shame tactics might try to vilify gay sex, but it won’t stop cruising

November 25, 2016
RIP, Yonge Cinemas (Part 2)
Opinion

RIP, Yonge Cinemas (Part 2)

Yonge Cinemas may be gone, but at least there’s still Steamworks

November 23, 2016
What the rise of the alt-right means for HIV prevention
Opinion

What the rise of the alt-right means for HIV prevention

We need to talk to each other openly about sex and our sexual health

November 21, 2016
RIP, Yonge Cinemas (Part 1)
Opinion

RIP, Yonge Cinemas (Part 1)

For gay men in Toronto, Yonge Street’s glory days are gone. So now what?

November 16, 2016
Cruising isn’t dead, it’s just evolved
Opinion

Cruising isn’t dead, it’s just evolved

How Squirt.org has helped my public sex life

November 9, 2016
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