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Mike Miksche

Cruising in Berlin’s famous Tiergarten
Opinion

Cruising in Berlin’s famous Tiergarten

The scene is dying in North America, but how is it in Germany?

May 18, 2016
Friends with strangers in Berlin
Opinion

Friends with strangers in Berlin

Sometimes the best nights never involve sex at all

May 11, 2016
What PrEP can and can’t do
Opinion

What PrEP can and can’t do

Can an increase in STIs be blamed on PrEP users?

May 10, 2016
Dressing up at the KitKatClub
Opinion

Dressing up at the KitKatClub

Be a misfit and look like everyone else

May 4, 2016
Orgy date night at Lab.oratory
Opinion

Orgy date night at Lab.oratory

Or, how to be left alone during group sex

April 28, 2016
Taking a gamble with generic PrEP
Opinion

Taking a gamble with generic PrEP

Navigating my health . . . on the internet

April 25, 2016
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Why Berlin was making me feel like a prude
Opinion

Why Berlin was making me feel like a prude

Discovering sex and kink in Berlin’s Schöneberg

April 20, 2016
New Action in Berlin (Part 2)
Opinion

New Action in Berlin (Part 2)

Craving a master in my life

April 13, 2016
Is generic PrEP right for me?
Opinion

Is generic PrEP right for me?

Mulling over the options as my Truvada stash dwindles

April 12, 2016
New Action in Berlin (Part 1)
Opinion

New Action in Berlin (Part 1)

Leather may be universal, but the rules are different across the ocean

April 6, 2016
Nowhere on 14th Street
Opinion

Nowhere on 14th Street

Saying goodbye to New York

March 30, 2016
Talk about the good and the bad with Truvada
Opinion

Talk about the good and the bad with Truvada

Just having the discussion is half the battle

March 28, 2016
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Figuring out New York (Part 1)
Opinion

Figuring out New York (Part 1)

It was time to examine parts of my life while upending it

March 23, 2016
Slipping into New York (Part 2)
Opinion

Slipping into New York (Part 2)

Exploring the city, one sex party at a time

March 16, 2016
Why I had to stop taking PrEP
Opinion

Why I had to stop taking PrEP

What I learned about Truvada when I could no longer afford it

March 14, 2016
Slipping into New York (Part 1)
Opinion

Slipping into New York (Part 1)

An Airbnb stay becomes so much more

March 9, 2016
The Black Party’s saintly roots
Travel

The Black Party’s saintly roots

Evolution and survival are bred into this party’s DNA

March 8, 2016
PrEP resistance
Opinion

PrEP resistance

What does one man’s statistical anomaly mean for the rest of us?

March 2, 2016
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