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Niko Bell is a writer, editor and translator from Vancouver. He writes about sexual health, science, food and language.

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Asexuality conference belongs at WorldPride, says organizer
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Asexuality conference belongs at WorldPride, says organizer

International gathering expects more than 200 people from four continents

June 27, 2014
Reelection of PAC chair Cheryl Chang questioned
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Reelection of PAC chair Cheryl Chang questioned

Parents challenge Chang’s opposition to school board’s trans policy

June 18, 2014
Testosterone and the gay men who swallow or inject it
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Testosterone and the gay men who swallow or inject it

The final installment in Xtra’s series on steroid use

June 7, 2014
Uniformed RCMP officers to visit Wreck Beach almost daily
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Uniformed RCMP officers to visit Wreck Beach almost daily

Drugs, alcohol and ‘public lewdness’ cited as areas of ‘enormous’ risk

May 12, 2014
Experts say it’s too soon to tell long-term effects of steroids
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Experts say it’s too soon to tell long-term effects of steroids

Heart disease and hypogonadism associated with prolonged heavy use

May 3, 2014
Pools, parks and rec centres to become more trans-friendly
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Pools, parks and rec centres to become more trans-friendly

Vancouver park board approves working group’s recommendations

April 29, 2014
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Why are gay teens nearly six times more likely to use steroids?
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Why are gay teens nearly six times more likely to use steroids?

‘It’s no different than getting my hair dyed,’ one user says

April 23, 2014
Gender-neutral spaces, programs & training for rec centres: report
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Gender-neutral spaces, programs & training for rec centres: report

Vancouver parks board trans working group releases recommendations

March 28, 2014
Help, don’t blame, Uganda, high commissioner to Canada says
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Help, don’t blame, Uganda, high commissioner to Canada says

Nsambu appeals to Canadians not to cut foreign aid, despite anti-gay law

February 28, 2014
Ugandan tabloid publishes list of country’s ‘200 top homos’
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Ugandan tabloid publishes list of country’s ‘200 top homos’

Red Pepper’s mass outing comes one day after president signed new anti-gay law

February 25, 2014
Ugandan president signs anti-gay law
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Ugandan president signs anti-gay law

Netherlands suspends funding, Canada may sever ties too

February 24, 2014
Canadian military one of world’s most LGBT-friendly: study
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Canadian military one of world’s most LGBT-friendly: study

Canada ranks above United States but below Australia and the UK

February 22, 2014
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Arizona lawmakers approve bill to allow discrimination against gays
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Arizona lawmakers approve bill to allow discrimination against gays

Bill would allow businesses to refuse services on religious grounds

February 21, 2014
Patrick Stewart jokes after mistakenly being called gay
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Patrick Stewart jokes after mistakenly being called gay

‘At least I didn’t wake up to the internet telling me I was dead again’

February 20, 2014
John Kerry ‘deeply troubled’ by Gambian leader’s anti-gay statement
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John Kerry ‘deeply troubled’ by Gambian leader’s anti-gay statement

Human Rights Campaign calls on US Secretary of State to pull ambassadors out of Nigeria, Uganda

February 20, 2014
Iranian pop star releases video featuring lesbian couple
Culture

Iranian pop star releases video featuring lesbian couple

‘The reactions we have seen so far have been tremendous,’ director of video says

February 19, 2014
Gambian president calls for eradication of gay people
Power

Gambian president calls for eradication of gay people

‘We will fight these vermins called homosexuals,’ says Yahya Jammeh

February 19, 2014
Domestic partnerships to become marriages in Washington State
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Domestic partnerships to become marriages in Washington State

Gay couples will automatically become married unless they dissolve their domestic partnerships

February 18, 2014
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