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Crystal meth in Ottawa’s gay community
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Crystal meth in Ottawa’s gay community

So far it’s not showing up in the data being collected

May 17, 2006
Let them down gently
Love & Sex

Let them down gently

A player’s guide to rejecting & getting rejected

April 26, 2006
Eight rules for graceful declines
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Eight rules for graceful declines

April 26, 2006
Fashion Cares: Score one
Arts

Fashion Cares: Score one

Twenty, a bittersweet anniversary

April 26, 2006
Bar scene: Drag Idol
Culture

Bar scene: Drag Idol

Whorey or hoary, the crown has glory

March 29, 2006
Don’t use all the lube
Love & Sex

Don’t use all the lube

The tricks to sex outside the relationship

February 1, 2006
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Momentary sexual lapses
Love & Sex

Momentary sexual lapses

A game to keep you on your game

September 28, 2005
Smoking & fucking: Why fags should support pot protesters
Toronto

Smoking & fucking: Why fags should support pot protesters

August 17, 2005
Cocktail Confessions
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Cocktail Confessions

Summing up Pride’s hits & misses

July 6, 2005
Cocktail confessions
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Cocktail confessions

Fashion Cares redux

June 8, 2005
How HIV can turn you into a criminal
Health

How HIV can turn you into a criminal

Confess, confess & consent

June 8, 2005
A strange revenge
Love & Sex

A strange revenge

June 8, 2005
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Bean there, dunked that
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Bean there, dunked that

Test-driving java joints

August 18, 2004
On the ‘Tox
Toronto

On the ‘Tox

My lines disappear, my friends turn green

August 4, 2004
My friend who doesn’t come
Toronto

My friend who doesn’t come

Men, monsters & spanking the monkey

March 3, 2004
The Cult of the Fabulous
Toronto

The Cult of the Fabulous

Paying more to feel better

January 7, 2004
Lube is not a take-home gift
Toronto

Lube is not a take-home gift

Learning how to throw a sex party

December 10, 2003
Oink if you bareback
Toronto

Oink if you bareback

Pigs can’t say no to any bodily fluid

October 15, 2003
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