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Opinion

The black, gay man who could have been the US vice-president
Opinion

The black, gay man who could have been the US vice-president

Mel Boozer advocated for the rights of gay and lesbian civilians, soldiers and Holocaust survivors

By Michael Lyons
When sex work is unsexy (Part 3)
Opinion

When sex work is unsexy (Part 3)

The clock can be your best friend — or your worst enemy

By Devon Delacroix
What it’s like to talk to your doctor about sexual health when you’re bisexual
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What it’s like to talk to your doctor about sexual health when you’re bisexual

There’s a misconception that bi people are just going through a phase — but what if our doctors believe it too?

By Kate Sloan
How piss play helped me get over childhood shame
Opinion

How piss play helped me get over childhood shame

My relationship with piss has always been fraught with negative associations. Now it’s one of my greatest forms of intimacy

By Katie Sly
What does Barbados’ prime minister have to say about the country’s harsh buggery laws?
Opinion

What does Barbados’ prime minister have to say about the country’s harsh buggery laws?

Though rarely enforced, LGBT Bajans continue to face discrimination and harassment. Is decriminalizing buggery a solution?

By Arshy Mann
How were lesbians affected by the anti-LGBT Lavender Scare?
Opinion

How were lesbians affected by the anti-LGBT Lavender Scare?

Like gay men, lesbians faced persecution in the 1950s McCarthy witch hunts

By Jeremy Willard
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Earning my red hankie — two fists at a time
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Earning my red hankie — two fists at a time

How ‘riding the chariot’ taught me to love fisting

By Kevin Moroso
Liberals’ superficial Criminal Code reform betrays sex workers and queer artists
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Liberals’ superficial Criminal Code reform betrays sex workers and queer artists

If the government wants to strike out unconstitutional laws, why has it ignored the sex work and obscenity laws?

By Rob Salerno
When sex work is unsexy (Part 2)
Opinion

When sex work is unsexy (Part 2)

Once the water is warm, he pushes me roughly under the shower and begins soaping me up

By Devon Delacroix
Japanese rope bondage taught me that kink bonds last forever
Opinion

Japanese rope bondage taught me that kink bonds last forever

A kink partnership never really ends — you take the skills you learned into new relationships

By Katie Sly
Five things I wish I’d known before coming out as genderqueer at work
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Five things I wish I’d known before coming out as genderqueer at work

On my first day at work, I announced I was genderqueer. I wasn’t prepared for the response

By Sam K. MacKinnon
Same-sex love in the saddle: the homosexual world of the American frontier
Opinion

Same-sex love in the saddle: the homosexual world of the American frontier

Men in the 19th-century frontier had wild dances, found love and took part in bachelor marriages

By Michael Lyons
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What happens when a condom breaks? (Part 2)
Opinion

What happens when a condom breaks? (Part 2)

Men who have sex with men may be at an increased risk if a condom breaks. Could PrEP help prevent this?

By Mike Miksche
Why it may be time for me to kill Mike Miksche (Part 2)
Opinion

Why it may be time for me to kill Mike Miksche (Part 2)

I’ve often felt I needed to choose between my ethnicity and my sexuality

By Mike Miksche
Who was the real Tadzio?
Opinion

Who was the real Tadzio?

Tracking down the real person behind the beautiful boy from Thomas Mann’s novel Death in Venice

By Jeremy Willard
What happens when a condom breaks? (Part 1)
Opinion

What happens when a condom breaks? (Part 1)

Condoms are supposed to be 98 to 99 percent effective when used correctly. Mine broke — so what happened?

By Mike Miksche
I fought the cops in the 1990s and I support Black Lives Matter now
Opinion

I fought the cops in the 1990s and I support Black Lives Matter now

True inclusion should not be subject to popularity contests

By Greg Armstrong-Morris
Why it may be time for me to kill Mike Miksche (Part 1)
Opinion

Why it may be time for me to kill Mike Miksche (Part 1)

I chose to use a pseudonym for “Hole and Corner” because I worried about my Lebanese-Muslim family reading about my sex life. Maybe I was wrong

By Mike Miksche
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