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Xtra Hot: Ryan
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Xtra Hot: Ryan

‘Reading is a great escape from your own life and troubles’

By Drasko Bogdanovic
Ford Nation versus Queer Nation
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Ford Nation versus Queer Nation

We’re supposed to be upset that the drunk-driving, crack-smoking, misogynist racist won’t attend our party?

By Matthew Hays
Ex-Mormon masturbation
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Ex-Mormon masturbation

Unravelling the shame of self-love

By Pega Ren
Murder in Manhattan
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Murder in Manhattan

Wayne Lonergan married his sugar daddy’s daughter, then bludgeoned her with a candelabra

By Jeremy Willard
For the love of fucking
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For the love of fucking

Can we have an honest discussion about PrEP without stigmatizing each other?

By Danny Glenwright
Canadians already on PrEP while drug sits in regulatory limbo
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Canadians already on PrEP while drug sits in regulatory limbo

You’re HIV-negative. You’d like to stay that way. Is a daily dose of pre-exposure prophylaxis the solution?

By Marcus McCann
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From the Speakers
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From the Speakers

DJ Isaac Escalante presents his top-10 tracks of the moment

By MICHAEL BABB
Xposed Toronto
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Xposed Toronto

This week Anna and Becca visit Battle of the Seasons, then find themselves at Myles Sexton’s debut collection

By Anna Pournikova
Host with the most
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Host with the most

How to throw the greatest (and gayest) award-season get-together

By Ryan G Hinds
Reclaiming my life after burnout
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Reclaiming my life after burnout

The stresses of my HIV-sector job were so gradual that I didn’t realize I was being boiled alive

By Michael Burtch
Breaking the global gay impasse
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Breaking the global gay impasse

We need to hear more from potential gay-rights game-changers on the ground

By Natasha Barsotti
Love hurts
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Love hurts

A play about a daring romance between two women is an inspiration to us all

By Michael Lyons
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To be young, gay and Catholic
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To be young, gay and Catholic

The church is alienating gay people and their friends and family

By Ben Kelly
Cracking up at Winterlude
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Cracking up at Winterlude

Festivals combine forces to bring laughter to the capital

By Julie Cruikshank
Open wide
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Open wide

The smiling dentists at Yonge and Bloor Dental have been serving Toronto’s gay community for years

By Serafin LaRiviere
Xtra Hot: Austin
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Xtra Hot: Austin

Austin trains to physically express his creativity through fire spinning, dance and parkour

By Drasko Bogdanovic
Xtra Hot: Shazad
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Xtra Hot: Shazad

By night he’s a Bollywood go-go-dancing star

By Drasko Bogdanovic
Strange creatures
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Strange creatures

Burma’s brave LGBT community refuses to stay silent as the Southeast Asian country undertakes a historic political transition

By Carlos Sardina Galache
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