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Health

Health is a core pillar of Xtra’s content … sexual health, mental health, trans health, reproductive health. From our recurring Ask an Expert series to our Ask Kai sex and relationship advice column to in-depth features on breaking medical news, we take a serious, science-based, shame-free approach to all aspects of your health.

Gay men at high risk for HPV
Health

Gay men at high risk for HPV

HPV rates in gay men 10 times higher than cervical cancer rates in women, summit hears

By Nathaniel Christopher
Perhaps the problem is decentralisation
Power

Perhaps the problem is decentralisation

By dale_smith
Best of the web: Charmants
Arts

Best of the web: Charmants

By John Webster
Scarfing risks and safety tips
Vancouver

Scarfing risks and safety tips

The allure of auto asphyxiation

By Dr Pega Ren
My online penis
Vancouver

My online penis

It’s like my dick and my laptop are working in tandem

By Tony Correia
CAMR – Grannies versus Big Pharma
Canada

CAMR – Grannies versus Big Pharma

By dale_smith
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Six million doses
Power

Six million doses

By dale_smith
Trans Pulse peek reveals alarming initial results
Health

Trans Pulse peek reveals alarming initial results

More respondents needed to ensure solid data

By Jorge Antonio Vallejos
Late-night emergency debates – almost like a functioning Parliament!
Politics

Late-night emergency debates – almost like a functioning Parliament!

By Dale Smith
Swine flu and you
Health

Swine flu and you

Could a panic epidemic affect gay men?

By Joseph Couture
Fighting for queer healthcare in rural Ontario
Health

Fighting for queer healthcare in rural Ontario

‘There’s a kind of frontier mentality’

By Andrea Zanin
Obama announces end of HIV travel ban
Power

Obama announces end of HIV travel ban

Changes to take effect within 60 days

By Michael K Lavers
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Topp Twins: The Untouchable Girls
Arts

Topp Twins: The Untouchable Girls

Elvira Kurt chats with the Topp twins about their new film

By Out at TIFF
HIV results in one minute
Health

HIV results in one minute

HIM launches rapid testing clinic for gay men

By Lucy Gotell
Gay Canadians look south for surrogacy options
Health

Gay Canadians look south for surrogacy options

Learn about cross-border baby makin’ at Montreal and Toronto info sessions

By Tracey Lindeman
Alberta trans activists call for review of GRS funding cuts
Power

Alberta trans activists call for review of GRS funding cuts

Rally coincided with start of legislature’s fall session

By Bethany Padfield
Book review: Intersex by Morgan Holmes
Culture

Book review: Intersex by Morgan Holmes

Intersexuality complicates our understandings of sex & gender

By Robert Teixeira
Sex reassignment surgery in Canada: what’s covered and where
Health

Sex reassignment surgery in Canada: what’s covered and where

Province-by-province breakdown of SRS coverage

By Noreen Fagan
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