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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.

Taste for Life gears up for 10th anniversary
Culture

Taste for Life gears up for 10th anniversary

Winning formula, renewed urgency

By Lauren Vogel
Infected and outta luck
Ottawa

Infected and outta luck

What teen girls, gay men and cultural minorities have in common

By Nicholas Little
Why gays should worry about policing pregnancy
Canada

Why gays should worry about policing pregnancy

Our mantra has always been: our bodies, our choices

By Ariel Troster
Health fair explodes
Health

Health fair explodes

Queer Health Matters becomes a weeklong affair

By Nancy Irwin
Police violence no solution to drug-use woes
Canada

Police violence no solution to drug-use woes

Persecution will lead to more harm, not less

By Shawn Syms
Unifying against the organ donor ban
Power

Unifying against the organ donor ban

Sex workers, prisoners & drug users also affected

By Shawn Syms
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Viruses, ethics & organs: a timeline
Power

Viruses, ethics & organs: a timeline

By Shawn Syms
AIDS hits a bleak birthday
Power

AIDS hits a bleak birthday

Service groups cope with changing realities

By Krishna Rau
Cialis and shrinks don’t mix
Vancouver

Cialis and shrinks don’t mix

Nothing like a shot of morality to kill the mood and your trust

By Colin Merritt
Gay men can’t donate stem cells either
Power

Gay men can’t donate stem cells either

By Debby Reis
Blood agency studies ban on gay donors
Power

Blood agency studies ban on gay donors

Will CBS switch to behaviour-based guidelines?

By Brent Creelman
Book review: Selfish & Perverse
Culture

Book review: Selfish & Perverse

An inspiring quest for love and fulfillment

By Brent Josef Grubisic
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Book review: Vital signs
Culture

Book review: Vital signs

Reliving the dawn of AIDS

By Shawn Syms
CLGRO’s submission to the Senate on Bill C-2
Power

CLGRO’s submission to the Senate on Bill C-2

C-2 would infringe ‘on the right of young persons to express their sexuality’

By CLGRO
Lusty labours on the road to art
Toronto

Lusty labours on the road to art

By Brent Ledger
Giving sex workers control
Canada

Giving sex workers control

Safe house

By Shawn Syms
When the marginalized marginalize
Vancouver

When the marginalized marginalize

None of us benefits from leaving queers with disabilities outside

By Sarah Leavitt
No funding for AIDS groups in federal budget
Power

No funding for AIDS groups in federal budget

Liberals prop up minority Tory government

By Brent Creelman
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