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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.

AIDS funding under attack
Power

AIDS funding under attack

Cuts leave groups scared, uncertain

By Krishna Rau
Your ass on the line
Canada

Your ass on the line

Fighting anal cancer

By Shawn Syms
‘Do the feds give a damn?’
Power

‘Do the feds give a damn?’

World AIDS Day demo to draw attention to funding cuts

By Bradley Turcotte
Queers have a stake in the war against fat people
Canada

Queers have a stake in the war against fat people

Riot, don’t diet

By Ariel Troster
SEEING DOUBLE
Health

SEEING DOUBLE

By Shaun Proulx
No new federal AIDS strategy
Health

No new federal AIDS strategy

Funding frozen under Tories’ Public Health policy

By Marcus McCann
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‘Mos can grow mos to support prostate cancer research
Power

‘Mos can grow mos to support prostate cancer research

By Krishna Rau
On the frontlines of safer sex
Vancouver

On the frontlines of safer sex

Escorts can help clients learn how to better protect themselves

By Colin Merritt
Still unsafe in a safe-sex world
Vancouver

Still unsafe in a safe-sex world

Still unsafe in a safe-sex world

By Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco
AIDS as opera
Arts

AIDS as opera

Fig Trees’ avant-garde ode to activism

By Tony Correia
Time for a gay health organization
Health

Time for a gay health organization

Gay men need a community group specifically dedicated to their health

By Phillip Banks
Tone Cluster to hold HIV/AIDS remembrance concert
Arts

Tone Cluster to hold HIV/AIDS remembrance concert

First concert of the season planned in collaboration with Bruce House

By Brent Creelman
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Travel and HIV: 13 countries still ban PWAs
Power

Travel and HIV: 13 countries still ban PWAs

New US rules do little for HIV-positive visitors

By Brent Creelman
TO eyes Ottawa’s crack program
Health

TO eyes Ottawa’s crack program

Club night raises money for harm reduction

By Bradley Turcotte
Why we talk about sex
Canada

Why we talk about sex

We can’t let stroller moms derail our visibility

By Marcus McCann
Censor sex, censor community
Power

Censor sex, censor community

Transman blasts health centre’s decision

By Jen Lahey
Ottawa’s not so anonymous HIV test
Health

Ottawa’s not so anonymous HIV test

Clinic asks for personal info before taking blood

By Bradley Turcotte
Sink your hooks into a doctor
Ottawa

Sink your hooks into a doctor

GP is a key element of health

By Nicholas Little
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