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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.

Overdoses worry party organizers
Toronto

Overdoses worry party organizers

Study warns against mixing drugs, unsafe sex

By Richard Burnett
Condoms & oral sex
Toronto

Condoms & oral sex

Mixed messages surround the risk of HIV infection

By Jeremy Parkes
Walking worried
Toronto

Walking worried

US events might cut into AIDS Walk funds

By John Sinopoli
Finally, acceptance
Toronto

Finally, acceptance

Gay men banned from sperm & blood donations, but death redeems them

By Jeremy Parkes
Evolved family values
Toronto

Evolved family values

In our quest for a kid, we had many changes of heart

By Noreen Stevens
Trans DIY
Toronto

Trans DIY

There used to be a monopoly on gender reorientation – not anymore

By Alec Butler
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Mad cow costs
Toronto

Mad cow costs

Leather fetish gear prices go sky-high

By John Sinopoli
Private bis
Toronto

Private bis

Men who have sex with men – and who aren’t gay – are the new sexual outlaws

By Paul Gallant
The kiss
Toronto

The kiss

‘It will seem like intimacy itself is now risky’

By Eleanor Brown
Acknowledging the forbidden
Toronto

Acknowledging the forbidden

Where exactly should a doctor’s boundary be set?

By Eleanor Brown
Condom country living
Toronto

Condom country living

We test drive ACT’s safe-sex campaign

By Paul Gallant
Monumental decisions
Toronto

Monumental decisions

Did the AIDS community get too small or did the problems get too big?

By Tim McCaskell
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Thirsty butts & other perils
Toronto

Thirsty butts & other perils

When did pleasure get so complicated?

By Brent Ledger
Plump it up
Toronto

Plump it up

Get yummy with your tummy

By Elisa Kukla
Meningitis scare is over
Toronto

Meningitis scare is over

Gay men’s deaths ‘suspicious,’ so bar & bathhouse warnings issued

By Eleanor Brown
Calculating risks
Toronto

Calculating risks

ACT has a wad of money to promote safe sex; where should it start?

By Paul Gallant
Is AIDS database worth it?
Toronto

Is AIDS database worth it?

Provincial project taking a long time

By Kerwin McLeister
Thin but limp
Toronto

Thin but limp

Eating disorders kill men’s sex drive

By John Sinopoli
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