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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.
The concept of “neuroqueer” helps a trans writer realize there is no one right way to wire a brain
“We’re really lacking data outside of the heterosexual lens,” Gunter says
A writer with borderline personality disorder found a virtual space free from stigma and brimming with humour
The business of buying and selling skilled, ethical sexual labour is more complex than it ought to be
“This has totally been erased from our public discourse”
Authors Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore and Alexander McClelland discuss how a lost generation of queers came out, grieved and thrived through the height of the epidemic
Kai offers advice on how to re-engage with dating and sex after a traumatic partnership
In “Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead,” Emily Austin examines the intersection of queerness, religion and mental illness
As public spaces reopen, I’m learning to manage the anxiety caused by COVID-19
Meeting differing sexual needs and desires might be hard, Kai says, but there are practically infinite ways of giving and receiving pleasure
The COVID-19 pandemic has made face-to-face caregiving more difficult. Here are 6 ways we can support each other from afar
From bottoming tips to alternative strap-on harnesses, there’s a lot to love
Despite more outward support for the community, legal protections and greater visibility, trans and other LGBTQ2S+ care isn’t being prioritized in the country. And when it is, financial barriers abound
Kai advises a reader on how to deepen bonds with acquaintances and build their own “Scooby gang”
I needed a place to ground myself, a place of solitude, of familiarity, of nourishment. I needed the pantry
Ken McNeilly wants the Canadian government to make tax credits more fair for queer men—and others—grappling with the cost of assisted reproduction
One of the most famous trans dads in the world goes behind the headlines to celebrate queer parenting
Access to abortion is not only an issue for straight and cisgender people
