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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.
Kai explains how to create an ethical and caring exit plan for a partnership that is no longer working
As my own life began to feel less real, I found myself needing a dose of reality during the pandemic
The most intriguing LGBTQ2S+ releases you’ll see on the shelves in the next few months
It’s a long journey to self-discovery, so enjoy the process!
Kai advises a trans man on how to embrace his masculinity and make space for himself in cis, gay culture
What Erin O’Toole’s pledge to defend conscience rights means for LGBTQ2S+ people
Culturally, we fear talking about suicide. But for Niko Stratis, speaking openly about suicidal ideation was the only way to end its stigma
Michelle Rempel Garner’s open letter to the minister of health is an example of true allyship—if it doesn’t become an election punchline
When trans and queer folks with endo need information that their doctors are not able to provide, these groups empower them to advocate for better care
“Great question,” Kai Cheng Thom responds to a reader. “If you figure it out, let me know”
After surviving the T***p mask controversy, Griffin reveals her cancer diagnosis and struggle with addiction
Life coach and spiritual seeker Jordan Bach offers tips to help us prepare for post-pandemic life
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
