Displaying all articles tagged:
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.
How one non-binary writer overcame a litany of microaggressions within the mental health care system
In an interview with “The Hollywood Reporter,” the “Pose” star spoke candidly about living with HIV
Kai counsels a questioning Gen Z reader riding a “sexual rollercoaster”
In her new book, the New York writer lays bare the achievements and embarrassments of an astonishingly successful social movement
Connecting with my own queerness through Mairy Dilk gave me a lifeline when I couldn’t connect with anyone else
A confused reader asks Kai about the distinction between having a different memory and deliberately distorting someone’s reality
As I roam freely with them, the animals can just be—and I can, too
At-home testing kits were greenlit in November 2020, but few Canadians have used them
Podcast founders Michael Hobbes and Aubrey Gordon discuss health trolls, debunking weight-loss fads and why queers should care about weight stigma
Freedom Youth, founded more than 25 years ago, moved online during the pandemic
Queer femme Randa Jarrar writes through her PTSD pain to clear space for a badass queer future
Is testosterone really an immunosuppressant? Should folks on estrogen avoid the AstraZeneca vaccine? We’ve got answers
For most of my adult life, having a child felt scary and unappealing. But queer co-parenting helped me redefine the concept of family—and showed me new depths of love
Kai gives guidance to a newly-out non-binary person navigating how to be open with the people they love
The small talk is always small with the shopkeepers. We are familiar strangers; we know each other because we are there
Dr. Tauheed Zaman on finding queer community and evidence-based medical care
New mRNA technology developed for the Moderna vaccine could fast-track HIV vaccine
Thomas and Tranna unpack generational differences around stardom, authenticity and trauma
