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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.
In my small-roomed sanctuary, I can exist in a space where my queerness is not policed
She and a group of friends have thoroughly queered “Dungeons and Dragons”
The surprising siblinghood of depression, Kurt Cobain and Super Mario
Alanna Why’s group chat offers practical advice, new connections and healthy servings of gossip
Learning to feminize the voice isn’t like learning to ride a bike; it’s like learning to walk with someone else’s feet
Kai counsels a discerning demisexual on making virtual romantic connections in a pandemic era
I’m no cottagecore queer, but tilling the land in my parents’ backyard brought a comfort I was missing in New York City
A young man returns to the hobby he shared with his father as a way of survival
Have we really been released from years of manipulation, gaslighting and existential threats?
Kai on the difference between conflict and abuse—and the value of healthy anger
A guide to protecting your privacy while getting intimate online
Why a fat-centric celebration in Manchester could be the next frontier in inclusive Prides for all
While exorcising exes and feeding our communities
Kai Cheng Thom offers rituals to heal our grieving hearts and release our unrequited loves
Advice on how to get involved from queers on the frontlines of food insecurity
A gynecologist talks about sexual shame and the mind-body connection in diagnosing and treating the condition in queer and trans folks
Because the best kind of advice is the kind you didn’t ask for
6 developments that showed we were hot and bothered—or is that bothered and hot?—in 2020
