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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.
It supports a ‘born this way’ narrative, but the idea of a biological source of transness raises more questions than it answers
Why the HIV-prevention pill is still one of safest methods of protection against the virus
Transform your sex life into a fun fitness routine
How to get through the season with chosen family and friendly strangers (and maybe even a little weed)
How three people who work in LGBTQ2-related services navigate the ‘dual role’
Most HIV-positive people can’t transmit the virus, so why are there still more than 2,000 new infections in this country every year?
Sperm donors must refrain from having sex with men for six months prior
A whole new set of challenges arise as people living with HIV get older
Some researchers think the same antibiotic that treats syphilis could also prevent it
Things you need to know about the HIV breakthrough
Mutated strains of HIV are making people sicker. Here’s what we can do about it
BC health minister touts success of the new and free PrEP program
Why advocates are criticizing new guidelines
PrEP may be free now, but who can access it?
‘I think there is still great value in bylaws like this,’ says gay survivor
‘We got it done, and I think it’s a good decision,’ says BC health minister
