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Health

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.

Gay, straight or just Craigslist (Part 3)
Opinion

Gay, straight or just Craigslist (Part 3)

Does honesty matter?

By Mike Miksche
Gay, straight or just Craigslist (Part 2)
Opinion

Gay, straight or just Craigslist (Part 2)

What might he look like?

By Mike Miksche
How one organization is fighting transphobia in Asian communities
Health

How one organization is fighting transphobia in Asian communities

Asian Community AIDS Services will launch multilingual brochures for trans youth and their families in 2017

By Emily Johnpulle
When should I stop PrEP?
Opinion

When should I stop PrEP?

Am I supposed to take a pill for the rest of my life?

By Mike Miksche
How a queer friendly senior home helped an 80-year-old come out
Health

How a queer friendly senior home helped an 80-year-old come out

Toronto’s Fudger House celebrates its 50th anniversary

By Arshy Mann
Out in Ottawa: Sept 10-30, 2016
Arts

Out in Ottawa: Sept 10-30, 2016

Choice events in the city

By Jeremy Willard
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Are we responsible for our community’s mental health?
Opinion

Are we responsible for our community’s mental health?

Dean Thullner’s new fundraiser Shine aims to ease stigma and raise awareness

By Kevin Dale McKeown
Should a gay man tell his doctor he has sex with lots of men?
Opinion

Should a gay man tell his doctor he has sex with lots of men?

Why finding an informed, sex-positive doctor is a challenge worth undertaking

By Kevin Moroso
Why are gay men giving up on condoms?
Opinion

Why are gay men giving up on condoms?

As PrEP use grows, men who choose to use condoms may face stigma

By Rob Salerno
Can therapists get away with being homophobic in BC?
Health

Can therapists get away with being homophobic in BC?

Yes, but a group of concerned counsellors is pushing for regulation

By Derek Brown
Justin Trudeau ‘disappointed’ by continued gay blood ban
Power

Justin Trudeau ‘disappointed’ by continued gay blood ban

Prime minister says government can’t interfere with Canadian Blood Services

By Arshy Mann
How gay men protect each other’s health
Opinion

How gay men protect each other’s health

Or, how I didn’t become HIV-positive

By Kevin Moroso
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Canadian gay blood ban eased from five years to 12 months
Power

Canadian gay blood ban eased from five years to 12 months

Federal government stands by pledge to axe ban entirely

By Dylan C Robertson
A safer way to party and play?
Opinion

A safer way to party and play?

A new approach to public health doesn’t please everyone

By Mike Miksche
Did this doctor really just express shock that I’m gay?
Opinion

Did this doctor really just express shock that I’m gay?

What happens when an intake psychiatrist seems insufficiently trained

By Derek Brown
Who is PrEP for, anyway?
Opinion

Who is PrEP for, anyway?

The definitions of ‘high risk’ differ depending on who you ask

By Mike Miksche
Facebook: a powerful tool for learning about PrEP
Opinion

Facebook: a powerful tool for learning about PrEP

Social networks can help make informed decisions

By Mike Miksche
Getting frank about PrEP
Health

Getting frank about PrEP

AIDS Committee of Toronto’s discussion group gets men together to talk about sex

By Andrew Jacome
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