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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.

Boys of Bridgend get naked for 2015 calendar
Culture

Boys of Bridgend get naked for 2015 calendar

By Raziel Reid
Vaginas: get over it
Love & Sex

Vaginas: get over it

Gay Men Draw Vaginas is exactly what it sounds like, also a successful Kickstarter campaign

By Michael Lyons
Navigating sexual intimacy after cancer treatments
Health

Navigating sexual intimacy after cancer treatments

Support enables LGBT people living with cancer to share experiences

By Rob Salerno
UPDATE: Transforming Turkey
Culture

UPDATE: Transforming Turkey

My Child shows that unconditional love can develop over time

By Brett Josef Grubisic
Distant, dusty hope
Culture

Distant, dusty hope

Drunktown’s Finest takes a nuanced look at life on a Navajo reservation

By Brett Josef Grubisic
Sandy, tanned beach bums at Yogi Bare
Health

Sandy, tanned beach bums at Yogi Bare

Toronto’s all-gender, clothing-optional yoga class at Hanlan’s Point

By Jeremy Willard
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Destructive romance at Toronto Queer Arts Festival

Destructive romance at Toronto Queer Arts Festival

Eric Casaccio’s Narcissist is an emotionally intense film

By Chris Dupuis
Deep Dish: Issue 776
Opinion

Deep Dish: Issue 776

This week Rolyn gets wet at the Tighty Whitey Car Wash

By Rolyn Chambers
Injuries from sex more common than we think, says Dr Pega Ren
Opinion

Injuries from sex more common than we think, says Dr Pega Ren

But repeated injury, blood in semen or bruising warrants trip to doctor

By Pega Ren
The Reading List for July 29, 2014
Culture

The Reading List for July 29, 2014

By Simon Thibault
The portrait of Anderson Cooper
Culture

The portrait of Anderson Cooper

By Raziel Reid
ACO to bring Totally outRight program to Ottawa
Health

ACO to bring Totally outRight program to Ottawa

Leadership program to target gay men between 16 and 25

By Julie Cruikshank
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Sex-reassignment surgeries funded in all but two provinces
Power

Sex-reassignment surgeries funded in all but two provinces

But gaps remain in which surgeries covered where for trans Canadians

By Rebecca Rose
Oxford’s male choir members’ hips don’t lie
Culture

Oxford’s male choir members’ hips don’t lie

By Raziel Reid
A different kind of dentist
Health

A different kind of dentist

House of Teeth is Sean Sikorski’s new vision in dentistry

By Xtra Promo
New hep C treatments promise high cure rates, few side effects
Health

New hep C treatments promise high cure rates, few side effects

Though Canadian data scarce, US study suggests hepatitis C on rise among gay men

By Dave Yin
‘Subdued’ AIDS summit to go on after Malaysian flight goes down
Power

‘Subdued’ AIDS summit to go on after Malaysian flight goes down

‘Any time we lose people of that calibre, and any time in that number, it is significant’: John Bishop

By Natasha Barsotti
Does penis size matter?
Health

Does penis size matter?

By Raziel Reid
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