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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.

Madonna’s Hard Candy Fitness opens in Toronto
Culture

Madonna’s Hard Candy Fitness opens in Toronto

Aura’s new fitness centre hopes to attract gym queens with luxury setting, Madge-approved training

By Rob Salerno
Dallas Buyers Club hits theatres Nov 1

Dallas Buyers Club hits theatres Nov 1

A straight take on the early days of the AIDS epidemic

By Frank Prendergast
Scottish police want ‘items of a sexual nature’ removed from saunas
Power

Scottish police want ‘items of a sexual nature’ removed from saunas

Faced with criticism, authorities deny they want condoms banned

By Natasha Barsotti
The Drag Race Rutrospective: Veni, Vidi, Viva
Toronto Diary

The Drag Race Rutrospective: Veni, Vidi, Viva

By Jeremy Feist
Thicker than water
Arts

Thicker than water

Author Lawrence Hill talks about how blood shapes our cultural consciousness

By Julie Cruikshank
Priape closes all four Canadian stores
Culture

Priape closes all four Canadian stores

Gay retailer blames filing for bankruptcy protection on ban on popper sales — but company’s financial predicament is more complicated

By Andrea Houston, Brandon Matheson
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Completely rational individual plans to file class-action lawsuit against homosexuality
Toronto Diary

Completely rational individual plans to file class-action lawsuit against homosexuality

By Jeremy Feist
New HIV testing program targets couples in the US and Ontario
Health

New HIV testing program targets couples in the US and Ontario

‘It’s frightening to a lot of people that the greatest number of new infections comes from couples’: researcher

By Nathaniel Christopher
LGBT celebrities come out as HIV Equal
Toronto Diary

LGBT celebrities come out as HIV Equal

By Jeremy Feist
Coming too slowly
Opinion

Coming too slowly

Wherever you fall on the continuum, focus on pleasure

By Pega Ren
Sick Kids Hospital opens clinic dedicated to transgender youth
Toronto Diary

Sick Kids Hospital opens clinic dedicated to transgender youth

By Jeremy Feist
Early HIV-testing pilot project gets permanent nod in BC
Health

Early HIV-testing pilot project gets permanent nod in BC

‘The earlier you identify, the earlier guys can respond to their situation’: Robert

By Nathaniel Christopher
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Designer Jason Matlo talks about his toilet-paper gown
Video

Designer Jason Matlo talks about his toilet-paper gown

White Cashmere Collection raises money for Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

By Rob Easton
Long-term care unprepared for LGBT seniors
Health

Long-term care unprepared for LGBT seniors

Researcher says seniors worry about hiding their identity and facing hostile reaction from staff and residents

By Elah Feder
Debunking cancer myths in the queer community
Health

Debunking cancer myths in the queer community

A new Canadian Cancer Society campaign is recruiting volunteers to help address confusion about colon, breast and cervical cancer

By Adrienne Ascah
Deep Dish Toronto
Opinion

Deep Dish Toronto

A David Bowie party and Blood, Sweat & Queers with DJ Phil V

By Rolyn Chambers
Rugby team demonstrates how to check your testes for cancer
Toronto Diary

Rugby team demonstrates how to check your testes for cancer

By Jeremy Feist
Belgium: Transgender man opts for death by euthanasia after failed surgery
Power

Belgium: Transgender man opts for death by euthanasia after failed surgery

Nathan Verhelst was ‘ready to celebrate my new birth’ but didn’t like the image he saw in the mirror

By Natasha Barsotti
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