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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.
OPINION: The answer, like the politics that surround the proposals themselves, is complex
How transition photos open up big questions about trauma, validity and safety for trans people
Aging as a queer person brings surprising shifts in friendship
OPINION: Provincial and federal leaders like Pierre Poilievre and Danielle Smith are willing to spew misinformation, take away healthcare and ultimately put trans youth at risk—all to score political points
The Conservative Party of Canada leader appears to only want people past puberty to use them, which would make them redundant
OPINION: The premiere’s proposed parental rights policies stomp all over families’ freedom to decide what’s best for them
Medical organizations, politicians and queer groups say Danielle Smith’s proposed policies are stigmatizing and dangerous
ANALYSIS: The province’s new set of anti-trans policies are unprecedented in Canada and are as politically motivated as it gets
It can take days or weeks for STIs to be detected
The best and brightest—even most bewildering—stories from a back catalogue brimming with insight
Students in British Columbia successfully campaigned to add gender affirming care to their school’s health insurance. That benefit is now available to 200,000 university students across Canada—but gaps remain
ANALYSIS: Unhoused people are a part of our communities, so what can we do?
Playing a gender-affirming specialist inspired the multi-talented star to share her insights on transitioning: “The more comfortable you get with change, the more beautiful the experience becomes”
OPINION: As an experienced sex educator and social worker, I know how challenging Saskatchewan’s new approach will be
Ten months after it was forced to close, the museum is back to providing accurate and inclusive reproductive health info
OPINION: We’ve been here before. And history shows what might happen next
Self-testing can help to improve access, especially for queer and trans people
“I was intrigued by how it might let me have and hold something that had always seemed ephemeral and out of reach”
