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Sexual Health

Cruising isn’t dead, it’s just evolved
Opinion

Cruising isn’t dead, it’s just evolved

How Squirt.org has helped my public sex life

By Mike Miksche
What Trump’s presidency will mean for global LGBT rights
Opinion

What Trump’s presidency will mean for global LGBT rights

Trump’s election will slow or stop the tremendous progress LGBT Americans made under Barack Obama, but the real impact will be felt globally

By Rob Salerno
Concerns raised over technology used to exonerate AIDS ‘Patient Zero’
Power

Concerns raised over technology used to exonerate AIDS ‘Patient Zero’

Advanced viral genome tracking could soon identify individual virus transmission cases. What does that mean for our privacy?

By Rob Easton
Five queer-friendly condomTO designs that will unleash your inner freak
Opinion

Five queer-friendly condomTO designs that will unleash your inner freak

Designing a condom wrapper can be hard, but these sexy slogans will rise to the occasion

By Eternity Martis
Can we end the North American HIV epidemic?
Opinion

Can we end the North American HIV epidemic?

We have the pills, the prevention plan and the strategy to prevent infections — so what’s stopping us?

By Mike Miksche
When your trick doesn’t pay up (Part 1)
Opinion

When your trick doesn’t pay up (Part 1)

Never take a job without knowing exactly what you’re in for

By Devon Delacroix
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These are the STI-fighting super-condoms you don’t need
Health

These are the STI-fighting super-condoms you don’t need

VivaGel condoms promise protection from viruses. But do they really work?

By Niko Bell
Getting the facts right about PrEP, serosorting and your sexual health
Opinion

Getting the facts right about PrEP, serosorting and your sexual health

Feelings can easily be misconstrued as fact

By Mike Miksche
PrEP and the birth control pill
Opinion

PrEP and the birth control pill

What we can learn from the past

By Mike Miksche
Why parents should talk to their teens about sex and PrEP
Opinion

Why parents should talk to their teens about sex and PrEP

Making up for lost time with mom

By Mike Miksche
BDSM with an 80-year-old top (Part 1)
Opinion

BDSM with an 80-year-old top (Part 1)

Another reason to respect your elders

By Devon Delacroix
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
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Out in Ottawa: Sept 10-30, 2016
Arts

Out in Ottawa: Sept 10-30, 2016

Choice events in the city

By Jeremy Willard
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
Bringing PrEP back to Canada from the US is illegal. Sort of
Sexual Health

Bringing PrEP back to Canada from the US is illegal. Sort of

Health Canada and Border Services at odds on PrEP importation

By Niko Bell
New study on average penis size may surprise you
Opinion

New study on average penis size may surprise you

Men ‘seem to have a very distorted picture of what [size] other men are,’ says researcher

By Pega Ren
Barebacking by the numbers
Health

Barebacking by the numbers

There is no barebacking crisis going on among gay men, but neither is it going away

By Niko Bell
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