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Sexual Health

The pandemic has drastically changed the sex lives of young adults, report says
Sexual Health

The pandemic has drastically changed the sex lives of young adults, report says

LetsStopAIDS research reveals Canadian youth are now less likely to use condoms or be treated for sexually transmitted infections

By Sydney Bauer
Canada pledges $1 million for monkeypox prevention amid botched vaccine rollout across North America
Health

Canada pledges $1 million for monkeypox prevention amid botched vaccine rollout across North America

The funding comes as the World Health Organization declares monkeypox a “global health emergency”

By Jackie Richardson
I’m a high femme trans lesbian and I really want to play with other high femme trans lesbians. How?
Ask Kai: Quickies

I’m a high femme trans lesbian and I really want to play with other high femme trans lesbians. How?

What’s important is that we are expressing interest, inviting consent and then we become erotic explorers

By Xtra Video
Governments aren’t doing enough to prevent mpox transmission, community groups warn
Health

Governments aren’t doing enough to prevent mpox transmission, community groups warn

Access to mpox vaccines, as well as supports for those already infected with the virus, are lacking

By Kevin Hurren
Feeling more anxious than usual about sex? You’re not alone
Sexual Health

Feeling more anxious than usual about sex? You’re not alone

As pandemic precautions have lifted, we’re free to gather and hook up again—so why does sex still feel so anxiety-inducing?

By Bobby Box
What queer people need to know about mpox
Health

What queer people need to know about mpox

As the virus has spread in recent weeks, so has misinformation

By Kevin Hurren
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How to make Pap tests more comfortable for queer and trans patients
Reproductive Health

How to make Pap tests more comfortable for queer and trans patients

Too many queer and trans folks avoid regular Pap tests. Simple steps can make the process more welcoming

By Nayanika Guha
Here’s what you’re getting wrong about hepatitis C
Sexual Health

Here’s what you’re getting wrong about hepatitis C

Misconceptions about hep C are contributing to higher cases among queer men

By Kevin Hurren
The U.S. military will no longer be able to discharge service members for being HIV-positive
Justice

The U.S. military will no longer be able to discharge service members for being HIV-positive

LGBTQ2S+ advocates call the historic decision “one of the strongest judicial rulings in over two decades for people living with HIV” 

By Nico Lang
Zimbabwe decriminalizes HIV transmission in major step forward for LGBTQ+ equality
Politics

Zimbabwe decriminalizes HIV transmission in major step forward for LGBTQ+ equality

Activists have called on the country to repeal other anti-LGBTQ+ laws that make it more difficult to address the ongoing HIV epidemic

By Nico Lang
Why do rural communities still lack LGBTQ2S+ healthcare?
Health

Why do rural communities still lack LGBTQ2S+ healthcare?

LGBTQ2S+ healthcare is lacking in rural and remote communities—but simple training courses for practitioners can help to fill the gap

By Laurence Brisson Dubreuil
The great girlbossification of sex toys
Sexual Health

The great girlbossification of sex toys

Everyone from Nordstrom to Nasty Gal is hawking sex toys. But turning pleasure into yet another aspect of wellness isn’t the sex-positive leap forward retailers would like us to believe it is

By HG Watson
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Erotic model (and musical theatre guy) David Pevsner reveals how he got to where he is now
Books

Erotic model (and musical theatre guy) David Pevsner reveals how he got to where he is now

Author, actor and sex worker David Pevsner talks about his new memoir, “Damn Shame”

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
A woman becomes third person to have been cured of HIV
Health

A woman becomes third person to have been cured of HIV

The patient’s race, sex and age has led experts in the medical field to express confidence about the possibility of curing more people than previously imagined

By Ursula Muñoz S.
How to squirt
Ask an Expert

How to squirt

Is squirt pee? Can everyone do it? Lola Jean, sex educator and world record-holder for volume squirting, answers your questions

By Andrea Zanin
Grindr is trying to stop LGBTQ2S+ athletes from being outed during the Winter Olympics
Identity

Grindr is trying to stop LGBTQ2S+ athletes from being outed during the Winter Olympics

After numerous privacy violations in years past, Grindr is taking extra steps to ensure the safety of LGBTQ2S+ Olympians

By Jordan Daniels
Accidents happen: Why we need to get comfortable talking about incontinence in the bedroom
Sexual Health

Accidents happen: Why we need to get comfortable talking about incontinence in the bedroom

Overcoming stigma means better, more comfortable sex for everyone

By Dev Ramsawakh
Queer activists are making sex safer because no one else will
Health

Queer activists are making sex safer because no one else will

As governments fail to address rising rates of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections, grassroots organizers are turning to off-label treatments to protect their communities

By Kevin Hurren
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