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Sexual Health

Topline: Looking back at the AIDS crisis’s beginnings as we (hopefully) end the COVID-19 crisis
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Topline: Looking back at the AIDS crisis’s beginnings as we (hopefully) end the COVID-19 crisis

Forty years after the first report about AIDS, what have we learned about taking care of ourselves and each other?

By Paul Gallant
‘I’m so much more than that diagnosis.’ Billy Porter comes out as HIV-positive
Culture

‘I’m so much more than that diagnosis.’ Billy Porter comes out as HIV-positive

In an interview with “The Hollywood Reporter,” the “Pose” star spoke candidly about living with HIV

By Mel Woods
What people got wrong—and what Sarah Schulman wants to get right—about the history of ACT UP and early AIDS activism
Books

What people got wrong—and what Sarah Schulman wants to get right—about the history of ACT UP and early AIDS activism

In her new book, the New York writer lays bare the achievements and embarrassments of an astonishingly successful social movement

By Paul Gallant
Can HIV self-tests help counter Canada’s rising transmission rates?
Health

Can HIV self-tests help counter Canada’s rising transmission rates?

At-home testing kits were greenlit in November 2020, but few Canadians have used them

By Kevin Hurren
How to navigate addiction during the pandemic
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How to navigate addiction during the pandemic

Dr. Tauheed Zaman on finding queer community and evidence-based medical care

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
A polyamorous couple decides that swapping stories of their sexual exploits isn’t enough
Creating Community

A polyamorous couple decides that swapping stories of their sexual exploits isn’t enough

A favourite sex club points the way with its online parties

By Tiffany Regaudie
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Is it okay to be angry when people don’t want to have sex with me?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

Is it okay to be angry when people don’t want to have sex with me?

Kai encourages a gay Asian man to celebrate his desirability and sexuality despite racism in the gay dating scene

By Kai Cheng Thom
Am I being too picky in my disdain for online dating?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

Am I being too picky in my disdain for online dating?

Kai counsels a discerning demisexual on making virtual romantic connections in a pandemic era

By Kai Cheng Thom
Decoding vaginismus
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Decoding vaginismus

A gynecologist talks about sexual shame and the mind-body connection in diagnosing and treating the condition in queer and trans folks

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
The year in sex
Sex

The year in sex

6 developments that showed we were hot and bothered—or is that bothered and hot?—in 2020

By Ziya Jones
Canada has every tool it needs to end the spread of HIV—but it hasn’t
Health

Canada has every tool it needs to end the spread of HIV—but it hasn’t

Now, rates of transmission are up, especially among young Canadians

By Kevin Hurren
New to fisting? Here’s our handy guide
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New to fisting? Here’s our handy guide

Nurse practitioner Miles Harris answers every question—and we mean EVERY question—you might have about fisting

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
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A former dyke narrates his experiences on Grindr
Sex

A former dyke narrates his experiences on Grindr

There have been terrific experiences and terrible ones; then there’s all those dick and ass pics

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
How to go to your first sex party
Sex

How to go to your first sex party

Whether virtual or IRL, here are the steps to get you in the mood and in the door

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
Is it safe to tuck?
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Is it safe to tuck?

If you’re worried about the possible health effects of making your package invisible, you’re in luck: You can tuck

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
Do glory holes really prevent the spread of COVID-19?
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Do glory holes really prevent the spread of COVID-19?

By Zachary Zane
My genital warts returned and it’s ruined my self-esteem and intimacy with my partner. How do I forgive myself?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My genital warts returned and it’s ruined my self-esteem and intimacy with my partner. How do I forgive myself?

By Kai Cheng Thom
How quarantine made me a better bottom
Personal Essay

How quarantine made me a better bottom

By Bobby Box
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