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Love & Sex

As a queer person, COVID-19 made me realize I need to start end-of-life planning
Opinion

As a queer person, COVID-19 made me realize I need to start end-of-life planning

Here’s how you can, too

By Zena Sharman
Alice Wu’s ‘The Half Of It’ is a reminder that queer desire is all about eye contact
Culture

Alice Wu’s ‘The Half Of It’ is a reminder that queer desire is all about eye contact

The film is a study in unspoken wanting—something LGBTQ2 people know well

By Ray Levy Uyeda
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
What marriage equality means to me
Politics

What marriage equality means to me

Married and separated LGBTQ2 Canadians reflect on 15 years of marriage equality

By Ziya Jones
I changed my name and fell in love with my true self
Love Like Mine

I changed my name and fell in love with my true self

My new name feels right, like I’m finally home

By Mackenzie Casalino
How quarantine made me a better bottom
Personal Essay

How quarantine made me a better bottom

By Bobby Box
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I’m a gay sex worker and COVID-19 has affected my income. My friends say I should look for a ‘safer’ job. What should I do?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m a gay sex worker and COVID-19 has affected my income. My friends say I should look for a ‘safer’ job. What should I do?

By Kai Cheng Thom
Confessing to my virtual COVID-crush with the help of Bill Clinton
Love Like Mine

Confessing to my virtual COVID-crush with the help of Bill Clinton

A music meme dared me to bare my soul

By Jenny Morris
Quarantining with my partner made me realize I want to break up. Should I leave or try to save this?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

Quarantining with my partner made me realize I want to break up. Should I leave or try to save this?

By Kai Cheng Thom
I cloned my partner’s penis and so can you
Sex

I cloned my partner’s penis and so can you

I used the Clone-A-Willy kit with great results. Here’s a few things I learned

By Kate Sloan
I’m a cis guy looking to date a trans woman. How do I start?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m a cis guy looking to date a trans woman. How do I start?

By Kai Cheng Thom
What my dad’s coming out taught me about my own identity
Love Like Mine

What my dad’s coming out taught me about my own identity

Growing up, I saw the damage done by a life lived in secret—but I also understood his fear of rejection

By Gordon Nore
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8 innovative masturbation apps to help you wank better
Party for One

8 innovative masturbation apps to help you wank better

From guided masturbation meditation, LGBTQ2-inclusive audio erotica to virtual vulvas, there’s no shortage of apps to help you explore your own body

By Suzannah Weiss
How I learned to masturbate like a trans girl
Party for One

How I learned to masturbate like a trans girl

It took a whole community of queers to help me learn that my body exists on its own terms

By Autumn Wright
39 easy steps for buying your first vibrator in the middle of a pandemic
Pandemic Pastimes

39 easy steps for buying your first vibrator in the middle of a pandemic

As a feminist and former gender studies academic, it took a global crisis for me to buy my first vibrator. Here’s how I assembled the nerve (and self-love) to do it

By Kirsten Reneau
I love my boyfriend, but he’s the only guy I’ve slept with. Can I have a ‘slutty phase’ without destroying our relationship?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I love my boyfriend, but he’s the only guy I’ve slept with. Can I have a ‘slutty phase’ without destroying our relationship?

By Kai Cheng Thom
People are sending sex toys to each other during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s beautiful
Love & Sex

People are sending sex toys to each other during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s beautiful

The owner of one of Canada’s most sex-positive and LGBTQ2-friendly sex toy stores talks about how customers are taking care of each other, plus its shortlist of most-loved sex toys

By Eternity Martis
12 easy ways to spice up solo sex, according to a non-binary sex educator
Party for One

12 easy ways to spice up solo sex, according to a non-binary sex educator

Listening to audio porn, breathwork, edging—these are just some ways you can step up your masturbation game ASAP

By Jamie J. LeClaire
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