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Love & Sex

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
How Black Boys challenges stereotypes about black males
Arts

How Black Boys challenges stereotypes about black males

Stephen Jackman-Torkoff and Tawiah Ben M’Carthy are done with the assumptions — they want to tell their own stories about being black, male and queer

By Emily Johnpulle
How to integrate an LGBT refugee into Vancouver’s community
Opinion

How to integrate an LGBT refugee into Vancouver’s community

Sponsors should offer emotional and other support to newcomers, while respecting their autonomy

By Ahmed Danny Ramadan
Falling in love with a stripper (Part 4)
Opinion

Falling in love with a stripper (Part 4)

Do nice guys finish last?

By Mike Miksche
Why a young straight theatre-maker wrote a play about queer women
Arts

Why a young straight theatre-maker wrote a play about queer women

Aaron Jan’s new show, Swan challenges the roles typically reserved for straight white men

By Chris Dupuis
How I (almost) had sex with a woman
Opinion

How I (almost) had sex with a woman

A bisexual foursome, a female orgasm, and pushing my limits

By Kevin Moroso
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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
How a homeschooled teenage politician could destroy the Progressive Conservatives
Opinion

How a homeschooled teenage politician could destroy the Progressive Conservatives

The nomination of ‘family values’ teenager reveals Patrick Brown’s inability to silence social conservatives

By Rob Salerno
Falling in love with a stripper (Part 3)
Opinion

Falling in love with a stripper (Part 3)

What was I waiting for?

By Mike Miksche
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
First LGBT foster agency in Ontario opening its doors
Love & Sex

First LGBT foster agency in Ontario opening its doors

Five/Fourteen in Windsor helps place queer and trans foster children into welcoming homes

By Arshy Mann
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
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Marriage equality delay in Australia holds a lesson for Canadian MPs
Opinion

Marriage equality delay in Australia holds a lesson for Canadian MPs

Aussie legislators are showing more backbone than Canadian counterparts

By Rob Salerno
New regulations may help Canadian LGBT couples access reproductive services
Power

New regulations may help Canadian LGBT couples access reproductive services

Federal government is consulting on new regulations to finally bring the Assisted Human Reproduction Act into force

By Rob Salerno
Falling in love with a stripper (Part 2)
Opinion

Falling in love with a stripper (Part 2)

Getting to know Tony

By Mike Miksche
Paying respects to jazz musician Billy Tipton
Opinion

Paying respects to jazz musician Billy Tipton

The transgender jazz star deserves, at the very least, the pronouns of his choosing

By Jeremy Willard
‘da Kink in My Hair: ‘da musical
Arts

‘da Kink in My Hair: ‘da musical

After 15 years, Trey Anthony’s theatrical success comes to Ottawa as a musical

By Chris Dupuis
An ode to pre-teen redheads everywhere
Arts

An ode to pre-teen redheads everywhere

Johnnie Walker’s Redheaded Stepchild grows from a stage play to a published book

By Chris Dupuis
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