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Love & Sex

Male strippers demonstrate the body roll
Love & Sex

Male strippers demonstrate the body roll

By Raziel Reid
Finding her voice
Arts

Finding her voice

Two spirit singer-songwriter Shawnee talks identity and empowerment

By Julie Cruikshank
Mom didn’t approve
Love & Sex

Mom didn’t approve

But fairy tale of lesbian love during First World War survived

By Danny Glenwright
Why is self-harm from BDSM more suspect than from extreme sports?
Love & Sex

Why is self-harm from BDSM more suspect than from extreme sports?

Xtra interviews Ummni Khan, Ottawa author of Vicarious Kinks

By Adrienne Ascah
Sex work activists warn against using Nordic model in Canada
Love & Sex

Sex work activists warn against using Nordic model in Canada

‘We will litigate this,’ says Pivot Legal Society’s Katrina Pacey

By Jeremy Hainsworth
Sidestepping the rush to anal sex
Opinion

Sidestepping the rush to anal sex

‘Can I be neither top nor bottom?’ newly single man asks

By Pega Ren
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The family that transitions together, stays together
Love & Sex

The family that transitions together, stays together

By Raziel Reid
The Masturbatory Tales: Volume 5
Sex

The Masturbatory Tales: Volume 5

To mark Masturbation Month, JP Larocque shares a story of self-pleasure

By JP Larocque
The Masturbatory Tales: Volume 4
Sex

The Masturbatory Tales: Volume 4

To mark Masturbation Month, Ryan Kelly shares a story of self-pleasure

By Ryan Kelly
Popping culture: Sam Smith discloses his sexuality
Culture

Popping culture: Sam Smith discloses his sexuality

By Simon Thibault
The Masturbatory Tales: Volume 3
Sex

The Masturbatory Tales: Volume 3

To mark Masturbation Month, Johnnie Walker shares a story of self-pleasure

By Johnnie Walker
Gay fathers’ brains show both paternal and maternal traits
Toronto Diary

Gay fathers’ brains show both paternal and maternal traits

By Jeremy Feist
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The Masturbatory Tales: Volume 2
Sex

The Masturbatory Tales: Volume 2

To mark Masturbation Month, Sharron Matthews shares a story of self-pleasure

By Sharron Matthews
Vancouver’s drag Spice Gurls impress Texas on three-city tour
Arts

Vancouver’s drag Spice Gurls impress Texas on three-city tour

Girl power revival

By Raziel Reid
Getting to the bottom of anal sex
Sex

Getting to the bottom of anal sex

Why are we so reluctant to discuss the dirty details of butt play?

By JP Larocque
The Masturbatory Tales: Volume 1
Sex

The Masturbatory Tales: Volume 1

To mark Masturbation Month, David Benjamin Tomlinson shares his most harrowing story of self-pleasure

By David Benjamin Tomlinson
Gay penguin parents: They’re just like us!
Toronto Diary

Gay penguin parents: They’re just like us!

By Jeremy Feist
It don’t get better
Opinion

It don’t get better

For Owen Pallett, it’s always a struggle, but that’s not a bad thing

By Kevin Ritchie
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