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HIV/AIDS

Stop using pseudoscience and sex shaming to argue against PrEP
Opinion

Stop using pseudoscience and sex shaming to argue against PrEP

Maclean’s just published an anti-scientific article on PrEP

By Niko Bell
What does gay male loneliness look like?
Health

What does gay male loneliness look like?

Gay men in Vancouver get together to discuss solutions to the crisis

By James Goldie
Here’s where underhoused trans folks in Ontario can recover from surgery
Health

Here’s where underhoused trans folks in Ontario can recover from surgery

Sherbourne Health Centre has upgraded its one-of-a-kind short-term care program

By Arshy Mann
Why are HIV/AIDS programs for marginalized Torontonians facing the chopping block?
Power

Why are HIV/AIDS programs for marginalized Torontonians facing the chopping block?

‘It feels like we’re under attack,’ says executive director of the Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention

By Arshy Mann
Battleground Barbados: LGBT activists face off against North American homophobes in the Caribbean
Power

Battleground Barbados: LGBT activists face off against North American homophobes in the Caribbean

LGBT Bajans face regular harassment and discrimination on the island. And some fear that it’s about to get worse

By Arshy Mann
Are public health recommendations sex-negative? (Part 1)
PrEP School

Are public health recommendations sex-negative? (Part 1)

While their guidelines are effective, they sometimes don’t feel realistic for queer people

By Mike Miksche
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Can we curb HIV transmissions by purchasing generic PrEP online?
Opinion

Can we curb HIV transmissions by purchasing generic PrEP online?

Some Canadians who can’t access PrEP are finding ways to seek alternatives

By Mike Miksche
Toronto police demonstrate inclusiveness by Tasering man, making HIV-phobic comment
Opinion

Toronto police demonstrate inclusiveness by Tasering man, making HIV-phobic comment

‘He’s going to spit in your face, you’re going to get AIDS,’ officer says to witness filming the incident

By Arshy Mann
Would you participate in a clinical trial just to access PrEP?
Opinion

Would you participate in a clinical trial just to access PrEP?

For guys like myself who can’t afford it, taking part in a study is one option

By Mike Miksche
Would you take an injection if it prevents HIV?
Opinion

Would you take an injection if it prevents HIV?

For people who find it hard to take PrEP daily, a new drug is now being tested

By Mike Miksche
A year in review 2016: The countdown begins for the Canadian government to halt the HIV epidemic
Opinion

A year in review 2016: The countdown begins for the Canadian government to halt the HIV epidemic

The federal government announced that by 2020, it will have completed its 90-90-90 target — but there’s still a long way to go

By Arshy Mann
Do the side effects outweigh the benefits of PrEP?
Opinion

Do the side effects outweigh the benefits of PrEP?

Adverse drug reactions are a part of modern medicine. But when should we take the risk?

By Mike Miksche
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How bareback culture has evolved since the AIDS epidemic
Opinion

How bareback culture has evolved since the AIDS epidemic

For some, bareback sex is intimate and liberating. For others, it’s dangerous and frightening

By Mike Miksche
Canadian Blood Services could scrap blanket policy on gay blood donors
Power

Canadian Blood Services could scrap blanket policy on gay blood donors

January meeting will consider ‘gender-blind’ screening based on individual risk

By Dylan C Robertson
Federal government to review Canada’s tough HIV laws
Power

Federal government to review Canada’s tough HIV laws

HIV criminalization, funding for HIV and hepatitis organizations on the agenda

By Dylan C Robertson
Gaétan Dugas’ friend remembers the world’s most infamous AIDS patient
Power

Gaétan Dugas’ friend remembers the world’s most infamous AIDS patient

‘Gaétan had a wonderful style about him, a great wit’

By Matthew Hays
How one Ottawa author is honouring World AIDS Day
Arts

How one Ottawa author is honouring World AIDS Day

Charles Seems’ Gay Soulmate Wanted! is a remembrance and a message of hope

By Jeremy Willard
How my princess got to be a slut
Opinion

How my princess got to be a slut

A true story of innocence, HIV and growing up

By Kevin Moroso
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