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Sex

How a revealing book on my mom’s nightstand gave me my first orgasm
Opinion

How a revealing book on my mom’s nightstand gave me my first orgasm

It’s all fun and games until you come on a book that’s not yours

By Ryan Kelly
How I taught a bottom to top
Opinion

How I taught a bottom to top

Anything is possible with patience and Viagra

By Kevin Moroso
How I almost ruined Christmas with a vibrating egg
Opinion

How I almost ruined Christmas with a vibrating egg

Who doesn’t masturbate with a new sexy toy in their mother’s basement on Christmas Eve?

By David Benjamin Tomlinson
When sex work is unsexy (Part 4)
Opinion

When sex work is unsexy (Part 4)

He stares at me, his mouth hanging open

By Devon Delacroix
What happens when your pseudonym gets in the way of your sex life?
Opinion

What happens when your pseudonym gets in the way of your sex life?

Some people think that I’m always down for sex because of my column. But I’m not Mike Miksche

By Mike Miksche
When sex work is unsexy (Part 3)
Opinion

When sex work is unsexy (Part 3)

The clock can be your best friend — or your worst enemy

By Devon Delacroix
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How piss play helped me get over childhood shame
Opinion

How piss play helped me get over childhood shame

My relationship with piss has always been fraught with negative associations. Now it’s one of my greatest forms of intimacy

By Katie Sly
Earning my red hankie — two fists at a time
Opinion

Earning my red hankie — two fists at a time

How ‘riding the chariot’ taught me to love fisting

By Kevin Moroso
‘How many months can we stay alive?’: Meet the Iranian-Indian couple abandoned by Canada
Power

‘How many months can we stay alive?’: Meet the Iranian-Indian couple abandoned by Canada

Alireza and Kiran are struggling to survive in Turkey after Canada halted their resettlement to prioritize Syrian refugees

By Dylan C Robertson
Why drag kings deserve more spaces in Toronto’s LGBT community
Power

Why drag kings deserve more spaces in Toronto’s LGBT community

Drag queens dominate the scene — so what does that mean for new and emerging kings?

By Jeremy Willard
When sex work is unsexy (Part 2)
Opinion

When sex work is unsexy (Part 2)

Once the water is warm, he pushes me roughly under the shower and begins soaping me up

By Devon Delacroix
Japanese rope bondage taught me that kink bonds last forever
Opinion

Japanese rope bondage taught me that kink bonds last forever

A kink partnership never really ends — you take the skills you learned into new relationships

By Katie Sly
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What happens when a condom breaks? (Part 2)
Opinion

What happens when a condom breaks? (Part 2)

Men who have sex with men may be at an increased risk if a condom breaks. Could PrEP help prevent this?

By Mike Miksche
When sex work is unsexy (Part 1)
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When sex work is unsexy (Part 1)

He roughly grabs my ass. His mouth is open wide, like he’s trying to take a bite out of my face

By Devon Delacroix
Why it may be time for me to kill Mike Miksche (Part 2)
Opinion

Why it may be time for me to kill Mike Miksche (Part 2)

I’ve often felt I needed to choose between my ethnicity and my sexuality

By Mike Miksche
What happens when a condom breaks? (Part 1)
Opinion

What happens when a condom breaks? (Part 1)

Condoms are supposed to be 98 to 99 percent effective when used correctly. Mine broke — so what happened?

By Mike Miksche
Is love born or taught? Maybe both
Arts

Is love born or taught? Maybe both

A UBC philosopher’s new book tackles biology, society and the future of love

By Niko Bell
Why it may be time for me to kill Mike Miksche (Part 1)
Opinion

Why it may be time for me to kill Mike Miksche (Part 1)

I chose to use a pseudonym for “Hole and Corner” because I worried about my Lebanese-Muslim family reading about my sex life. Maybe I was wrong

By Mike Miksche
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