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Sex

The great girlbossification of sex toys
Sexual Health

The great girlbossification of sex toys

Everyone from Nordstrom to Nasty Gal is hawking sex toys. But turning pleasure into yet another aspect of wellness isn’t the sex-positive leap forward retailers would like us to believe it is

By HG Watson
TV shows need to stop being so weird about blowjobs
Sex

TV shows need to stop being so weird about blowjobs

It shouldn’t be shocking that a woman—or any consenting adult for that matter—enjoys giving head

By Quinn Rhodes
The guy I’m seeing says he likes trans women, but won’t go down on them. Should I ditch him?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

The guy I’m seeing says he likes trans women, but won’t go down on them. Should I ditch him?

“It’s important to recognize that our sexual preferences don’t emerge from a vacuum”

By Kai Cheng Thom
How a story about spanking helped me find myself
Love & Sex

How a story about spanking helped me find myself

For queer and trans readers, erotica can provide a roadmap for realizing our truest selves

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
Grindr disappears from Apple’s App Store in China amid anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown
Power

Grindr disappears from Apple’s App Store in China amid anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown

The queer hookup app was pulled from mobile download stores days ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics

By V.S. Wells
Queer activists are making sex safer because no one else will
Health

Queer activists are making sex safer because no one else will

As governments fail to address rising rates of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections, grassroots organizers are turning to off-label treatments to protect their communities

By Kevin Hurren
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Am I the only gay guy who still finds condoms sexy?
Health

Am I the only gay guy who still finds condoms sexy?

Rolling on a condom is romantic, right on the precipice between foreplay to penetration, an intermission filled with sexual anticipation

By Sam Sferrazza
My partner is well endowed. What can we do to make sex less painful?
Ask Kai: Quickies

My partner is well endowed. What can we do to make sex less painful?

The key is to go slow and warm up!

By Xtra Video
Senegal rejects proposed law increasing prison sentences for gay sex
Politics

Senegal rejects proposed law increasing prison sentences for gay sex

The legislation would have increased sentences for same-sex intercourse from five to 10 years in prison

By Nico Lang
Gay men convicted under U.K. laws criminalizing sodomy set to be pardoned
Justice

Gay men convicted under U.K. laws criminalizing sodomy set to be pardoned

U.K.’s anti-gay laws, which date back to colonial times, remain on the books in dozens of countries

By Oliver Haug
Credit unions are helping sex workers take charge of their finances. But is it enough?
Power

Credit unions are helping sex workers take charge of their finances. But is it enough?

For sex workers, managing money can be endlessly frustrating. Community credit unions are trying to change that—if only the Canadian government would let them

By Niko Bell
Botswana court upholds decriminalization of gay sex in major victory for LGBTQ+ Africans
Justice

Botswana court upholds decriminalization of gay sex in major victory for LGBTQ+ Africans

“The state cannot be a sheriff in people’s bedrooms,” a Court of Appeals justice said in 2019

By Nico Lang
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My dating app hookup catfished me
Ask Kai: Quickies

My dating app hookup catfished me

A viewer wants to ask Kai, “Am I allowed to send them home?”

By Xtra Video
My partner gives bad head
Ask Kai: Quickies

My partner gives bad head

Am I allowed to tell them how to do it better or is that rude?

By Xtra Video
Should I tell my friend I have feelings for them, even though they’re in a relationship?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

Should I tell my friend I have feelings for them, even though they’re in a relationship?

“What if clear and honest expressions of desire, messy as they are, were seen as opportunities for growth, change and deepened intimacy?”

By Kai Cheng Thom
Sniffing out the truth about poppers
Health

Sniffing out the truth about poppers

Health Canada has cracked down on sellers since 2013, which advocates say only hurts queer users. Is it time to make poppers legal?

By Kevin Hurren
LGBTQ2S+ sex workers are calling out Mastercard’s adult content policies
Power

LGBTQ2S+ sex workers are calling out Mastercard’s adult content policies

Sex workers are calling on the payment provider to roll back planned changes to payments for online adult content

By Mel Woods
What safer sex looks like in a post-pandemic world wildly in flux
Sex

What safer sex looks like in a post-pandemic world wildly in flux

Can we really have a “hot vax summer”?

By Bobby Box
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