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Sex

A self-described ‘polyamorous slut’ asks: Has dating changed forever?
Love & Sex

A self-described ‘polyamorous slut’ asks: Has dating changed forever?

What queering public spaces with anxious, hopeful bodies might look like post-lockdown

By Quenby
This Canadian senator wants your porn habits tracked
Politics

This Canadian senator wants your porn habits tracked

An Independent senator’s proposed legislation would use facial recognition to keep kids away from sexually explicit content—privacy be damned

By Dale Smith
How TikTokers are giving great sex education while avoiding the censors
Tik Talk

How TikTokers are giving great sex education while avoiding the censors

From bottoming tips to alternative strap-on harnesses, there’s a lot to love

By Mel Woods
The queer dating shows that will inspire your hot vax summer
TV & Film

The queer dating shows that will inspire your hot vax summer

Whether it’s “Are You the One?” or the new bisexual “Bachelorette,” one thing we know for sure: When reality TV goes queer, it gets messy

By Mel Woods
It’s time to recognize ‘sides’ as a legitimate sexual identity
Sex

It’s time to recognize ‘sides’ as a legitimate sexual identity

Gay men who don’t like anal sex—neither topping nor bottoming—claim their place in the community

By Bobby Box
What we can learn from ‘Canada’s Stonewall’ more than 40 years later
Activism

What we can learn from ‘Canada’s Stonewall’ more than 40 years later

On the anniversary of the Toronto bathhouse raids, we reflect on the lasting impact the protests had on the LGBTQ2S+ community

By KC Hoard
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How to sext safely
Sex

How to sext safely

A guide to protecting your privacy while getting intimate online

By Noelle Perdue
The year in sex
Sex

The year in sex

6 developments that showed we were hot and bothered—or is that bothered and hot?—in 2020

By Ziya Jones
New to fisting? Here’s our handy guide
Ask an Expert

New to fisting? Here’s our handy guide

Nurse practitioner Miles Harris answers every question—and we mean EVERY question—you might have about fisting

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
I told my boyfriend he can’t watch porn. Am I too controlling?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I told my boyfriend he can’t watch porn. Am I too controlling?

Kai Cheng Thom responds to an online sex worker struggling to set relationship boundaries

By Kai Cheng Thom
Reading the history of gay desire
TV & Film

Reading the history of gay desire

Evan Purchell’s “Ask Any Buddy” project explores the evolution of gay porn over the decades—and where progress has stalled in the medium

By Sam Moore
A former dyke narrates his experiences on Grindr
Sex

A former dyke narrates his experiences on Grindr

There have been terrific experiences and terrible ones; then there’s all those dick and ass pics

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
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How to go to your first sex party
Sex

How to go to your first sex party

Whether virtual or IRL, here are the steps to get you in the mood and in the door

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
Bathhouses outlasted the AIDS epidemic, but will they survive COVID-19?
Power

Bathhouses outlasted the AIDS epidemic, but will they survive COVID-19?

These crucial sites for sex, community, education and protest are at risk of disappearing forever

By Paul Gallant
It’s not Andrew Gurza’s disability that makes sex difficult
Sex

It’s not Andrew Gurza’s disability that makes sex difficult

It’s the ableism that the Toronto activist encounters on a near daily basis

By Bobby Box
I’m a young lesbian who wants to play the field. Does that make me a fuckboi?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m a young lesbian who wants to play the field. Does that make me a fuckboi?

By Kai Cheng Thom
7 steps to open up your relationship
Relationships

7 steps to open up your relationship

Here’s some very practical advice on how to get started from someone who knows

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
I’m an old, out and proud lesbian. Am I transphobic if I don’t want to have sex with trans women?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m an old, out and proud lesbian. Am I transphobic if I don’t want to have sex with trans women?

By Kai Cheng Thom
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