Looking back at the women’s bathhouse raids and their aftermath, one organizer says that reforms don’t lead to real change and the only fix for policing is to abolish it

In an essay from his new memoir, Billy-Ray Belcourt ruminates on sex, intimacy and hook-up apps

Reading cues from a potential hookup in a mask can be tough. But over the years, queers have found creative ways to communicate desire—and to stay connected

I used the Clone-A-Willy kit with great results. Here’s a few things I learned

From guided masturbation meditation, LGBTQ2-inclusive audio erotica to virtual vulvas, there’s no shortage of apps to help you explore your own body

Masturbation helped me reconnect with my body—and it’s been a healing tool for trauma survivors for decades

It took a whole community of queers to help me learn that my body exists on its own terms

We asked sex therapist Dr. Pega Ren to return to ‘Xtra’ to talk about one of our most popular articles ever, and why we keep asking basic questions about our bodily fluids

As a feminist and former gender studies academic, it took a global crisis for me to buy my first vibrator. Here’s how I assembled the nerve (and self-love) to do it

The owner of one of Canada’s most sex-positive and LGBTQ2-friendly sex toy stores talks about how customers are taking care of each other, plus its shortlist of most-loved sex toys

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20 years ago, queer women in Toronto fought the police. And won

My girlfriend hates using dental dams. Should we break up?

Loneliness and outrage in the age of Grindr

Mask 4 Mask: COVID-19 face coverings are changing queer cruising

I think I’m asexual but I’m into kinky porn, which my friends say is problematic. Am I a bad person?

Do glory holes really prevent the spread of COVID-19?

My genital warts returned and it’s ruined my self-esteem and intimacy with my partner. How do I forgive myself?

How quarantine made me a better bottom

I’m a gay sex worker and COVID-19 has affected my income. My friends say I should look for a ‘safer’ job. What should I do?

I cloned my partner’s penis and so can you

I’m a cis guy looking to date a trans woman. How do I start?

8 innovative masturbation apps to help you wank better

How masturbation can help sexual assault survivors reclaim pleasure

How I learned to masturbate like a trans girl

You won’t stop looking-up whether it’s normal to pee after masturbating, so we brought the damn doctor back

39 easy steps for buying your first vibrator in the middle of a pandemic

I love my boyfriend, but he’s the only guy I’ve slept with. Can I have a ‘slutty phase’ without destroying our relationship?

People are sending sex toys to each other during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s beautiful