Health – Xtra Magazine https://xtramagazine.com Queering the conversation Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:54:59 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 Announcing the launch of ‘Script’ https://xtramagazine.com/inside-xtra/announcing-the-launch-of-script-277664 https://xtramagazine.com/inside-xtra/announcing-the-launch-of-script-277664#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:01:41 +0000 https://xtramagazine.com/?p=277664 https://xtramagazine.com/inside-xtra/announcing-the-launch-of-script-277664/feed 0 Why are cis women suddenly into taking testosterone? https://xtramagazine.com/video/women-testosterone-hrt-hormones-277634 https://xtramagazine.com/video/women-testosterone-hrt-hormones-277634#respond Wed, 29 Oct 2025 20:17:43 +0000 https://xtramagazine.com/?p=277634 https://xtramagazine.com/video/women-testosterone-hrt-hormones-277634/feed 0 Changing health landscape poses a questionable future for HIV organizations https://xtramagazine.com/power/politics/aids-committee-of-toronto-closure-hiv-276849 https://xtramagazine.com/power/politics/aids-committee-of-toronto-closure-hiv-276849#respond Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:50:50 +0000 https://xtramagazine.com/?p=276849 https://xtramagazine.com/power/politics/aids-committee-of-toronto-closure-hiv-276849/feed 0 A U.K. trans man was denied legal gender recognition because he’s trying to conceive https://xtramagazine.com/power/politics/uk-trans-man-pregnancy-gender-recognition-sterilization-eugenics-fascism-276301 https://xtramagazine.com/power/politics/uk-trans-man-pregnancy-gender-recognition-sterilization-eugenics-fascism-276301#respond Tue, 26 Aug 2025 22:34:28 +0000 https://xtramagazine.com/?p=276301 https://xtramagazine.com/power/politics/uk-trans-man-pregnancy-gender-recognition-sterilization-eugenics-fascism-276301/feed 0 Queer youth need suicide hotlines more than ever. 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