Special Issue
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Special IssueSealing Off the Friend Zone
Men who use this childish term seem to think that women owe them something, that friendship is just a regrettable stepping-stone to an inevitable romp in the hay.
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Special IssueNew Sexuality Major Finally Gets off the Ground
After years of development and perceived bureaucratic delays, Concordia University is getting close to having its own interdisciplinary sexuality major.
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Special IssueA Lot of Work to Do
It seems that as far as in-demand jobs go, it’s a man’s world. On employment sites, opportunities abound in traditionally masculine domains like auto mechanics, electrical work and plumbing.
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Special IssueBringing Prostitution Out of the Shadows
The decriminalization of prostitution is a touchy subject, with people on both sides of the argument claiming to be fighting for the safety of those working in the trade.
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Special IssueThe Transition Transmission
“Salut, aujourd’hui on fait la sixième injection,” Étienne says, pointing to a vial of testosterone, an alcohol swab and a sterile needle.
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Special IssueLet’s Talk About Sex
In 2005, the Quebec government made the decision to cut sexual education from its mandatory curriculum, making it the only province without some kind of formal sexual education in their school system. Nearly a decade later, young people in the province seem to be paying the price.
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Special IssueThe Naming of Things
In 1952, homosexuals were considered sociopaths. The first edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, at the time a new attempt to bring psychiatric nomenclature in line with the modern era, listed homosexuality as a pathological fear of the opposite sex. This listing remained for over 20 years until protests and improved research saw the seventh printing of the second edition, DSM-II, change the category to “sexual orientation disturbance.”
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Special IssueIntroduction
Mental illness is one of the most pervasive elements in society—not all of us have been directly affected by it, but we’ll likely all experience it in some form during our lifetime, either personally or through someone else.
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Special IssueThe Heaviest Branches of the Family Tree
I was in my early twenties when I learned that my grandfather had committed suicide. I had never met him, but for as long as I can remember, I had just assumed his death was the work of a heart attack or old age. No one had ever spoken up to correct this with the more painful truth.
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Special IssueI’m Not Fine
“Hey, how’s it going?” “Fine, thanks. You?” It’s the type of conversation that happens every day at home, work or on campus—but is it genuine?
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