Mike Miksche

sexual health

Why People Are Still Cruising for Sex During the Pandemic

Meeting strangers in public to hook up goes against every safety guideline, but many people continue to struggle with balancing physical health and social health.
Mike Miksche
6.18.20
News

Queer Nightlife Will Find a Way Through COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has all but ended the gay club scene for now. But with society reopening, clubs are figuring out a 'new normal.'
Mike Miksche
6.9.20
LGBTQ

Chasing Bears Taught Me to Accept My Bulk-Challenged Body

I yearned to be part of a subculture that I assumed wouldn’t have me.
Mike Miksche
11.20.18
Sex

An Evening at a Pup Fetish Best in Show

The only rule at the Pan American Canine Konvention pup show is that all acts must be legal.
Mike Miksche
8.2.18
LGBTQ

Why ‘Shirts Off’ Matters at Queer Parties

A Toronto club’s decision to enforce a “shirts on” policy misread its message to gay men.
Mike Miksche
6.22.18
Crime

What Dating Apps Can Do to Protect Users From Alleged Killers Like Bruce McArthur

McArthur, a heavy user of gay hookup apps, is accused of killing at least eight men.
Mike Miksche
4.18.18
christmas

How to Spend Christmas Alone

Hint: It involves a lot of food and booze.
Mike Miksche
12.22.17
LGBTQ

Why Are So Many Americans Still Dying from HIV?

The numbers are still embarrassingly high, and reasons why are complicated.
Mike Miksche
12.2.17
LGBTQ

I Went to a Naked Halloween Party

Dick or treat.
Mike Miksche
10.31.17
LGBTQ

Gay Dating Apps Are Protecting Users Amid Egypt's LGBTQ Crackdown

Grindr, Hornet, and Scruff are fighting back against police persecution in countries where homosexuality is illegal.
Mike Miksche
10.25.17
LGBTQ

2017 Is the Year That HIV Stigma Is Finally Loosening

Studies have proven that having an undetectable viral load means you can't transmit HIV—and people are finally waking up.
Mike Miksche
10.5.17
Health

Meet the Man Helping Patients Bring Cheap HIV-Preventing Drugs to Canada

The Calgary nurse got the idea from 'Dallas Buyers Club.'
Mike Miksche
9.19.17
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