Arvin Joaquin's Xtra story "Why is the federal government still refusing to decriminalize HIV?" has been nominated for a National Magazine Award for Investigative Reporting. 👏 👏 👏

Thrilled to be nominated for a National Magazine Award for my piece on the decriminalization of HIV in Canada. Thanks to @xtramagazine.com for giving this story a home, @ziyajones.bsky.social for the thoughtful edits, and, most importantly, to everyone I spoke with who trusted me and my reportage.🌈

Yay, @xtramagazine.com has been nominated not once but twice for the National Magazine Awards in the investigative journalism category—no small feat for indie media! Congrats to @arvinjoaquin.bsky.social, Rob Csernyik, @tmziniuk.bsky.social, Angela Mullins and everyone who touched these stories!

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