One day, while organizing Shift’s condom supply, I took the following photo of all of our beautifully colored flavored condoms: I wanted to post it on our blog because a) The condoms looked so adorable …
Safe Sex Doesn’t Exist in a Vacuum
One day, while organizing Shift’s condom supply, I took the following photo of all of our beautifully colored flavored condoms: I wanted to post it on our blog because a) The condoms looked so adorable …
Giving the Gift of Time
National Volunteer Week (April 6 – 12, 2014) is a time when volunteers of every position and description are honoured across the country. This is a time to think about the impact our volunteers have …
We All Have a Closet
Recently I came across a TEDx talk called “Coming out of your closet” by Ash Beckham (2013). In the video, Ash talks about her experience she refers to as ‘hard talk’ while explaining her sexual …
Safer Sex? That’s not a condom!
Widening the spectrum of safer sex through barriers and behaviours. When it comes down to “getting down”, there is a whole world of opportunity that I haven’t even touched on. Maybe that’s a part of …
“Undetectable Viral Load, WTF does that mean?”
This is probably the most often asked question I get while doing my community and outreach work with gay and MSM next to “where can I get tested?” It is a word that a number of …
“Don’t Judge Me!”
It took a while to get the courage to go; I was nervous, sticking to the vinyl chair in the waiting room. I knew that I needed to get tested, but I couldn’t tell my …
Joining the Conversation
Supreme Court of Canada Rules Prostitution Laws Unconstitutional On December 20, 2013 the Supreme Court of Canada delivered a landmark unanimous decision (9-0) in the case of Attorney General of Canada v. Terri Jean Bedford, …
Crack Pipe Vending Machines… What’s the Big Deal?
I’m sure many of you have seen the recent news articles about Vancouver’s crack pipe vending machines. These polka dot machines have been around for over a year but only now are they being publicized …
Supreme Court of Canada Rules Prostitution Laws Unconstitutional
Supreme Court of Canada Rules Prostitution Laws Unconstitutional Victory for Sex Workers’ Rights Calgary, Alberta – Today the Supreme Court of Canada delivered a landmark unanimous decision (9-0) in the case of Attorney General of …
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