An Alberta MLA made headlines recently following his arrest for the solicitation of prostitution during an American business trip. The arrest has lead to calls for his resignation, a dismissal from his party, and a …
Condom Your Cowboy – Mixed Reviews
The Condom Your Cowboy campaign runs during Stampede, promoting safer sex during this infamously sexy time. Condom Your Cowboy gets condom packs on the street, in bars, and on party buses, putting safer sex front and …
Happy Penis Condom?
Gearing up for a sexy time? Making the most of those last few Stampede parties? Don’t forget to Condom Your Cowboy this Stampede! Fact: condoms are the single best protection we have against unplanned pregnancy …
Vancouver to Host AIDS Conference in 2015
The 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention will be hosted in Vancouver in 2015. The IAS conference is the world’s largest HIV open forum for health experts to come together …
Strong Voices: Stories of Struggle & Strength Living with HIV
Our graphic novel ‘Strong Voices: Stories of Struggle & Strength Living with HIV’ is now available! Working with very tight timelines to put this project together, our first step was to find 4 Aboriginal people …
Progress in HIV Vaccine Research Leads to Insight on Disease Mechanism
This article was written by Volunteer Blog Writer Beverly F. Spencer. If you are interested in being a writer for The A Word, please visit: http://www.aidscalgary.org/getinvolved/volunteer/volunteeroverview.cfm For years Scientists at the Oregon Health & Science …
Sex Worker Knowledge
I consider it a daily honor to work with Shift clients. Sex workers have become my favorite group of people, in all their diversity and strength. The idea that I, as a social worker, am the …
It’s Different Now
Yes, it is different now. It wasn’t until my final year of University that I was required to take a computer course; now one needs a computer to take a course. I recall phone booths …
Harm Reduction and Health Promotion; a Bathhouse Three way!
The AIDS Calgary HEAT Worker, in partnership with The Texas Lounge and Goliath’s Saunatelmanagement and staff and the Alberta Health SAFEWORKS team, work together to provide HIV/STI and hepatitis C testing and other health services, …
African Women on HIV/AIDS — AWOHA!
The adage that African women are the conduits of change was at play during the dinner hosted by the Right to Know African Communities Program. The event saw over 25 African women come together to …