General Information & Education
Sexuality And U – This is an excellent, comprehensive website with information and resources for everyone. Youth, adults, parents, educators and health professionals will all find something useful at this Canadian website.
Advocates For Youth – A US-based website, Advocates for Youth offers information and resources about a wide variety of topics, including education, policies and programming and advocacy. Highly recommended!
Sex Love Intelligence Education – Located in Vancouver British Columbia, Sex Love Intelligence Education Inc. offers specialized workshops about sex and sexuality.
OPT: BC Options for Sexual Health – OPT provides sexuality support and services to residents of British Columbia.
T.E.A.C.H. Teens Educating and Confronting Homophobia – Anti-homophobia peer-education offered by Planned Parenthood Toronto.
Contraception & Sexual Health
Plan B Canada – Information about Plan B (the morning after pill), available in Canada without a prescription.
Our Bodies Ourselves – Information about women’s health.
HIV/AIDS
AIDS Committee of Simcoe County (ACSC) – The ACSC offers community resources and support to individuals, groups and organizations in Simcoe County.
AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) - ACT provides information, services, resources, support and education in the GTA.
AIDS Education & Training Centers
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Positive Youth Outreach (PYO) – Peer support services for HIV+ people ages 13 to 29.
Toronto People with AIDS Foundation (PWA) – The largest direct-support service agency for people living with HIV/AIDS in Canada.
LGBTQ
PFLAG Canada – Resources, support and services for LGBT individuals, their friends and families, and service providers. A great Canadian resource and well worth checking out!
YouthLine – A great support service for LGBTQ youth; they offer a toll-free peer-support line (with other LGBTQ youth), as well as online peer support through email and discussion forums.
Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario – An organization dedicated to LGBTQ rights, activism and support.
Teens & Youth
Positive Youth Outreach (PYO) – Peer support services for HIV+ people ages 13 to 29.
Scarleteen – Real, comprehensive sex education and info for teens and youth.
Spiderbytes – A youth-friendly web resource for youth in the GTA.
Sex, Etc – Sex education by teens, for teens. They offer lots of information and activities, a youth blog as well as crisis support.
YouthLine – A great support service for LGBTQ youth; they offer a toll-free peer-support line (with other LGBTQ youth), as well as online peer support through email and discussion forums.
Blogs
Savage Love – a weekly sex advice column written by Dan Savage.
Dr. Amy – The Skeptical OB – an interesting and thought-provoking blog written by an OB/GYN.
SexualityToday – The author of this blog is a sex and couples therapist, a psychiatrist and a writer in NYC. He provides an interesting and informative blog about sexual medicine, psychology as well as popular culture.
Organizations & Research
Canadian Federation for Sexual Health
Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN) – SIECCAN provides opportunities for professional education as well as disseminating public knowledge about sexuality and sexual health. They primarily work with “health professionals, educators, and community organizations to ensure that all Canadians have access to high quality sexual health information, education and related health and social services.” (SIECCAN Website)
Planned Parenthood Toronto – Planned Parenthood Toronto offers a variety of services and programming, including STI testing and counselling, LGBTQ support services and training programming for sexual health professionals.
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit – SMDHU offers services and resources to individuals and families in Simcoe Muskoka. Check out their website to see what they can do for you!
Guttmacher Institute – Guttmacher Institute is an excellent resource for sexual health research, policy analysis and advocacy efforts. Subscribe to their mailing list to receive frequent articles and updates.
The Kinsey Institute – The Kinsey Institute is a great source of information and knowledge regarding sexuality, reproduction and gender.
Toys & Pleasure
Come As You Are (CAYA) – CAYA is the only co-operatively run sex shop in the world. CAYA is located in Toronto and boasts friendly, knowledgeable staff, a great erotic inventory and a variety of fun, inclusive and educational in-store workshops.
News & Articles
Federal HIV/AIDS funding falls short
The year in sex 2010, and the Brazilian wax
Myths and misconceptions about sex ed
Youth want sexual health education
Social and economic benefits of sex ed
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