Note From The Author: There were a few things that inspired me to write this piece. In my personal experiences, I have found that many queer women* don’t realize that […]
The empowerment of a body positive partner, an unexpected joy and ache of eating disorder recovery
**Content warning for discussions of eating disorders I’ve had an eating disorder for 7 years. At the height of my ED, I was running to and from school and […]
Healing: A Zine from YSHAG
Healing_A_Zine This zine was planned and facilitated by members of YSHAG (Youth Sexual Health Action Group) in the summer of 2017 with contributors from the region. It features reflections on […]
YSHAG (Youth Sexual Health Advisory Group) on Consent
YSHAG is an action and advisory group formed through a partnership between ACCKWA and SHORE. YSHAG is made up of hard working, passionate, sex- and queer-positive youth with a goal […]
Masculinity & consent
How can assumptions make ensuring consent more difficult for masculine people? Masculine people are made to feel as though they must always be ready, willing, dominant, and in control. They […]
Practical tools for consent
What does the law say about consent? All sexual activity without consent, regardless of age, is a criminal offence. The age of consent for sexual activity is 16 years. A […]
Social barriers to consent
How have we created a culture that doesn’t recognize consent as necessary? From an early age, children are forced to hug relatives, or are tickled after they say “No!”. These […]
Trans bodies & consent
What does being trans mean? How does it make consent unique? Being trans means being or identifying with a gender other than what you were assigned at birth. The way […]
Shame keeps us from reaching out
The following post has content warnings for cissexism, “female” circumcision, state terrorism, death. Arabic was my first language. At age two, if I could see an object, I could name […]
STIs are not a reflection of your worth
I never thought I’d get an STI. I was fairly informed about barriers and testing, got tested 3-4 times a year (the nurses occasionally implied that perhaps I was coming […]