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 […]

**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 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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]