Written by: Helen Martin (she/her) Edited by: Miles Llewellyn (they/them). More and more young people are identifying as trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming (TNBGN*). However, the biomedical approach commonly used in research and medical care for menstruation often overlooks the perspectives and preferences of TNBGN menstruators. As such, a literature…
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The case that’s been called the “Canadian Roe v Wade”: the history of Dr. Henry Morgantaler and abortion law in Canada
Written by: Jill Koebel (she/her). Edited by: Etienne Maes (he/him). Presently, there is no law governing abortion in Canada. Abortions are currently regulated through provincial/territorial and professional bodies (1), but this has not always been the case. Canada’s first criminal code was passed in 1892 and it contained laws prohibiting…
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Want To Decolonize Sexual Health Education? Challenge Anti-Blackness
Written by: Lydia Collins (she/her). Edited by: Shelby MacGregor (she/her). The first boy I ever “loved” saved me in his phone as ghetto booty. Before that discovery, his mom called me a jungle bunny -via text message- when she noticed me sitting quietly among peers in her home. And to…
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Mon expérience de traduction: le poids du genre dans la langue française
Écrit par: Myriam Arès (elle). Étant chargé de la traduction du site web de Sex[M]ed, je me suis retrouvé plus consciente que jamais de l’importance et du sens des mots que nous choisissons d’utiliser. En tant que femme francophone, cis et hétérosexuelle, j’étais consciente de certains de mes privilèges, mais j’ignorais…
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Among Canadian University Students, STI Rates are on the Rise as Condom Use Declines
Written by: Dr. Jessica Wood (she/her), PhD, Research Specialist SIECCAN. Questions by: Bobbie Martin (she/her). Edited by: Danielle LeBlanc (she/her). This interview provides greater context to a survey conducted by SIECCAN in partnership with Trojan Condoms. 4,500 Canadian university students were asked about their condom use and how concerned they…
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Yesterday & Today’s Perspectives on Gender-Affirmative Care in the Netherlands
Written by: Aafke Uilhoorn (they/them). Edited by: Miles Llewellyn (they/them). The Netherlands was the first country in the world to establish a public gender clinic, the Vrije Universiteit Medical Center Amsterdam (VUmc), in 1975. The location of this clinic in an academic hospital created a convenient setting for long term…
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Our Stories, Sex Education, and Decolonization
Written by: Taqdir Kaur Bhandal (she/her), CEO of Mahwari Research Institute. Edited by: Janani Ramamurthy (she/her). I have come to learn through my experience as a sex educator that every person is living with the pelvic health impact of intergenerational trauma as a result of human evolution over the last…
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Where’s the Clitoris? The Obfuscation of the Clitoris in Anatomy Education
Written by: Kathryn Kalinowski (she/her). Edited by: Camille Zeitouni (she/her). The clitoris has a murky history with scholars. Its role in providing sexual pleasure has rendered it unspeakable, yet intriguing. The organ has had a non-linear journey in medicine, going through countless cycles of discovery, suppression, and re-discovery. This has…
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Accessing Gender-Affirming Garments: Spotlight on The Youth Project
Written by: Alex Wilder (he/him), the Youth Project. Edited by: Miles Llewellyn (they/them). The Youth Project is a non-profit organization in the downtown Halifax area that offers programs, support, and resources to 2SLGBTQIA+ youth ages 12 to 25 in Nova Scotia. Since beginning in 1993, The Youth Project has regularly…
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The Stigmatisation Surrounding Menstrual Health: What Are The Impacts, And What Can Healthcare Workers Do?
Written by: Linda Berry (she/her). Edited by: Zahra Taboun (she/her). In my last year of middle school in 2017, I remember being in health class arguing with my friend, when a boy in our class leaned over his chair and asked, “is it that time of the month again?” His…
