The lifetime experiences of gay and bisexual men differ across generations. Some studies have proposed that these varied histories can impact attitudes towards sex and alter sexual behaviours. The BC-CfE’s Momentum Health Study-based on a cohort of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) in the Greater Vancouver area-set out to investigate this concept.
Universal access to health care is a point of pride for Canadians. However, it is no secret that there are many barriers to accessing the medical system, especially for stigmatized and marginalized communities.
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Vancouver groups along with a few dozen other advocates across Canada wrote an open letter to Green Party, NDP and Liberal leaders asking for a firm commitment to repeal the act criminalizing sex work and develop “a model that is proven to protect sex workers.” The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act replicates many
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Study reveals continued policing of clients recreates the same harms as Canada’s current criminalized model (Left) Andrea Krusi, senior doctoral trainee, BC-CfE Gender and Sexual Health Initiative (GSHI); and Dr. Kate Shannon, Director of GSHI New legislation introduced by the federal government earlier this month threatens the health and safety of sex workers, according to
A pair of reports out today (June 3) outline health and legal arguments for a possible next step in the decriminalization of sex work in Canada. The first, drafted by researchers at the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BCCFE), examines the consequences for the health and safety of sex workers when antiprostitution laws are
A report from a coalition of Canadian sex workers that draws on research from a British medical journal is a warning to the Conservative government, which is about to announce revised prostitution laws. OTTAWA-A new report by a coalition of Canadian prostitutes warns the Conservative government that proposals to target “johns” – the clients who
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OTTAWA – The Harper government’s plan to bring in a law targeting buyers of sexual services rather than prostitutes will just end up victimizing prostitutes in contravention of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, suggests a new B.C. study. The research involves interviews with 31 street prostitutes conducted last year after the Vancouver Police Department
OTTAWA – The Harper government reacted defiantly Tuesday to a B.C. study which said its plan to bring in a law targeting buyers of sexual services rather than prostitutes will just end up victimizing sex workers in contravention of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The study, sponsored partly by the University of B.C., said
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A University of British Columbia student has launched an online fundraiser for a pilot project to provide 100 sex trade workers in Vancouver’s downtown eastside with a GPS-enabled panic button that would send a text message to summon help. While the panic button idea isn’t new – some alarm companies offer panic-button devices, hikers can
Indoor sex workers face potentially life-saving benefits, including less violence, reduced exposure to HIV and improved relationships with police, says a new Vancouver study. The study, published today in the America Journal of Public Health, was done by the Gender and Sexual Health Initiative of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) and the
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