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Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance
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The Gay Men's Sexual Health Alliance is made up of community and health organizations across the province of Ontario, focusing on promoting queer health.
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December 1 is World AIDS Day 🌎🩸
Here are some facts:

HIV is on the rise. Every four hours, someone in Canada is diagnosed with HIV.

Whether positive, negative, or unknown, each one of us has an HIV status.

#worldaidsday #hivawareness #knowyourstatus
December 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Shaving your beard into a moustache is getting bangs for boys.
Screenshot of a tweet by @roastmalone_ that says "shaving your beard into a moustache is getting bangs for boys" laid on top of a vintage photo of a man with a big moustache resting his face on someone's hand.
September 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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On August 28, 1971, the historic We Demand Rally took place in Ottawa. Activists and protestors marched on Parliament Hill with a 13-page brief containing a list of 10 demands for federal lawmakers. This would be the first large scale gay rights demonstration in Canada.
A vintage poster for the We Demand Rally in Ottawa. It reads "Come out and join us! Canadian gay rally. You are not alone. Demand your rights. Saturday August 28 3pm. Parliament Hill. Ottawa" It's in a retro font on a faded yellow background. A vintage black and white photograph of protesters marching on Parliament Hill in Ottawa at the We Demand Rally. People are holding umbrellas and signs and banners. One says "Canada True North Strong & Gay". Text on the image reads: On August 28, 1971, gay activists and protesters marched on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in the historical We Demand Rally." A vintage black and white photo of an activist reading from a sheet of paper, while another holds an umbrella over his head. A couple people are holding microphones. There is a Toronto Gay Action banner in the background. Text reads: "They presented a 13 page brief with a list of demands. It was the first large scale gay rights demonstration in Canada." A vintage black and white photo of demonstrators at the We Demand Rally. People are holding umbrellas. Text reads: "All of the original 10 demands have since been met and the laws they addressed have since been amended. But there's still a lot of work to be done for LGBTQ+ rights in Canada."
August 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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On this day, July 3, 1981, the New York Times reported on a "rare cancer seen in 41 homosexuals" in New York and California -- what would eventually become the AIDS crisis.

#gayhistory #hivaids #aidsawareness
A newspaper clipping with an orange border of a New York Times article at the beginning of the AIDS crisis from July 3, 1981.
July 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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@thecbrc.bsky.social The CBRC Canada-wide Sex Now survey is back! And this time, the survey is open to 2S/LGBTQ+ people of all genders. ✨ Your voice is essential in creating a comprehensive view of our community’s health needs. Participate now to make sure everyone is represented!

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A poster for the CBRC Sex Now survey, Canada's largest and longest running survey for on queer health. The poster has bright lime green and hot pink colours, and features a collage of a wide diversity of people from different ages, genders, bodies and ethnicities, smiling and laughing. The text reads "Finally, a sexual health survey for all of us."
May 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM