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Navigating-Pleasure-With-STI - Redefining Sex

Navigating Pleasure With An STI

Finding out you have an STI can be an extremely traumatic experience. For many people, the first thought they have is, “my sex life is over.” But here’s what I need you to know right now: Your first thought is what you’ve been conditioned to think. The second thing you need to know is you’re [...]
Sexual Life - Dr Allie Carter, Redefining Sex

Why a fulfilling sexual life with HIV matters

“I went through a long period, seems like ancient history now, but I remember when I was first diagnosed, I felt so dirty. Like everything about me was, I suppose, unsafe and unclean and my blood was just full of crap. Just the whole thing was very internalized…. For the most part now, I feel [...]
10-Discoveries-In-HIV-Science - Redefining Sex

The 10 Latest Discoveries In HIV Science

HIV science is advancing at incredible speeds. In the four decades since the virus was discovered, we have gone from death sentence to chronic condition, and fear of easy contagion to new hope through treatment that can make people with human immunodeficiency virus uninfectious. The scientific community gathered in Paris this past week at the [...]
Higher-Education-2 - Redefining Sex

Does Over-Education Lead To Decreased Life Satisfaction?

Canada is one of the most highly-educated countries in the world. Fifty one per cent of 25- to 64-year-olds have a tertiary (university or college) qualification, up from 41 per cent in 2001 -- the highest proportion among developed countries. That translates to almost 4 million people with a college diploma and five million with [...]
The-Politics-Of-Sex-For-Women-Living-With-HIV - Redefining Sex

The Politics Of Sex For Women Living With HIV

"If I have sex, I could go to jail." This is the reality of life for women living with HIV in Canada. It's a story I heard a few weeks ago from an African woman who had recently immigrated to Vancouver and is now faced with the profoundly isolating experience of being a Black HIV-positive [...]
Sex-Love-and-Hot-Chocolate - Redefining Sex

The Science Of Love, Sex And Hot Chocolate

Valentine's Day is around the corner. You may be searching for love, falling in love, making sweet love, or sick of love. Like it or hate it, single or coupled, February 14 can be hard to ignore. According to Statistics Canada, 38.7 per cent of Canadians were married in 2016, and another 9.2 per cent [...]