Sex Life Canada: National Overview

Public health programs in Canada have used text lines and anonymous e-cards for sexual health information and STI partner notification.

A neutral look at whether regular vibrator use can change sexual response, and how couples and sex educators discuss the question.

A neutral overview of post-intercourse soreness, condom fit, internal condoms and herpes transmission, drawn from a reader question.

A neutral look at how experience, age gaps and differing desire levels can shape who initiates sex in a partnership.

A married couple's public project on desire gaps and household labour, set within the wider debate on scheduled intimacy.

Findings on desire in long-term couples and on texting and Facebook in dating, drawn from a Canadian psychology researcher.

Munches, play parties and conventions structure Ontario's kink scene, which depends heavily on volunteer organizers.

Munches are casual, clothed social meetups for people interested in kink, held in ordinary public venues.

A look at how some performers enter fetish modelling through BDSM communities, based on paths that performers have reported.

Burlesque spans comedy, dance and theatre; Ottawa's scene illustrates the variety that one city can hold.

A look at crocheted pasties as burlesque costume pieces, custom orders and adult-themed handmade goods sold online.

A Winnipeg troupe shows how comedy, body diversity and the tease define a growing prairie burlesque scene.

Independent sex work in Canada seen as a question of labour, safety, stigma and law, without promoting any provider or service.

A profile of Vancouver's PACE Society, its harm reduction model, peer staffing and the Downtown Eastside context.

How an Ottawa-Gatineau advocacy group, a landmark court case and competing views on decriminalization shaped Canada's sex work debate.

Older adults are often treated as asexual in public talk; community events for ageing queer women address that gap.

A Toronto group of straight allies used school talks, letters and Pride marches to back same-sex equality.

How drop-in groups for Black queer and trans youth begin, what they offer, and what members say about identity and family.

How the idea of hookup culture formed, and why perceptions of student behaviour often differ from survey findings.

Web magazines for queer women emerged to address a gap in Canadian queer media, where funding shapes survival.

A look at novelist and columnist Daniel Allen Cox and the small-press and LGBTQ press tradition of Canadian queer literature.

An explainer on the slang phrase for losing virginity, its link to the hymen and how its meaning has broadened.

Judy Blume's 1970s novels treated puberty and first relationships frankly and became both teen favourites and frequent library targets.

A non-explicit overview of partner-on-top positions and why preferences for movement differ between partners.

A neutral overview of anal toy shapes, materials and built-in safety features.

Materials, chemicals and waste concerns behind the green sex toy movement.

Common materials, design trends and the regulatory setting for sex toys sold in Canada.

How private adult lifestyle clubs generally operate, including membership, screening visits and house rules.

How independent sex shops can combine retail, trans-related products and community education.

An inaugural Vancouver awards night recognized Canadian performers, support agencies and advocates in the adult industry.

How assumptions, living arrangements and funding shape sexuality and relationships for people with developmental disabilities.

How courts treat a lack of sexual relations in marriage, with a Canadian divorce-law comparison.

How Canadian courts and municipalities treat female toplessness, and why provincial and municipal rules can differ.