Many of us experience love. We may love our Mum or Dad. We may love our pet rabbit. We may also have a crush on a pop star or a movie star.
We hear a lot about love when it comes to dating and relationships. But how is loving a boyfriend, girlfriend, or partner different from loving our Mum or Dad? How is it the same? Is loving a partner the same as having sex with them? Is it different? Is a crush the same thing as love?
And what does intimacy mean? Does ‘being intimate’ with someone always mean having sex with them? Are there other ways people can show love to each other, or be intimate with each other? What’s scary about love and intimacy? What’s great about it?
Let’s have a conversation!
Videos
How Do You Support Your Partner and Show Them Love?
Resources
QCHAT.CA is an LGBTQIA2S+ peer support association providing peer support and referral services to youth residing within the province.
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority has a sexual rehabilitation service.
Pornography is all over the place, but it’s rarely talked about. This guide gives pointers on starting the conversation.
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority published a pocket guide detailing how to support the sexuality of folks living in care facilities.
For a while now people have been asking for a short pamphlet on this topic for families and staff.
Intimacy coaches who have experience providing services for people with disabilities.
A PDF guide of adapted sex toys and sexual positions for bodies of all shapes, sizes, and abilities.
News
Love Without Limits is a podcast on disability, love, sex, and relationships.
