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Risk

Everything in life involves risk. Walking out the front door of our home can be risky. Not walking out the front door of our home can be risky. Going online can be risky. Not going online can be risky.

Relationships can also be risky. Friends might disappoint us. Boyfriends, girlfriends, romantic partners might break our heart. Sex might lead to unplanned pregnancy or STIs. Consent isn’t always respected. Some people might try to rip us off. But not having relationships can also be risky. Loneliness and isolation are hazardous to our health.

How much risk should we take? How can we figure out when a risk is worth it to us, and when it isn’t? How can we improve the odds of good things happening?

What are the risks of never taking risks? What are the risks of not having enough information to make our own informed choices? Who are the right people to ask about these things?

Let’s have a conversation!

Videos

Do you Feel Comfortable to be Alone With Someone?

When people are intimate or have sex, it usually happens in a private place when they are alone together. Deciding whether you feel comfortable and safe enough with someone to be alone with them for the first time can be tricky. In this video, people talk about how they make this decision.

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Resources

Support Info

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For a while now people have been asking for a short pamphlet on this topic for families and staff.

A great tool for sex and consent conversations.

How to stay safer during sex, even if you’re not following all of Bonnie Henry’s rules…

Tips on, dating, sexual pleasure, and safety during COVID.

A print-based, plain-language resource about online sexual harassment and your legal rights.

A print-based resource for folks living on their own for the first time.

If you receive disability benefits in British Columbia, you’re usually eligible for a free hormonal IUD through Pharmacare.

A website with lots of information on safer sex and STIs, including how to get tested and treated.

A sexuality and relationships website for teens and emerging adults.

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News

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A stand up comedian with cerebral palsy talks about why she only likes to have sex in Queensland, Australia.

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