by real.talk | Jan 20, 2023 | News
Project: Real Talk: Connecting 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities (CQC) Overseeing Team: Real Talk About the project: Real Talk: Connecting 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities (CQC) will focus on connecting 2SLGBTQIA+ folks with cognitive disabilities with the broader queer community...
by real.talk | Jan 6, 2023 | News
In April 2023, we sent a final report to our funder about all the things we did from 2017-2022. Here’s a short, illustrated version. The language is clearer and we use pictures to show what we mean. If you’re curious to read about what we did from...
by real.talk | Jan 4, 2023 | News
The new TV series Latecomers marks a shift in the representation of disability in Australian media, says professor Anna Hickey-Moody. Read her review...
by real.talk | Dec 21, 2022 | News
The Disability Alliance of British Columbia has awarded $40,000 to Real Talk for their Building 2SLGBTIQA Community Initiative. On December 3rd, the International Day for Persons with Disabilities, the BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction...
by real.talk | Dec 19, 2022 | News
“I thought to myself, I’ve got to figure this out to make this happen, because the pleasure and relief were so great.” says Jade Thierault Read the full article here.
by real.talk | Nov 9, 2022 | Resources
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority published a pocket guide detailing how to support the sexuality of folks living in care facilities. Vancouver Coastal Health Authority published a pocket guide in 2013, detailing how to support the sexuality of folks living in care...
by real.talk | Oct 24, 2022 | News
Smart Sex Resource is a sexual health info website operated by the BC Center for Disease Control. It’s probably the highest traffic website of its kind in the province. Their new landing page prominently features a photo of a couple with Down Syndrome right near...
by real.talk | Sep 15, 2022 | Resources
For a while now people have been asking for a short pamphlet on this topic for families and staff. In this resource, we quickly lay out the reasons why it can be a good idea for them to talk to the people they support about sexuality. This PDF can be downloaded,...
by real.talk | Sep 14, 2022 | News
This disease has been in the news lately. But what is it and how does it spread? We don’t know all about monkeypox yet. The most up to date information can be found here: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/monkeypox Here’s what we know...
by real.talk | Aug 3, 2022 | News
A new dating app called NOMI is launching soon, and it’s aimed at folks with cognitive disabilities. Christie Faye Collins is a Victoria-based app developer and entrepreneur with autism who has been working on a dating app specifically geared towards the needs...
by real.talk | Jul 14, 2022 | News
Many LGBTQ folks with disabilities face barriers in participating in the annual celebration. It’s a symptom of a larger problem. In this CBC article, activist Karli Drew discusses the barriers she faces accessing Pride events, and the frustrations she faces as a...
by real.talk | Jul 12, 2022 | Videos
No method of contraception is 100% effective every time. (Sometimes condoms break, sometimes we forget to take a pill etc.) That’s why there’s emergency contraception– a back up plan to prevent pregnancy in case your primary method of birth control...
by real.talk | Jul 12, 2022 | Videos
by real.talk | Jul 12, 2022 | Videos
Pregnancy can sometimes happen when people have sex. Contraception – sometimes called ‘birth control’ – is a way to prevent pregnancy from happening. In this video we talk about the contraceptive implant, a long term form of contraception that...
by real.talk | Jul 12, 2022 | Videos
by real.talk | Jul 12, 2022 | Videos
