Sense Project

Je suis sûre que ce vidéo vous dit quelque chose, peut-être même l’avez vous déjà écouté auparavant, et si non, bien vous allez voir à quel point un condom s’étire!  N’oubliez pas que les condoms viennent en plusieurs tailles, couleurs, saveurs et formes afin de satisfaire même les plus difficiles!

Mais attention aux excuses comme : ”le condom est trop petit pour moi!”  C’est vrai que le condom peut être moins confortable s’il est de taille régulière et que la personne prend habituellement un large. Ce n’est pas idéal car il y a aussi un peu plus de risque que le condom perce, mais c’est toujours mieux que de ne pas être protégé du tout! N’écoutez pas ceux qui tentent de vous convaincre de ne pas vous protéger par quelque raison que ce soit! Un condom ou rien du tout… Finalement, dites-vous qu’il y a plein d’endroit où les condoms sont gratuits, tel qu’ici, chez À Deux Mains, ou dans des CLSC, des centres jeunesses et dans les salles de bain de certains cégepts et universités, etc.

I’m sure you’ve eard of or seen this video before, and if not, you’ll see how wide a condom can stretch! Don’t forget condoms come in various sizes, colors, flavors and shapes so that the pickiest person can have their favorite.

On the other hand, don’t give credit to statement like :”The condom is too small for me!” It is true it can be a bit incomfortable if a person that buy large size has to wear a medium one. Its not ideal because there is a slightly higher chance the condom can rip, but it is nonetheless better than no protection at all! Don’t be fooled by those who try to smooth talk you out of protection! It is a condom or nothing… Finally, there is a lot of places where there is free condoms, like here at Head and Hand, or in CLSC, youth  center and some college or university school’s bathroom etc.

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Safety_hugo says:

Virginity sounds like a simple matter to a lot of people. It usually implies having never had penetrative sex, but it can get tricky quickly.

What if two guys have sex together for years but never do penetration, because that’s not their thing - are they virgins?

What if two women have sex together for years, never doing penetration - are they virgins? What if they start using sex toys for penetration?

What if a woman does penis-anus penetration with her partner, but no penis-vagina sex to protect her hymen, is she still a virgin?

Virginity is a label. You decide if it applies to you or not. What becomes an issue is when people are treated poorly because of their sexual experience, or lack of thereof. Or when people feel they’ve wasted something important if they end up having a mediocre first sexual experience (for whatever reason). There’s a good chance that your first time will be less than 0.1% of your sex life, yet people put so much emphasis on it. The first sexual experience that really matters is the first one you truly enjoy.

What matters is whether you are enjoying what you are doing with your partner or not, and whether you want to explore other aspects of your sexuality. People can judge you on what you have done or not, but that shouldn’t be.

Au premier abord, cela n’a peut-être pas l’air très sérieux comme publicité, et pourtant c’est ce qui fait son message percutant. N’importe qui trouvera amusant ces chiens qui ont une vie sexuelle bien remplie!

Il y a des publicités qui frappent, qui sont déprimantes, celle-là est drôle et rappelle que se protéger vaut dans toute relation et avec tout partenaire. Un condom peut être amusant, et une sexualité protégée l’est d’autant plus qu’elle n’apporte pas de mauvaise surprise comme une ITSS ou une grossesse non planifiée!

Alors vous aussi, enfilez votre condom et passez du bon temps sans questionnement!

Durex - safe sex can be fun

DeAnne Smith writes about the launch of I Like It Like That: True Stories of Gay Male Desire, a new anthology edited by Richard Labonté and Lawrence Schimel. Here’s a glimpse of the article featured on xtra.ca:

“Skip the cookie-cutter, generic porn imagery. When I Like It Like That: True Stories of Gay Male Desire launches in Montreal on Mon, Sep 28, listeners will get an earful of compelling, intimate details not often found in mainstream erotica. Hot but smart, passionate yet reflective, the collection, published this fall by Arsenal Pulp Press, presents work by both new and seasoned writers, delving deep into their erotic memories to tell true stories of sex and desire. The launch features readings and an artist’s talk by local contributors Daniel Allen Cox, Christopher DiRaddo and Mark Ambrose Harris, as well as Ottawa’s Nathan Burgoine”.

Want to check it out? Here are the details:

When: Monday, September 28^th @ 7pm

Where: Casa Del Popolo, 4873 St Laurent

Are things crazy busy at work and/or school? Looking for a way to decompress and have fun? Well, look no further because we have teamed up with the Farha Foundation to raise money for the Sense Project and will be doing so by dancing our way down Saint-Catherine’s. So, please join us this Sunday and bust a move…or two! We can guarantee booty shakin’ goodness!

Stuff you should know…

When: Sunday, September 20^th

Where: Departure Site is Parc Émilie-Gamelin (Berri-UQAM Metro)

Who: Members of Head & Hands community

Why: “Ça Marche” is an opportunity for us to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and the importance of prevention. We will, also, be working towards our goal of raising 9999$ for the Sense Project - our peer based sex education program.

Obviously you want to get involved but don’t know how, so, check out these options:

1. Sponsor* us online by clicking here. 

2. Join our online team and invite your friends and family to donate* (pledge forms are also available in our office).

3. Come out and get sweaty with us on September 20^th .

4. Forward this email to 10 friends….and join your team to our page and benefit H&H!

Hope to see you on Sunday,

Cheers!

p.s. This year’s dance theme will be inspired by Run-DMC’s It’s Like That.

To see how much fun it was last year, check out this video: