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Society

Sex Ed Failed Me. Then I Was Hired to Sell Vibrators

April 20, 2020May 7, 2020 - by J. A. Cameron

Lovecraft, one of Canada’s first sex-positive stores, transformed the conversation around sexual health

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Health

The Decade in Health

December 14, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From the rising opioid crisis to the danger of concussions in sports, these are the health conversations that helped define Canada

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The Last Good Sex-Ed Book

December 5, 2018November 14, 2019 - by Sue Carter

For forty-five years, Our Bodies, Ourselves helped empower curious women. Now that it’s going out of print, what will replace it?

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Learning Sex Ed Through Art

December 5, 2018January 9, 2020 - by Anubha Momin

How Nunavut’s Timiga, Ikumajuq became the most exceptional sex-ed program in Canada

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How to Have “the Talk” as a Muslim Father

December 5, 2018November 14, 2019 - by Yasir Khan

Growing up, I remained largely ignorant about healthy sexuality. Can I do better for my daughter?

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Four Teens On: What They Wish “the Talk” Included

December 5, 2018November 14, 2019 - by The Walrus Staff

We asked teens across Canada what they wish “the talk” included. Here’s what they had to say.

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Teaching Teens How to Have Good Sex

December 5, 2018October 8, 2020 - by Viviane Fairbank

Many young adults accept pain as a normal part of intercourse. Why doesn’t sex ed value pleasure?

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Five Teens On: What Does a Healthy Relationship Look Like to You?

December 5, 2018June 16, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

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Sex Ed: Beyond the Classroom

December 5, 2018August 4, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

For this special web series, The Walrus spoke with teens, parents, and educators nationwide, on what we get wrong—and right—about gender, intimacy, desire, and consent

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Politics

The Misguided Fight Against Sex-Ed Reform

November 21, 2017April 2, 2020 - by Michael Coren

Alberta’s proposed curriculum has been met with the same tired controversy—and it isn’t making kids any safer

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