Sexual Health

Let's be honest: we've got sex on the brain. At HIM, we think that an active sex life is a big part of healthy living. Whether you're having sex with a partner, with a friend or by yourself, this section provides resources, articles and information about how you can maintain a fulfilling and healthy sex life. For clinic locations and hours, click here.

Syphilis Cases on the Rise: Get Tested

While a lot of emphasis goes into getting tested for HIV, people may not be routinely tested for all STIs including Syphilis.

Expanded Health Centre and Services for Gay Men on the Drive

We are pleased to announce the opening of our expanded HIM On the Drive Health Centre on Monday, February 18^th.

PrEP - Cautious Optimism

Read HIM’s position paper on PrEP.

Recently the US Food and Drug Administration approved Truvada

Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Position Paper (updated)

In August of 2010, the HIM Board of Directors approved the organization's first position paper. The subject: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP). Download your copy here.

Talking about Viral Load

If you were around last summer or at Pride, you probably saw the Hottest at the Start campaign – how could you not?

Clinic Holiday Hours

The HIM Sexual Health Clinics willl be closed on Good Friday (April 6th) and Easter Monday (April 9th). The HIM Sexual Health Centre on Davie will be open during its regular hours (10:00 AM - 3:00 PM) on Saturday (April 7th).

Community Consultation Briefing & Report

On February 4, 2010, the Ministry of Health Services provided funds to support STOP HIV/AIDS, a pilot project to expand HIV testing, treatment, and support services to clinically eligible individuals in British Columbia

Learning to Love Female Condoms

The female condom doesn't sound very sexy

HIM on the Drive

Want to get a STI or HIV test…?

Trans PULSE

"Imagine being rushed to the hospital for a life-threatening illness or accident, and being turned away for being trans

Kink Safety

Everyone has limits, and just because you may not have found them yet, doesn't mean that you should be reckless

New HIV and STI Resource Launch!

With the resources for sexual health on the internet being numerous, its hard to know where to go.

Disposable Condom Dispensers: New Tools to Cover your Tool!

Remember a few years ago when HIM started giving out free condoms at the best gay clubs in town

Hottest (the video)

This summer HIM committed to educating gay guys about Acute HIV

Why is HIM so Sexy?

Health Initiative for Men is no stranger to using attention grabbing images

Hottest at the Start (content safe for work)

Hottest at the Start (explicit content)

GET TESTED: Health Initiative for Men Fans Create New YouTube Video

Do you remember the days when you had to wait an entire week for your HIV test result?

Tips to Reduce Risk of Infection

The new work being done in the world of sex research tells us that we need to do more than just hand out condoms to prevent the spread of HIV and other STI’s.

Wisdom from Gays

I first started working at HIM doing condom packing, distribution, and outreach. It was great to meet a bunch of new gay guys and talk to them about condoms, sex, and anything else they wanted to talk about.

Free Condoms!

Robot Love

Here’s a hilarious and verbally pornographic, yet painfully realistic negotiation a lot of us gay men are unfortunately too familiar with.

A Discussion of HIV Health Services

"What's happening with HIV health services?"

$Rapid Testing at St. Paul\'s Hospital$

Rapid Testing at St. Paul\'s Hospital

If you have just found out you have HIV or are having difficulty finding a doctor who is familiar with treating HIV infection, please visit the IDC, where HIV/AIDS care services are available.

Learning Sexual Health Tips from REAL Professionals

Porn Stars Brent Corrigan and Matthew Rush have put their own spin on how to properly put on a condom.

A Thing or Two About HIV Research-January

Totally Outright

Want to meet other young, fun, smart guys? Want to know how to be a better friend, lover, boyfriend? Then visit http://www.outright.ca/ and apply for the Totally Outright leadership course.

Lots of STI Info

When the guys at HIM developed their Do the Math: Calculate Your Risk campaign, they put together a Spectrum of STIs

Viagra and STIs

Do the Math: Calculate Your Risk

Questions arising about toxicity of water-based lubes

Disclose Yourself: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Serosorting

Picture this: You've just finished an intense workout at the gym and all pumped up. You head to the steam room and encounter the hot guy who was eyeing you off as you were undressing in the locker room

Circumcision and HIV transmission

Is circumcision effective against the spread of HIV? Two recent studies provide contradictory results. One study of about 2,000 gay men in Peru

FAQ about oral sex and STIs

Here are some frequently asked questions about oral sex and STIs

SOURCE: Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

FAQ about testing

Here are some frequently asked questions about testing:

Source: AIDS Vancouver

How is HIV detected? What is an HIV test?

Condom Tips

Some Stats and facts about testing

Gay men continue to be one of the populations most affected by HIV in Canada and in 2008 gay men represented 62% of all new HIV diagnoses in Vancouver. Despite a high HIV testing rate among gay men in BC, there continues to be a need to focus on promoting HIV testing and reducing barriers in accessing service.

Got me a Rapid test, I did.

Just got an HIV test last Thursday. It had been over 10 years since my last test- truthfully I can't even remember when it was. Like many gay men I measured my sense of sexual self-worth by the amount of sex I got.