Social Health

It gets better when we make it better. At HIM, we have a pretty simple idea: gay men with high self-esteem tend to live healthier lives and have access to better health choices. We're interested in improving social health factors that impact gay men, including the big-picture stuff like homophobia and heterosexism. We also have listings for our Professional Volunteers who specialize in social health.

Out in schools PSAs

Posted by HIM on Thursday November 12th, 2009

I had the pleasure of attending the Gay Men’s Health summit this past Monday and Tuesday, a conference sponsored by HIM and The Community Based Research Centre. One of the presenters was Ross Johnstone director of youth education for Out in Schools, which started in 2004 as a pilot project presented by the Out On Screen Film and Video Society. Ross showcased clips from the Anti-Homophobia Student Public Service Announcement competition, which challenged students to create a message promoting tolerance in their schools, and the community in general. Check out some of the PSAs at the Out in Schools website here: http://www.outinschools.com/

— Chris W. Hamilton