The Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance (GMSH) champions the health of 2SGBTQ+ men in Ontario. We lead in developing sexual health promotion resources and collaborate with HIV service organisations and other service providers in Ontario to ensure 2SGBTQ+ men have the information, supports, and services they need to have the sex they want.

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Shigella

21 March 2023

Last updated: March 21, 2023 On March 17, 2023, the Ontario Ministry of Health issued a memo to public health units and people working in sexual health clinics advising them of drug-resistant shigella trends. This follows public health alerts from other regions, including the United States. Cases have been reported over the last year in Toronto and Waterloo – all were among men who reported having sex with other men, and some had travelled abroad. This doesn’t mean that every person diagnosed with shigella is experiencing the drug-resistant kind – but since some are, we may see more cases in

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10 March 2023

Your Party and Play Field Guide

Your Party & Play Field Guide is a harm reduction resource developed in collaboration with CATIE that supports the well-being of gay, bi, trans, and queer men who use drugs before and during sex. This field guide covers a wide range of topics, including safer drug use, prevention of HIV, STIs and hepatitis C, and […]

17 October 2022

Swabbing for bacterial STIs

Most chlamydia and gonorrhea infections in Ontario are being missed during sexual health screenings because of swabbing errors. There are two major culprits: healthcare providers not prompting patients to get rectal and pharyngeal swabs and errors when patients collect their own swab samples. As we know, bacterial infections can be localized, which can lead to […]

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