Clinics in Markham, Richmond Hill, Sutton, Newmarket & Seneca College King Campus

• Counselling & education on birth control, STDs, AIDS, sexual orientation, sexuality & relationships
• Birth control pills at reduced cost
• Emergency contraceptives (Morning After Pill)
• Pregnancy testing, counselling & referral
• Hepatitis B immunization
• Diagnosis & treatment of STDs
• Sexual health examinations

Appointments & info line: 905.940.1333 or 1.800.461.2135 (toll free)

Definitions

Gay male - A man or young man who forms his primary loving and sexual relationships with other men; a man or young man who has a continual affection, emotional, romantic, and/or erotic preference for someone of the same sex.

Bisexual - A woman or young woman, a man or young man who forms a primary loving and sexual relationships with members of both sexes; someone who has a continuing affectional, emotional, romantic, and/or erotic preference for people of both sexes.

Lesbian - A woman or young woman who forms her primary loving and sexual relationships with other women; a woman or young woman who has a continual affection, emotional, romantic, and/or erotic preference for someone of the same sex. Some lesbians prefer to call themselves "lesbian" and use the term "gay" to refer to gay men; others use the term "gay" to refer to both gay males and lesbian females.

Heterosexual - A heterosexual is someone who has a preferential erotic attraction to the other sex, and who usually (but not necessarily) engages in other sexual relationships with people of the other sex.

Homosexual - A clinical and technical term that is not generally used by lesbian and gay people to refer to themselves or their community.

Homophobia - The fear and hatred of those who love and sexually desire those of the same sex. Homophobia, which has its roots in sexism, includes prejudice, discrimination, harassment, and acts of violence brought on by that fear and hatred.

Heterosexism - The system of advantages bestowed on heterosexuals. It is the institutional response to homophobia that assumes that all people are or should be heterosexual and therefore excludes the needs, concerns, and life experiences of lesbians, gays, and bisexuals. (Some people choose not to use the word homophobia, preferring heterosexism but expanding its traditional definition to include that of homophobia).

Coming Out - The process, often lifelong, in which a person acknowledges, accepts, and in many cases appreciates his or her lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender identity. This often involves the sharing of this information with others.

Heterosexual Ally - A heterosexual person who supports and honours sexual diversity, acts accordingly to interrupt and challenge homophobic and heterosexist remarks and actions of others, and is willing to explore these forms of bias within himself or herself.