Sex News

Opposition from the Christian community in Abbotsford, B.C. has caused the organizers of the Taboo Naughty but Nice Show to call off the event. Canwest productions cited “Christian fundamentalists” among the reasons the show was cancelled.

"That Taboo Naughty But Nice Sex Show is a perversion; it's a distortion of what the man-woman relationship is to be," said former mayoral candidate Gerda Peachey, who had been speaking out against the event for months.

Canwest is considering bringing the show back for 2013.

NDP MPs have drafted a motion to rescind a recently added section to Transport Canada’s Identity Screening Regulations which states: “An air carrier shall not transport a passenger if […] the passenger does not appear to be of the gender indicated on the identification he or she presents” out of concern that it allows for discrimination against trans* people.

Prince Edward Island's chief public health officer says islanders should take precautions as a result of the rise in cases of sexually transmitted infections. Compared to the past 20 years, cases of gonorrhea have increased significantly, showing 15 lab-confirmed cases in the last 12 months in PEI.

"Over the past few years, Canada has seen an increase in the number of confirmed cases of sexually transmitted infections and Prince Edward Island is no exception," said Morrison.

The federal government has challenged a case brought before the Supreme Court of Canada by Vancouver representatives Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence (SWUAV), arguing that they do not meet the legal requirements for public interest standing. Because the plaintiff, Sheryl Kiselbach, is not being charged with any of the offenses in question and is no longer pursuing sex work, it can be argued that her rights are not being deprived.

On Jan 21, Shaarey Zedek Synagogue in Winnipeg will become the first conservative synagogue in Canada to sanction a same-sex marriage under its roof.

The synagogue started reaching out to Winnipeg’s LGBTQ community in 2007, announcing a three year process of lifting barriers between gender and sexual minorities and synagogue participation.

Same-sex couples would be allowed to be buried beside each other, be eligible for family memberships at the synagogue, and to hold commitment ceremonies and eventually marriages.

Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says the government will fix the “legislative gap” that called marriages performed in Canada between same-sex nonresidents into question. Questions around the validity of marriages among same-sex people who traveled to Canada because they could not wed in their home countries arose when a foreign lesbian couple sought a divorce, only to be told they were never really married.

Someone to keep in mind when your New Years resolution starts to feel too hard to keep: the Winnipeg radio DJ who went an entire year without sex.

Marcel ‘No Sex’ Williams of the hip hop station 104.7 Streetz FM resolved to give up sex last New Years as a publicity stunt but plans to carry it into 2012. Williams says the experience helped him to understand “the value of saving yourself for somebody else” and has started speaking to youth about abstinence.

As for me, I think I’d rather quit smoking.

Canadians who fail to disclose their HIV-positive status to sexual partners shouldn’t face jail time, according to Dr. Julio Montaner, director of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. Montaner says that new drug cocktails have reduced the viral load for people with the virus to undetectable and reported in the current issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal that a randomized trial saw a 96 percent decrease in transmission risk.

 Finally, The GFE Explained
by Peter Berton

What the heck is the ‘GFE’? Why do so many sex workers offer it – and why do their customers ask for it?

To find out, we convened a panel of three respected, knowledgeable and erudite sex workers. They are Carrie Moon, Emma Alexandra Page, and Nikki Thomas (who is also Executive Director of Sex Professionals of Canada). They were more than happy to tell us about the GFE – and why it appeals to clients and sex workers alike.

Sex Life Canada (SLC): What is the GFE?

Open letter to the Canadian Polyamory Community
From the CPAA representative at the Constitutional Reference court case

Hello everyone:

It has been two weeks since the Polygamy Reference court decision was released by Chief Justice Baumann of the BC Supreme Court. I have thought a great deal about the case since then, and communicated with lawyers and people in our legal team about how that decision affects the members of the Canadian polyamory community.