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These related sites provide a wide range of information on sexual, reproductive, and social issues. sexualityandu.ca and the SOGC do not endorse these sites and are not responsible for the content.

ABUSE

• LEAF [CAN]
  LEAF (Women's Legal Education and Action Fund) is a national, non-profit organization that promotes the equality and rights of women and girls; the site has a section for teens with information and links relating to sexual assault , equality rights and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
• Education Wife Assault/ For Teens to Think About [CAN]
  Information about dating violence for teens, including: signs of abuse, violence prevention, advice for abused teens and abusers.
• APA: Love Doesn't Have to Hurt Teens [USA]
  Information about dating violence and abuse in teen relationships, from the American Psychological Association.

HIV/AIDS

• Live Positive [CAN]
  A resource to provide information about living with HIV/AIDS for Canadian students and their teachers.
• Canadian AIDS Society [CAN]
  A national coalition of community-based AIDS organizations that provides information and resources about HIV/AIDS.
• UNICEF/ Voices of Youth [Intl]
  Information about HIV/AIDS, ways to stay safe, and the global AIDS crisis from UNICEF.
• AVERTing HIV/AIDS [UK]
  AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity based in the UK, with the aim of AVERTing HIV and AIDS worldwide.
• The Body: An AIDS and HIV Information Resource [USA]
  A comprehensive source of information on HIV/AIDS, including treatment and prevention.

LGBT

• AlterHeros [CAN]
  A bilingual site for LGBT youth and their family and friends. Provides information, support and a forum for the exchange of ideas.
• COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere) [USA]
  An international organization dedicated to the support of young people with LGBT parents.
• Egale Canada [CAN]
  Egale advances equality and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and their families, across Canada.
  
• Sexual Orientation: Science, Education and Policy [USA]
  This resource summarizes research into various areas of sexual orientation. It provides factual information about sexual orientation and HIV/AIDS to promote the use of scientific knowledge for education and enlightened public policy.
• Answers to Your Questions About Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality [USA]
  Questions and answers about sexual orientation from the American Psychological Association.
• Bisexual Resource Center [USA]
  The Bisexual Resource Center is a non-profit organization that educates the general public and other interested organizations about bisexuality.

SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

• AboutKidsHealth
  An extensive collection of information on child development, common health problems, and health care. Regular columns, news, features, and series on the latest in child health research are written in collaboration with expert health-care professionals from SickKids and the University of Toronto.
• Pregnancy & Babies Resource Centre
  Affiliated with The Hospital for Sick Children, this site organizes information to follow the natural course of pregnancy and baby development, from preconception, through pregnancy and birth, until the baby’s first birthday.
• Spiderbytes [CAN]
  A service from the Teen Sex Information Program at Planned Parenthood Toronto that provides current information, links and referrals regarding healthy sexuality.
• Sexuality Education Resource Centre (SERC) [CAN]
  A community based, non-profit agency that provides information, education and resources related to sexuality and reproductive health.
• Canadian Federation for Sexual Health [CAN]
  This site offers information about sexual and reproductive health and lists CFSH offices across Canada.
• Aboriginal Youth Network/ Health Centre [CAN]
  Health related information for aboriginal youth, including information on sexuality, abuse, addictions and pregnancy.
• Not-2-Late.com: The Emergency Contraception Website [USA]
  Provides accurate and user-friendly information about emergency contraception, where to get it, and to learn what brand of pills can be used as a “morning after pill”.
• Scarleteen: Sex Education for the Real World. [USA]
  A volunteer operated site that provides teens, young adults, parents and educators with comprehensive, sex-positive information.
• Coalition for Positive Sexuality [USA]
  A non-profit organization that provides teens with candid information regarding sexuality.
• Go Ask Alice! [USA]
  A question and answer site about health related issues, including sexual and reproductive health, from Columbia University.

UNPLANNED PREGNANCY (Abortion/Adoption)

• Canadian Abortion Rights Action League [CAN]
  A pro-choice, non-profit organization dedicated to reproductive freedom and access to medically safe abortions; includes information about medical procedures and a province by province listing of abortion and/or family planning clinics.
• Childbirth by Choice Trust [CAN]
  This organization educates the public about fertility control issues such as contraception, unintended pregnancy and abortion.
• Women's Health Matters [CAN]
  Information on unplanned pregnancy and abortion from Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto.

Last Modified: October 12, 2007