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A new strain of gonorrhoea is sticking around: how to stay safe and aware
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What is typically undetectable, extremely preventable and on the rise? Gonorrhea — and like chlamydia, it’s hard to spell but easy to catch. For those who slept through sex-ed in high school, gonorrhea is a bacterial infection that you can get through oral, anal or vaginal sex. Recently, Public Health Ontario has noted a rise…
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Unsigned: Sex education should continue past high school
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When’s the last time you had proper sex education? For most of us, it came in grade nine gym class. That was a long time ago for university students. If one thing’s for sure, it’s that sex isn’t static. Why should our sex education stop at the beginning of high school? There’s an assumption that…
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Unsigned: The fine line between fun and bullying in meme culture
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If you’ve been keeping up with your internet culture lately, you’ve likely seen a sassy 13-year-old who appeared on Dr. Phil with a “street accent” and is now the latest meme. “Cash me outside” has become our newest trend, but at what cost to this child? We’ve all done a lot of things when we…
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