The OHTN is hiring a senior director, operations. The position manages operational matters & functions to promote integration across all OHTN programs, initiatives & projects.
Apply at: rb.gy/z6clzp
Deadline: September 9, 2022
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Worried about #monkeypox?
from explains what you can do to keep yourself and others safe and healthy during the current outbreak 🔽
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An important development that will help destigmatise HIV testing
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HQ Toronto would like to thank our partners , , , ,
HQ is a collaborative partnership project between community clinicians & well-established organizations serving cis guys into guys & all trans & non-binary people.
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HQ Toronto would like to thank our partners , CSSP, Action Positive, & .
HQ is a collaborative partnership project between community clinicians & well-established organizations serving cis guys into guys & all trans & non-binary people.
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The best guy and the best day - I’m still getting used to calling Charlie my husband!
I really couldn’t be happier and we were so lucky to share the day with our hugely supportive families :)
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"This is the most visible sign of state-sanctioned discrimination against LGBT Singaporeans...with its repeal we are one step closer to equality." Singapore is to scrap its law criminalising sex between men - but activist and lawyer Remy Choo says this isn't the end of the battle
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It’s pretty rich that the , which cut back its books coverage to an anemic two pages a week, is now concerned that Canadian book publishing is in crisis
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“HQ looks at health holistically. Recognizing the important connection between spiritual health and physical health, HQ will offer Toronto’s 2-Spirit Community specialized rooms for spiritual services, such as smudging ceremonies.” –
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. is now open!
Hours of operation are:
Mon - Thurs: 12 - 8 pm
Fri: 12 - 6 pm
*Please note that we are closed on weekends, and stop taking new patients half an hour prior to closing! (Monday - Thursday at 7:30 pm, and Friday at 5:30 pm)*
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Meet the Staff: Dr. Eric Fifield (he/him), Physician
“Through our automated kiosk system, cis guys into guys and trans and non-binary people can experience express and judgement-free testing through walk-ins and booked appointments."
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Meet the Staff: Ann Marie Sirko (she/her), Registered Nurse
“HQ offers innovative sexually transmitted and blood-borne (STBBI) testing, including express HIV testing, same-day treatment, and private facilities for STI self-swabbing.”
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"I really want to encourage people to question their medical practitioners and advocate for themselves because of the actions that can be taken, nothing's being done for people with mpox." - CBRC’s Len Tooley, the person behind igotmpox.com
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Meet the Staff: Adam Pyke (he/him), Manager, Laboratory Operations and Quality
“HQ’s lab is state of the art, and our ability to offer on site testing provides folks with their results as quickly as possible, which then gives them a peace of mind.”
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Final session of the day on stigma related to HIV in clinical settings. All panellists were denied entry into the country. Appalling #AIDS2022
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Meet the Staff: Nathan Boongaling (he/him), Registered Nurse
“We are excited to begin this journey. Toronto has a centralized hub for cis guys into guys, trans and nonbinary people to access sexual, mental, and social health services.”
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🇨🇦Grateful to Dr. Theresa Tam Chief Public Health Officer of Canada for her global #UequalsU leadership. It was an honor to meet you. Thank you for the inspiring welcome in the opening of the Summit & the call to governments around the world to follow Canada’s lead!
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I’m pleased to take part in #AIDS2022! This is an opportunity to recommit to moving forward to overcome the challenges of #HIV stigma, which remains a barrier to people getting tested, treated and seeking support and care. #UequalsU
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Meet the Staff: Lindsay Lewis (she/her), Registered Nurse
“...At HQ, we hope to reduce barriers & provide folks with culturally responsive & non-judgmental services.”
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. is now open!
Visit us at 790 Bay Street or check out our website at hqtoronto.ca to see what services we have for you!
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"At HQ, testing can be completed in less than 20 minutes, and results are available in 24 hours or less."
opens today!
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Meet the Staff: Aamir Subhan (he/him), MSW, RSW
“...HQ is striving to work in solidarity with our diverse communities to collectively innovate and redefine what care looks like.”
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One more days until HQ Toronto opens!
To check out the services offered at , please visit hqtoronto.ca
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Two more days until HQ Toronto opens!
To check out the services offered at , please visit hqtoronto.ca
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Three more days until HQ Toronto opens!
To check out the services offered at , please visit hqtoronto.ca
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Meet the Staff: Daizy Laroza, MLA/Phlebotomist
“Ang HQ ay isang mahalagang karagdagan sa pangangailangan ng ating komunidad ng Toronto Queer”
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Four more days until HQ Toronto opens!
To check out the services offered at , please visit hqtoronto.ca
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Meet the Staff: Victor Monroy (he/him), Research Assistant
“HQ es un lugar donde cualquier persona gay o transgénero puede sentirse bienvenido y seguro que recibirá la mejor atención para cuidar tanto su salud mental como sexual."
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Five more days until #MYHQToronto opens!
To check out the services offered at , please visit hqtoronto.ca
#UequalsU #undetectable #HIVAIDSawareness #HIV #AIDS #HIVtesting #KnowYourStatus #Toronto #HIVstigma #HIVprevention #MentalHealthIsHealth #PrEP #PEP
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. Stories: Ian (he/him)
“There is a lot of depth and a lot of ways to access queer community and queer culture and I see HQ bridging that gap. Having programs and services set up will just increase accessibility.”
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A new bill before the Russian Duma will, if passed, ban any positive public discussion of LGBTQ+ relationships. How brave therefore of top Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina to come out publicly as gay on the same day.
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One more week until #MYHQToronto opens!
To check out the services offered at , please visit hqtoronto.ca
#UequalsU #undetectable #HIVAIDSawareness #HIV #AIDS #HIVtesting #KnowYourStatus #Toronto #HIVstigma #HIVprevention #MentalHealthIsHealth #PrEP #PEP
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HQ Stories: August (she/they)
“Sexual health and mental health services go hand in hand. It’s amazing that HQ provides them both under the same roof.”
#MyHQToronto #Trans #Transgender #HIVtesting #KnowYourStatus #Toronto #MentalHealthIsHealth #PrEP #PEP
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Meet the Staff: Fabian, Operations Lead
"HQ is filling a crucial gap within accessible 2SLGBTQIA+ healthcare & aims to provide holistic & culturally competent sexual and mental health & social programming services to GBTMSM, trans & non-binary folks.”
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HQ Stories: Asya (she/her)
“I think mental health services are important because it starts with anxiety, and worry, or maybe depression when we talk about sexual health.”
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Meet the Staff: Dr. Tony Mazzulli, Medical Laboratory Director
"...At HQ we believe that everyone deserves to have access to comprehensive assessment and testing to receive their test results in a timely fashion.”
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Meet the Staff: Tim Guimond, Mental Health Director
"We may have people who are coming here just for sexual health screening, who in the course of talking to them, may reveal significant mental health needs. They can seek mental health services here."
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Meet the Staff: Kevin Woodward, Medical Director.
“Together with a state-of-the-art on-site lab, and the ability to initiate treatment for HIV and to prescribe PrEP & PEP rapidly, HQ is making sexual healthcare a lot more accessible for the community."
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Meet the HQ Staff: Osmel B. Guerra Maynes, Director, Organizational Development, Community and Culture.
“At HQ, we see folks for who they are, with no judgement. We provide a space, a community, and most importantly, a home.”
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