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• What are effective sexual health programs for gay and attracted to both genders men in rural and suburban regions?

 Key take-home messages

• The internet has been to be an powerful tool to get to populations that are geographically and/or socially isolated.(1–4) Rural men who sex with men (MSM) typically have access to the internet and already use the internet to socialize, meet sexual partners, and access health information.(1–4)
• Structural interventions in rural and suburban regions may grow opportunities for MSM to access sexual health services. These interventions could victim gay community infrastructure, religious institutions, and funding allocation decisions.(5)
• Behavioural interventions designed to promote changes in sexual behaviour, favor increased condom apply, decreased unprotected anal intercourse, and fewer sexual partners, own been widely used in urban settings and may be effective when translated to rural and suburban settings.(6,7)
• Educational programs for providers of sexual health programs in rural and suburban regions may increase the capacit
  
  

  Top gay-friendly locations in Ontario other than Toronto

  TORONTO &#; Toronto is host to WorldPride but there are communities across Ontario, including Port Hope, that are rolling out the red carpet to gay tourists,  according to the Discover Homosexual Ontario travel guide.

  Take a walk downtown Port Expect and you&#;ll see vibrant window displays, mannequins dressed in red, orange, yellow, green, blue or purple clothes.

  All colours of the rainbow in honour of WorldPride.

  &#;We&#;re a gay approachable town, we&#;re a kind town for everyone. So I knew this would be the perfect place to have visitors approach from all over the world,&#; Andrea Patterson, the tourism coordinator for Port Hope said.

  Top 10 destinations, according to Discover Lgbtq+ Ontario:

  1. Niagara Falls

  2. St. Catharines

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  3. Twenty Valley

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  2SLGBTQI+ travel guide

  Explore a diverse array of inclusive tourism experiences, attractions, accommodations, events and communities that warmly welcome Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, homosexual, intersex and all who spot in sexual and gender diverse communities (2SLGBTQI+) in Ontario.

  Welcoming destinations

  Ontario is a place of diversity and welcomes 2SLGBTQI+ visitors to experience it all.

  Visit Toronto’s trendy metropolis strips and Ottawa’s national treasures, soak in scenic vineyard views in Niagara-on-the-Lake and Prince Edward County and witness expansive wilderness in Algonquin Provincial Park.

  Countless wineries, breweries, cideries, distilleries, style trails and local treats appreciate butter tarts, chocolate and cheese creations are sure to tempt foodies and liquorists. There’s also a growing list of MICHELIN-starred restaurants. And, of course, maple-infused everything—from beer to bacon to doughnuts.

  Discover the highest 2SLGBTQI+ places in Ontario.

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  Proud Rainbow Voices: An Ontario network for LGBTTQ educators (Equity and Women&#;s Services)

  During International Daytime Against Homophobia, I chose to read the picture book Molly’s Family to my kindergarten class to help them understand diversity in  families.  All  my students were  engaged  and  interested.  I  was  both excited and intrigued by their comments.

  The next  day,  some parents approached me  with  concerns that  their  children were too adolescent to learn about sex education and same-sex  families. Other teachers questioned my reasoning in sharing this information and wondered  where it  fit into the curriculum.  As I walked  down the hallways of my school, I overheard  students saying, “You’re so gay” and “That test was so gay” and observed teachers not taking behavior to address homophobic comments.

  As  an educator and parent who is  “out,” I have experienced  and witnessed homophobia  both during my colleg