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Come show your support and join Campbell River’s 1st Annual Walk Away from Homophobia Thursday, May 17. 5:30 – 7pm.

Starting 5:30 pm sharp at the Campbell River Community Centre’s side parking lot, the walk will move south down Shoppers Row over to the Foreshore Park. There will be guest speakers and entertainment for young and old. Dress up, dress down or come as you are.

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Men's Wellness Discussion Group

Recognizing that men's and women's health issues are unique has become a recognized fact in medicine in the recent past. With this in mind, and feeling at a bit of a loss sometimes in BC's health care system, a group of men in the Comox Valley began a Men's Wellness Discussion Group in January.

While many thoughts and ideas were brought forward at the first meetings of these self-directed sessions, the group has chosen to begin compiling a list of health care professionals between Parksville and Campbell River as its first project. A simple survey has been developed and will be sent to medical and health care professionals in the near future. Among other questions, health care providers are being asked if they are accepting new patients, if they have a specialty of any type and if they consider their practice to be gay friendly. Once the surveys are back, the information will be compiled on a database and will be available for anyone in the region who would like to access the list.

NEW MONTHLY GAY-BI CURIOUS CHEW AND CHAT

HOSTED BY MARTIN AND JOHN
AT APPETIT FOOD FOR THOUGHT
1ST AVE. LADYSMITH

MENU:
CEASAR SALAD
GRILLED MILD COCNUT CURRY CHICKEN
TEA OR COFFE
$10.00

COME OUT FOR A SUPER MEAL AND GREAT CONVERSATION

THIS EVENT WILL OCCUR ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH, IT IS ALSO A BYOB EVENT

"Almost One in 10 Straight Men on the ‘Down-Low,’ Study Finds"
Philadelphia Inquirer, (09.19.2006) Dawn Fallik
A 2003 random telephone survey sample of 4,193 male New York City residents found a high proportion of men self-identifying as heterosexual nevertheless also reporting sex with men. The study is a wake-up call for doctors not to make assumptions about their patients' sexual behavior, or rely upon self-reported identities, but rather to focus on behavior, said researchers.

The annual New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (MHH) survey found the majority of heterosexual-identifying men who have sex with men (MSM) did not use condoms, and 70 percent were married. Most heterosexual-identifying MSM were racial and ethnic minorities or foreign-born persons.

"We found that those who identified as straight but had sex with men were also less likely to be HIV tested within the last year and less likely to use a condom" than men who identified as gay, said Preeti Pathela, an MHH research scientist.

New weekly support group in Campbell River

call Leanne for more details
confidentiality assured

830-0787

Gay, Bi and Transgender Guys Chat n' Chew, Courtenay

A monthly social nite for guys in and around the Comox Valley.

Location
Cloves Bistro 307 B 14th Street at Cliffe in Courtenay
7-9 The 3rd Thursday of every month

call 1 866 277 9055 for more info

The fab folks at CBRC are doning the Sex Now Survey again!

check it out and let us know what's hot.

www.sexnowsurvey.com

15-20 guys are showing up for the coffee nite every Tuesday at Serious Coffee (Blanshard and Fisgard) 6-8pm

BC Centre for Disease Control is saying:

Hey guys the meningitis outbreak isn't over yet! Gay men in BC are still getting sick. The meningitis bacteria is spread through saliva, especially when sharing joints. You can also get it by sharing smokes, drinks, water bottles and by kissing.

The vaccination is safe and effective, but best of all it's free for gay men! So if you haven't been poked already, you probably should soon! Call for an appointment at the Cook Street Health Unit 388-2225.

Hey join the guys at Serious Coffee at Blanshard and Fisgard from 6-8pm for our Tuesday nite gathering. At the moment we are trying to bring interesting books to share with each other. Look for the table with the sign with the pride flag on it or call captain for more info
384-2366.