At Options for Sexual Health (Options), our mission is to champion and celebrate the sexual health of all people in British Columbia by supporting, providing, and promoting inclusive and accessible health care and comprehensive sexual health education. We believe that a key part of celebrating and promoting the health of all people in British Columbia… Read more »
Category: Options for Sexual Health News
Options statement on Second Sons gathering
Colonization means systemic and institutionalized racism is and has always been part of Canadian history. This past weekend, a group of masked individuals who have been identified through media as the Second Sons, a white supremacist group, gathered on unceded Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc land. The demonstration happened at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, three… Read more »
Notice of 2026 Annual General Meeting
Introducing the SHEC Master Class Series!
High-quality, inclusive sexuality education isn’t a one-and-done training—it’s a lifelong journey of learning, adapting, and growing. In honor of Options for Sexual Health’s 20th Anniversary of our Sexual Health Educator Certification (SHEC) program, we created our brand-new SHEC Master Class Series! Beginning this September, this ongoing professional development series brings together educators, healthcare providers, and… Read more »
Celebrating 20 Years of SHEC
Twenty years! It’s hard to believe, but two decades ago, an ambitious idea turned into a classroom reality. This August marks the 20th anniversary of the Sexual Health Educator Certification (SHEC) program. What started as a localized passion project in British Columbia has blossomed into a community with a truly global reach, training sexual health champions… Read more »
It’s Sex Sense’s 30th Anniversary! Celebrate with us!
It’s ALLLLLL ABOUT SEX SENSE! We’re celebrating a big anniversary this year! Since February 1996, Sex Sense has been answering hundreds of thousands of questions about everything to do with sex and sexual health! Sex Sense is here to answer your most burning questions about sex, so call 1-800-739-7367, or visit SexSense.org to get your questions… Read more »
Welcome to Sex Plus Week!
Welcome to SexPlus Week 2026! As we enter SexPlus Week, we are experiencing both excitement and sadness. We feel hopeful about what is ahead, while also caring deeply about the changes happening at Options, including the reduction of some clinic services. It feels important to be honest about this. Our work in sexual health has… Read more »
Notice of 2025 Annual General Meeting
Our 2025 Options for Sexual Health AGM is coming up on September 26th and we’d love to see our members there! Please find the package attached for the AGM. If you have not yet RSVP’d, please email executivedirector@optbc.org and confirm if you will be attending in person or virtually. There will be light refreshments provided… Read more »
We’re Looking for New Board Members!
Our Board of Directors is looking to recruit new members – could that be you? Please see Options Board Member Role Description May 2025 for more information on how you can get involved!
Clinic Closures – An Open Letter
An Open Letter to Our Patients, Clients, Supporters, and Friends It is with a heavy heart that we share some difficult news. After years of insufficient funding and financial challenges, Options for Sexual Health is faced with the high likelihood that we will be forced to close the majority of our clinics in order to… Read more »
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