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398					Posted on <a href="https://hshc.ca/2022/05/04/for-immediate-release-barriers-to-gender-affirming-healthcare-increase-in-ns-the-province-with-the-highest-proportions-of-trans-and-gender-diverse-individuals/" title="9:59 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2022-05-04T09:59:32-03:00">May 4, 2022</time></a><time class="updated" datetime="2022-05-04T10:10:52-03:00">May 4, 2022</time> <span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://hshc.ca/author/admin/" title="View all posts by admin" rel="author">admin</a></span></span> 				</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
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403				<p>PDF Version:&nbsp;<a href="https://hshc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/HSHC-Press-Release-re-Gender-Affirming-Care-May-3-2022.pdf">HSHC Press Release re Gender Affirming Care &#8211; May 3 2022</a></p>
404<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</strong></p>
405<p>May 3, 2022:</p>
406<p><strong>Barriers to gender-affirming healthcare increase in NS, the province with the highest proportions of trans and gender diverse individuals</strong></p>
407<p><strong>[Kjipuktuk (Halifax), NS] –</strong> The Halifax Sexual Health Centre (HSHC) was made aware of two new significant barr
407iers to gender-affirming care (GAC) access on May 2, 2022.</p>
408<p>We were informed by the office of Dr. Steven Morris, a plastic surgeon, that he was no longer going to be offering gender-affirming top surgery procedures (mastectomy, chest masculinization), effective immediately. Dr. Morris was the only provider of gender-affirming surgery within the province of Nova Scotia. Dr. Morris cited that his decision was undertaken after years of his lobbying for proper MSI billing codes, wherein his requests were routinely ignored.</p>
409<p>We were also informed that two specialist providers of surgery readiness letters (a requirement of MSI to get gender-affirming surgery approved for public funding), were no longer accepting new referrals for GAC patients, citing capacity limitations.</p>
410<p>Patients seeking GAC specialist letters will now need to be referred to alternative clinicians. The options for these clinicians are rapidly dwindling, and those who remain are experiencing increasing waits. Patients planning on accessing surgery in NS will now need to take on the considerable burden of accessing surgery in Montreal, QC. Not only does this impact surgery wait times, travel costs, and post-operative care plans, but will increase the engagement with bureaucracy and paperwork, for both providers and patients. MSI will need to be informed and approve a patient’s surgery application be redirected to Montreal. Filling and managing these applications are currently an uncompensated task for providers.</p>
411<p>This crisis in GAC is not new. HSHC and many other organizations have reached out to various levels of government regarding the ongoing struggle to provide and access GAC for years. The Nova Scotia Government and the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) have put all of their GAC eggs in one basket – a basket of undercompensated and over-burdened providers and community health clinics. These resources are starting to fracture. Patients are the ones who will suffer from the purposeful disregard for GAC in this province. Gender-affirming care is lifesaving care, and the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in our province are at risk.</p>
412<p>The NS Government and the NSHA must recognise that Nova Scotia has the highest proportion of trans and gender-diverse individuals in Canada. They deserve comprehensive healthcare access that addresses their unique needs. HSHC alone has 850+ patients receiving GAC, with an additional ~60 patients on our waitlist for care. They comprise approx. 22.8% of all Nova Scotian individuals who self-identified as trans and/or non-binary in the 2021 Census. It should be noted that HSHC is not a service of the NSHA, but a non-profit community clinic.</p>
413<p>Gender-affirming care requires comprehensive coordination and compensation. We need decisive action by the provincial government to properly fund all aspects of gender affirming care, including, but not limited to, surgeries. We also ask that MSI reassess their requirements for gender-affirming surgery approval, reducing the barriers and delays in accessing care.</p>
414<p>To learn more about policy alternatives for gender-affirming care, visit: gacns.ca.</p>
415<p>Abbey Ferguson<br />
416She/her<br />
417Executive Director<br />
418Halifax Sexual Health Centre</p>
419<p>Dr. Hali Bauld MD, CCFP<br />
420She/her<br />
421Medical Director, Halifax Sexual Health Centre<br />
422Founder/Medical Director, Truro Sexual Health Centre</p>
423<p>ABOUT HSHC</p>
424<p>The mission of Halifax Sexual Health Centre is to improve and optimize the sexual health of all members of our community, by providing high quality and caring services, and empowering clients to make healthy choices.</p>
425<p>MEDIA CONTACT</p>
426<p>To arrange a media interview, direct requests and questions to:</p>
427<p>Abbey Ferguson (she/her), Executive Director, Halifax Sexual Health Centre<br />
428902-455-9656 ext 2, [email protected]</p>
429<p>Riley Neilson-Baker (they/them), Gender Affirming Care NS<br />
430[email protected]</p>
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455					Posted on <a href="https://hshc.ca/2018/05/01/sex-and-gender/" title="12:18 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2018-05-01T12:18:47-03:00">May 1, 2018</time></a><time class="updated" datetime="2018-05-02T09:38:10-03:00">May 2, 2018</time> <span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://hshc.ca/author/admin/" title="View all posts by admin" rel="author">admin</a></span></span> 				</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
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466<p>Let’s talk about sex and gender! These two terms that tend to be used interchangeably but mean completely different things.</p>
467<p><strong>5 things to know about sex and gender:</strong></p>
468<ol>
469<li>Sex is the biological categorization that tends to be based on our external genitalia. We, as humans, like to categorize things in boxes, such as male and female. But it is possible that we have different sex chromosomes, hormones, or different genitalia.</li>
470<li>Did you know there are more than 2 biological sexes? Intersex refers to individuals that are born with sex characteristics that are neither male or female. There are an estimated 30 types of intersex characteristics that come in variations of sex chromosome patterns, reproductive organs, genitalia, and/or hormones.</li>
471<li>Gender is a collection of traits, behaviours, and roles that are culturally associated with maleness or femaleness. An example would be girls play with dolls, wear dresses, and are usually associated with the colour pink.</li>
472<li>Gender is a social and cultural construct that is supported by our societal culture and is usually enforced by our language, the media, and policies.</li>
473<li>Gender identity is not determined by how a person was raised. You can be raised as one gender and identify with another gender, or no gender at all. Transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, or gender queer individuals have existed throughout history and in many cultures!</li>
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475<p><strong>Did you know?</strong></p>
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479<div id="attachment_800" style="width: 1211px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-800" class="wp-image-800 size-full" src="https://hshc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Genderbread-Person-1.png" alt="" width="1201" height="778" srcset="https://hshc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Genderbread-Person-1.png 1201w, https://hshc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Genderbread-Person-1-300x194.png 300w, https://hshc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Genderbread-Person-1-768x498.png 768w, https://hshc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Genderbread-Person-1-1024x663.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px" /><p id="caption-attachment-800" class="wp-caption-text">More information on the Genderbread Person can be found on: http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2015/03/the-genderbread-person-v3/</p></div>
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484<p><strong>Book Recommendations:</strong></p>
485<p>Our friends at <a href="https://venusenvy.ca/">Venus Envy</a> have helped us compile a list of books on gender and sex:</p>
486<p>1. <a href="https://venusenvy.ca/products/my-new-gender-workbook">My New Gender Workbook</a><br />
4872. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16030642-gender-and-sexuality-for-beginners">Gender &amp; Sexuality for Beginners</a><br />
4883. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35290631-how-to-un
488derstand-your-gender?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">How to Understand Your Gender: A Practical Guide for Exploring Who You Are</a><br />
4894. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7922146-gender-outlaws?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">Gender Outlaw </a><br />
4905. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22523264-decolonizing-trans-gender-101?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">Decolonizing Trans/Gender 101</a><br />
4916. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21501597-rethinking-sexism-gender-and-sexuality?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">Rethinking Sexism, Gender, and Sexuality</a></p>
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815																					Saltwire - From IUDs to hormones: Women find health concerns often dismissed													</div>
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846																					Advocates applaud province’s decision to remove barriers for gender-affirming care, but say more needs to be done													</div>
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877																					Nova Scotia reduces multiple-letter requirement for gender-affirming care													</div>
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908																					N.S. streamlines process for people seeking gender-affirming surgery													</div>
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929					<p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/gender-affirming-surgery-operations-transgender-health-1.6526428">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/gender-affirming-surgery-operations-transgender-health-1.6526428</a></p>
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939																					Nova Scotia reducing wait times for gender-affirming surgery													</div>
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970																					Province Reduces Barriers for Nova Scotians Seeking Gender-Affirming Surgery													</div>
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1001																					Getting An IUD Inserted Can Really, Really Hurt. Here’s What You Can Do About It													</div>
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1032																					'Representation is crucial’: Halifax Pride underway after two years													</div>
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1063																					Canadian lawyers rally outside U.S. consulate in Halifax over decision to overturn Roe v. Wade													</div>
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1094																					Gender-affirming care in Canada comes with barriers and delays, especially in N.S.													</div>
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1125																					Gender Affirming Care Town Hall - May 17, 2022													</div>
1126						<div class="sow-accordion-open-close-button">
1127							<div class="sow-accordion-open-button">
1128								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf218;"
1129		 
1130		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1131							<div class="sow-accordion-close-button">
1132								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf209;"
1133		 
1134		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1135						</div>
1136					</div>
1137				</div>
1138
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1141				role="region"
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1144				style="display: none;"			>
1145				<div class="sow-accordion-panel-border">
1146					<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzyKlbWdX2k">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzyKlbWdX2k</a></p>
1147				</div>
1148			</div>
1149		</div>
1150			<div class="sow-accordion-panel
1151					"
1152				data-anchor-id="nova-scotias-discriminatorily-underfunded-gender-affirming-care-system-needs-a-revamp">
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1155						<div class="sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left">
1156																					Nova Scotia’s “discriminatorily underfunded” gender-affirming care system needs a revamp													</div>
1157						<div class="sow-accordion-open-close-button">
1158							<div class="sow-accordion-open-button">
1159								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf218;"
1160		 
1161		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1162							<div class="sow-accordion-close-button">
1163								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf209;"
1164		 
1165		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1166						</div>
1167					</div>
1168				</div>
1169
1170			<div
1171				class="sow-accordion-panel-content"
1172				role="region"
1173				aria-labelledby="accordion-label-nova-scotia%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cdiscriminatorily-underfunded%e2%80%9d-gender-affirming-care-system-needs-a-revamp"
1174				id="accordion-content-nova-scotia%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cdiscriminatorily-underfunded%e2%80%9d-gender-affirming-care-system-needs-a-revamp"
1175				style="display: none;"			>
1176				<div class="sow-accordion-panel-border">
1177					<p><a href="https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/nova-scotias-discriminatorily-underfunded-gender-affirming-care-system-needs-a-revamp/Content?oid=28648458">https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/nova-scotias-discriminatorily-underfunded-gender-affirming-care-system-needs-a-revamp/Content?oid=28648458</a></p>
1178				</div>
1179			</div>
1180		</div>
1181			<div class="sow-accordion-panel
1182					"
1183				data-anchor-id="more-doctors-trained-in-gender-affirming-care-needed-say-n-s-advocates">
1184					<div class="sow-accordion-panel-header-container" role="heading" aria-level="2">
1185					<div class="sow-accordion-panel-header" tabindex="0" role="button" id="accordion-label-more-doctors-trained-in-gender-affirming-care-needed-say-n-s-advocates" aria-controls="accordion-content-more-doctors-trained-in-gender-affirming-care-needed-say-n-s-advocates" aria-expanded="false">
1186						<div class="sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left">
1187																					More doctors trained in gender-affirming care needed, say N.S. advocates													</div>
1188						<div class="sow-accordion-open-close-button">
1189							<div class="sow-accordion-open-button">
1190								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf218;"
1191		 
1192		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
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1194								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf209;"
1195		 
1196		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1197						</div>
1198					</div>
1199				</div>
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1202				class="sow-accordion-panel-content"
1203				role="region"
1204				aria-labelledby="accordion-label-more-doctors-trained-in-gender-affirming-care-needed-say-n-s-advocates"
1205				id="accordion-content-more-doctors-trained-in-gender-affirming-care-needed-say-n-s-advocates"
1206				style="display: none;"			>
1207				<div class="sow-accordion-panel-border">
1208					<p><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/8833878/nova-scotia-gender-affirming-care-doctors-needed/">https://globalnews.ca/news/8833878/nova-scotia-gender-affirming-care-doctors-needed/</a></p>
1209				</div>
1210			</div>
1211		</div>
1212			<div class="sow-accordion-panel
1213					"
1214				data-anchor-id="hshc-at-the-standing-committee-of-public-accounts">
1215					<div class="sow-accordion-panel-header-container" role="heading" aria-level="2">
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1217						<div class="sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left">
1218																					HSHC at the Standing Committee of Public Accounts													</div>
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1220							<div class="sow-accordion-open-button">
1221								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf218;"
1222		 
1223		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
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1225								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf209;"
1226		 
1227		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1228						</div>
1229					</div>
1230				</div>
1231
1232			<div
1233				class="sow-accordion-panel-content"
1234				role="region"
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1237				style="display: none;"			>
1238				<div class="sow-accordion-panel-border">
1239					<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYbze3ZxaQA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYbze3ZxaQA</a></p>
1240				</div>
1241			</div>
1242		</div>
1243			<div class="sow-accordion-panel
1244					"
1245				data-anchor-id="only-n-s-doctor-performing-gender-affirming-surgeries-discontinuing-service">
1246					<div class="sow-accordion-panel-header-container" role="heading" aria-level="2">
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1248						<div class="sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left">
1249																					Only N.S. doctor performing gender-affirming surgeries discontinuing service													</div>
1250						<div class="sow-accordion-open-close-button">
1251							<div class="sow-accordion-open-button">
1252								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf218;"
1253		 
1254		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1255							<div class="sow-accordion-close-button">
1256								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf209;"
1257		 
1258		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1259						</div>
1260					</div>
1261				</div>
1262
1263			<div
1264				class="sow-accordion-panel-content"
1265				role="region"
1266				aria-labelledby="accordion-label-only-n-s-doctor-performing-gender-affirming-surgeries-discontinuing-service"
1267				id="accordion-content-only-n-s-doctor-performing-gender-affirming-surgeries-discontinuing-service"
1268				style="display: none;"			>
1269				<div class="sow-accordion-panel-border">
1270					<p><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/8812551/only-n-s-doctor-performing-gender-affirming-surgeries-discontinuing-service/">https://globalnews.ca/news/8812551/only-n-s-doctor-performing-gender-affirming-surgeries-discontinuing-service/</a></p>
1271				</div>
1272			</div>
1273		</div>
1274			<div class="sow-accordion-panel
1275					"
1276				data-anchor-id="n-s-advocates-say-loss-of-specialists-supporting-gender-affirming-surgeries-will-cause-a-crisis">
1277					<div class="sow-accordion-panel-header-container" role="heading" aria-level="2">
1278					<div class="sow-accordion-panel-header" tabindex="0" role="button" id="accordion-label-n-s-advocates-say-loss-of-specialists-supporting-gender-affirming-surgeries-will-cause-a-crisis" aria-controls="accordion-content-n-s-advocates-say-loss-of-specialists-supporting-gender-affirming-surgeries-will-cause-a-crisis" aria-expanded="false">
1279						<div class="sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left">
1280																					N.S. advocates say loss of specialists supporting gender-affirming surgeries will cause a crisis													</div>
1281						<div class="sow-accordion-open-close-button">
1282							<div class="sow-accordion-open-button">
1283								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf218;"
1284		 
1285		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1286							<div class="sow-accordion-close-button">
1287								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf209;"
1288		 
1289		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1290						</div>
1291					</div>
1292				</div>
1293
1294			<div
1295				class="sow-accordion-panel-content"
1296				role="region"
1297				aria-labelledby="accordion-label-n-s-advocates-say-loss-of-specialists-supporting-gender-affirming-surgeries-will-cause-a-crisis"
1298				id="accordion-content-n-s-advocates-say-loss-of-specialists-supporting-gender-affirming-surgeries-will-cause-a-crisis"
1299				style="display: none;"			>
1300				<div class="sow-accordion-panel-border">
1301					<p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/gender-affirming-care-specialists-not-accepting-new-patients-1.6442813">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/gender-affirming-care-specialists-not-accepting-new-patients-1.6442813</a></p>
1302				</div>
1303			</div>
1304		</div>
1305			<div class="sow-accordion-panel
1306					"
1307				data-anchor-id="advocates-say-gender-affirming-health-care-access-crisis-in-nova-scotia-worsening-as-barriers-increase">
1308					<div class="sow-accordion-panel-header-container" role="heading" aria-level="2">
1309					<div class="sow-accordion-panel-header" tabindex="0" role="button" id="accordion-label-advocates-say-gender-affirming-health-care-access-crisis-in-nova-scotia-worsening-as-barriers-increase" aria-controls="accordion-content-advocates-say-gender-affirming-health-care-access-crisis-in-nova-scotia-worsening-as-barriers-increase" aria-expanded="false">
1310						<div class="sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left">
1311																					Advocates say gender-affirming health care access crisis in Nova Scotia worsening as barriers increase													</div>
1312						<div class="sow-accordion-open-close-button">
1313							<div class="sow-accordion-open-button">
1314								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf218;"
1315		 
1316		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1317							<div class="sow-accordion-close-button">
1318								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf209;"
1319		 
1320		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1321						</div>
1322					</div>
1323				</div>
1324
1325			<div
1326				class="sow-accordion-panel-content"
1327				role="region"
1328				aria-labelledby="accordion-label-advocates-say-gender-affirming-health-care-access-crisis-in-nova-scotia-worsening-as-barriers-increase"
1329				id="accordion-content-advocates-say-gender-affirming-health-care-access-crisis-in-nova-scotia-worsening-as-barriers-increase"
1330				style="display: none;"			>
1331				<div class="sow-accordion-panel-border">
1332					<p><a href="https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/province-house/advocates-say-gender-affirming-health-care-access-crisis-in-nova-scotia-worsening-as-barriers-increase/?fbclid=IwAR07gw1HJr-DLGP7wNNbJCuWLA6hsJNU4cuxNKE37bApcH56STz9BSQdkoA">https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/province-house/advocates-say-gender-affirming-health-care-access-crisis-in-nova-scotia-worsening-as-barriers-increase/?fbclid=IwAR07gw1HJr-DLGP7wNNbJCuWLA6hsJNU4cuxNKE37bApcH56STz9BSQdkoA</a></p>
1333				</div>
1334			</div>
1335		</div>
1336			<div class="sow-accordion-panel
1337					"
1338				data-anchor-id="nova-scotia-sexual-health-centres-help-assist-parents-with-the-talk">
1339					<div class="sow-accordion-panel-header-container" role="heading" aria-level="2">
1340					<div class="sow-accordion-panel-header" tabindex="0" role="button" id="accordion-label-nova-scotia-sexual-health-centres-help-assist-parents-with-the-talk" aria-controls="accordion-content-nova-scotia-sexual-health-centres-help-assist-parents-with-the-talk" aria-expanded="false">
1341						<div class="sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left">
1342																					Nova Scotia Sexual health centres help assist parents with 'the talk'													</div>
1343						<div class="sow-accordion-open-close-button">
1344							<div class="sow-accordion-open-button">
1345								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf218;"
1346		 
1347		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1348							<div class="sow-accordion-close-button">
1349								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf209;"
1350		 
1351		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1352						</div>
1353					</div>
1354				</div>
1355
1356			<div
1357				class="sow-accordion-panel-content"
1358				role="region"
1359				aria-labelledby="accordion-label-nova-scotia-sexual-health-centres-help-assist-parents-with-the-talk"
1360				id="accordion-content-nova-scotia-sexual-health-centres-help-assist-parents-with-the-talk"
1361				style="display: none;"			>
1362				<div class="sow-accordion-panel-border">
1363					<p><a href="https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/nova-scotia-sexual-health-centres-help-assist-parents-with-the-talk-100710201/">https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/nova-scotia-sexual-health-centres-help-assist-parents-with-the-talk-100710201/</a></p>
1364				</div>
1365			</div>
1366		</div>
1367			<div class="sow-accordion-panel
1368					"
1369				data-anchor-id="north-end-halifax-thrift-shop-bought-by-anti-abortion-group">
1370					<div class="sow-accordion-panel-header-container" role="heading" aria-level="2">
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1372						<div class="sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left">
1373																					North end Halifax thrift shop bought by anti-abortion group													</div>
1374						<div class="sow-accordion-open-close-button">
1375							<div class="sow-accordion-open-button">
1376								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf218;"
1377		 
1378		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1379							<div class="sow-accordion-close-button">
1380								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf209;"
1381		 
1382		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1383						</div>
1384					</div>
1385				</div>
1386
1387			<div
1388				class="sow-accordion-panel-content"
1389				role="region"
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1392				style="display: none;"			>
1393				<div class="sow-accordion-panel-border">
1394					<p><a href="https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/north-end-halifax-thrift-shop-bought-by-anti-abortion-group/Content?oid=28311036">https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/north-end-halifax-thrift-shop-bought-by-anti-abortion-group/Content?oid=28311036</a></p>
1395				</div>
1396			</div>
1397		</div>
1398			<div class="sow-accordion-panel
1399					"
1400				data-anchor-id="group-calls-for-consistent-access-to-sti-testing-in-n-s">
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1403						<div class="sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left">
1404																					Group calls for consistent access to STI testing in N.S.													</div>
1405						<div class="sow-accordion-open-close-button">
1406							<div class="sow-accordion-open-button">
1407								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf218;"
1408		 
1409		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1410							<div class="sow-accordion-close-button">
1411								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf209;"
1412		 
1413		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1414						</div>
1415					</div>
1416				</div>
1417
1418			<div
1419				class="sow-accordion-panel-content"
1420				role="region"
1421				aria-labelledby="accordion-label-group-calls-for-consistent-access-to-sti-testing-in-n-s"
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1423				style="display: none;"			>
1424				<div class="sow-accordion-panel-border">
1425					<p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/group-calls-for-consistent-access-to-sti-testing-in-ns-1.6354184">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/group-calls-for-consistent-access-to-sti-testing-in-ns-1.6354184</a></p>
1426				</div>
1427			</div>
1428		</div>
1429			<div class="sow-accordion-panel
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1434						<div class="sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left">
1435																					Testing for certain STIs resumes in Halifax after pandemic forced suspension													</div>
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1437							<div class="sow-accordion-open-button">
1438								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf218;"
1439		 
1440		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1441							<div class="sow-accordion-close-button">
1442								<span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="&#xf209;"
1443		 
1444		aria-hidden="true"></span>							</div>
1445						</div>
1446					</div>
1447				</div>
1448
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1450				class="sow-accordion-panel-content"
1451				role="region"
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1453				id="accordion-content-testing-for-certain-stis-resumes-in-halifax-after-pandemic-forced-suspension"
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1466																					CBRC Training Improving Access to Gender-Affirming Care for Trans and Gender Nonconforming People in Nova Scotia													</div>
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1528																					Doctors NS: Dr Sue Atkinson													</div>
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1559																					Halifax doctor working on 'game-changer' urine test to detect cancer-causing HPV													</div>
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1621																					The Signal: New online courses for N.S. doctors speeding up access to gender-affirming hormones													</div>
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1652																					Halifax Sexual Health Centre reaching 'unsustainable' level of demand													</div>
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1683																					The challenges of STI testing during COVID-19													</div>
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1714																					THE COAST: Halifax Sexual Health Centre sees people through their most intimate problems													</div>
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1799	<p>The Halifax Sexual Health Centre (HSHC) has been serving Halifax since 1970. Our health services and resources are sex positive, pro-choice, inclusive, and non-judgemental. </p>
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1818	<div>7071 Bayers Road, Suite 302</div>
1819<div>Halifax, NS</div>
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1821<p>T:   902-455-9656      F: 902-429-3853</p>
1822<div>Monday 9 am - 5 pm</div>
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1828<p>Please note that when a doctor is not available for an evening shift, HSHC closes at 5:00 PM. Clinic schedules can vary throughout the week.</p>
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