MAX Articles

Spill the Tea

October 28, 2019

Spill the Tea (renverser du thé) est un programme d’intervention axé vers la santé et le mieux-être. Il vise à sensibiliser les gars intéressés par d’autres gars sur les façons…

MAX Presents at the 2019 GMSH Symposium

October 22, 2019

MAX shares Spill the Tea intervention’s success at the 2019 GMSH Symposium The presentation was part of a panel on initiatives related to party and play in Ontario MAX Ottawa…

EQUIP!

October 7, 2019

Une nouvelle campagne d’éducation à la santé sexuelle pour les gars GBT2Q lancée dans la région de la capitale fédérale La campagne vise à améliorer l’accès et l’adoption de stratégies…

EQUIP! Campaign Launch

October 5, 2019

A new sexual health education campaign for GBT2Q guys launched in the capital region. The campaign aims to increase access and uptake of HIV prevention strategies such as PrEP and…

MAX Achieves Charitable Status

September 30, 2019

On May 10, 2019, MAX Ottawa, formerly the Ottawa Gay Men’s Wellness Initiative, received its charitable status from the Canada Revenue Agency. For more details, see our full listing on…

MAX receives ViiV Community Grant

September 23, 2019

MAX Ottawa is honoured to be the recipient of a Community Grant by ViiV Healthcare. This additional $22,000 will support our GBT2Q Peer Engagement in Ottawa from September 2019 to…

Be UNIQ!

September 6, 2019

Reflecting on MAX Ottawa’s 2019 Pride Experience MAX’s pride theme this year was: Be You! BE UNIQ! Selected by our volunteers, the goal was to encourage folks to express their…

Letter to the Editor

August 20, 2019

Re: My Coming Out Story – 40 Years in the Making, Ottawa Citizen editorial, Mayor Jim WatsonAugust 17, 2019 Dear Editor, We read with interest and recognition Mayor Watson’s moving testimony on…

Community MAXimizers in Action!

July 31, 2019

Have an idea on how you can improve the health and well-being of guys into guys? Community MAXimizers are community leaders that help promote the health and well being of…

5 Things I've Learned About GBT2Q+ Men's Health

June 4, 2019

My volunteer placement with MAX Ottawa has come to a close – time flies! From January 10th to April 26th, I had the pleasure of working with MAX as an…