MAX Blog
National Indigenous History Month
June is a busy time for celebrations! The weather is warmer and LGBTQ+ Pride Month takes center stage. As an organization that acknowledges it operates on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Territory, MAX thinks it’s also important to help do our part in honouring June as National Indigenous History Month. For guys into guys who live,…
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Reflections from Fierté Canada Pride
Who is Erik? Erik (he/him) is a trans man who is committed to diversity, inclusion, and building safe spaces for his fellow 2SLGBTQ+ family. He is also a member of the Diversity Cornwall Board. Erik was one of 2 scholarship recipients from MAX Ottawa that helped him attend the February 2019 Fierté Canada Pride Conference.…
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Gay Zone's 10th Anniversary
GayZone 10th anniversary: Looking back, Looking forward. On Monday October 15th, 2018, Folks gathered to celebrate 10 years of GayZone, Ottawa’s guys into guys health and wellness clinic. The event was held at Jean Pigott Hall, Ottawa City Hall. Check out some highlights below: Gay ZONE is a weekly HIV and STBBIs prevention community clinic…
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MAX Ottawa Endorses the Undetectable = Untransmittable Consensus Statement
MAX (formerly the Ottawa Gay Men’s Wellness Initiative) seeks to address the unmet health needs of gay, bisexual, two-spirit, queer, and other guys who are into guys, whether cis or trans (GBT2Q), in the Ottawa area. We focus particularly on building resiliency, and creating a network of services able to support and promote GBT2Q men’s…
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The “Get Connected. Meet MAX” Campaign
We all feel disconnected sometimes. Guys into guys deserve complete wellness. MAX Ottawa is thrilled to launch the “Get Connected” campaign, developed by MAX and MediaStyle. This campaign invites guys into guys from the Ottawa region to get in touch with MAX to: Get connected to competent mental health services; and/or Get connected to…
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