MAX Articles

House of Kink – No Boys Allowed: Bleeding Mascara

April 8, 2026

NBA invites bi+* women and non-men to step into a moody, electric playground of raw energy and unapologetic desire.

Capital Bi’s Picnic

May 20, 2025

Connect with the bi+ community over a picnic at the Dominion Arboretum!

Capital Bi’s Zine Making

February 19, 2025

Join Capital Bi’s at Kind Space for an afternoon of making zines and meeting new community!

Bisexuality101

January 26, 2025

Online interactive workshop about bisexuality facilitated by Venus Envy.

Coping With Non-Consensual Sexual Experiences: Insights from Gay, Bisexual, and other Men who have Sex with Men

February 28, 2024

Coping With Non-Consensual Sexual Experiences: Insights from Gay, Bisexual, and other Men who have Sex with Men In a new study from the University of Ottawa’s Department of Psychology, researchers…

The (In)existence of LGBT Asian Spaces

May 23, 2020

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many have returned home to self-isolate with their loved ones and families to prevent further spread of the virus. Home to many of us is where…

Daddies and Dragons!

May 6, 2020

Building Community…One Dice at a Time! As a young queer man, I spent a large portion of my time surrounded by straight friends in high school. One of the activities…

Community MAXimizers in Action!

February 24, 2020

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…

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…