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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Aug 25

Please join us at Barbara Hall Park (519 Church Street) on Sunday 31st of August between 12pm-4pm (rain or shine) for #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay. Now more than ever, we need to have each other’s backs. We grieve and love and fight together. #EndOverdose

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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Aug 20

On August 31, Maggie's will stand in solidarity with communities across the globe to mark #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay. This is a day to remember those we have lost, to honour the grief of those who remain, & to stand in solidarity with people who use drugs, advocating for their safety & lives

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Lawyers Against Transphobia @latorg.bsky.social · Jul 28

The Lawyers Against Transphobia Conference is here.
📍Vancouver | Sept 26–28
Trans-led and justice-focused — for legal workers & organizers supporting trans lives.

Confronting harm and imagining a liberated future.

Conference info + toolkit in bio.
Repost to help spread the word 💜
#LaTConference

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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 23

Access to clear, accurate information on Hepatitis C is essential—but language accessibility can stand in the way. Multilingual.catie.ca helps bridge that gap with resources in 14 different languages! #WorldHepatitisDay

CATIE

Multilingual.catie.ca

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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 23

Discrimination and stigma create major barriers to people who use drugs in accessing #ViralHepatitis services. For Canada to reach its #HepatitisElimination targets by 2030, the stigma
must stop! Watch this #HepC pop quiz to learn more:
youtu.be/kzoBO1KawHs?... #WorldHepatitisDay

Hep C Pop Quiz

YouTube video by CATIE

youtu.be

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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 23

In Canada, treatment cures over 95% of people with #HepatitisC. This #WorldHepatitisDay on July 28th spread the word! With accessible prevention, testing and treatment services we can eliminate #HepC as a public health threat by 2030: www.catie.ca/treatment-ca... #WorldHepatitisDay

www.catie.ca

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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 23

In 2021, an estimated 214,000 people were living with chronic #HepatitisC and 262,000 with chronic #HepatitisB in Canada. Yet, 2 in 5 people didn't know it. The ONLY way to know if you
have #hepB and #hepC is by getting tested. whereto.catie.ca #WorldHepatitisDay

Where to?

This website is for people looking for HIV, hepatitis C, sexual health or harm reduction services in Canada, with additional resources to support their journey to health and wellness.

whereto.catie.ca

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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 18

Remember, #HepatitisC (HCV) does not often cause symptoms, so many people with HCV infection don’t know they have it. Consider making #HepC testing part of your routine sexual health checkups 👍

Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 18

Sex Workers who practice safer sex, including consistent condom use, can help reduce the risk of sexual transmission of #HepC. For sex workers who inject drugs, harm reduction strategies like needle exchange programs and access to sterile injecting equipment are crucial.

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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 18

Folx can also receive testing for #Hepatitis at Hassle Free Clinic located at 66 Gerrard St. E., Suite 200. Visit their website at www.hasslefreeclinic.org to learn more.

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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 18

Folx looking for #HepC testing can visit Maggie's #STBBI/#HIV & Community Health Clinic for #SexWorkers! No ID, no OHIP, and no legal names required. Our next clinic is today at 2:30-4:30pm at 19 Trinity Square (Holy Trinity Church).

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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 18

#WorldHepatitisDay is July 28th. Visit www.actionhepatitiscanada.ca or CATIE's website at www.catie.ca to learn more about #Hepatitis testing & diagnosis. Early diagnosis of #HepC in particular is important to prevent liver damage & disease & to reduce transmission in community #LetsBreakItDown

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SΞX WOЯK CΞO @sexworkceo.bsky.social · Jul 16

SW is not just valid. It’s vital. It’s care work, community work, creative work... and it deserves protection.

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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 18

@pornhub.com released in June their report on queer #Porn consumption from around the world. Folx might want to consider signing up for their 'Pornhub Insights' mailing list which offers research and analysis directly from the Pornhub team: www.pornhub.com/insights/gay...

Gay Pride Insights 2025 - Pornhub Insights

www.pornhub.com

Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 16

Maggie's recently guest hosted author and Disability Awareness Consultant @andrewgurza.bsky.social about their new book 'Notes From A Queer Cripple: How to Cultivate Queer Disabled Joy (and Be Hot While Doing It!)'. Gurza writes candidly about hiring sex workers/bodyworkers & being a good client 💕

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · Jul 16

It’s #InternationalDragDay! Fun fact: drag queens, kings, and non-binary monarchs have never been a threat to your children. Also, many folks who do drag do sex work and have historically advocated alongside sex workers. Drag and sex workers’ rights go hand-in-hand ♥️

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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 14

Watch this space as we continue to monitor the role out in Canada of Lenacapavir. For more information about #PrEP you can visit: www.catie.ca/hiv-pre-expo... or reach out to our HIV & Harm Reduction Coordinator Michael at [email protected]

Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 14

Researchers have found that most people who use PrEP in Canada are Gay & Bisexual men but other populations such as Indigenous people; Transgender & Nonbinary people; African, Caribbean and Black people; people who use drugs and Sex Workers also need equitable access to help reduce their HIV risk.

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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 14

In Canada in 2023, there were 2,434 new #HIV diagnoses, a 35% increase in new cases from the previous year. In 2022, there were an estimated 65,270 people living with HIV in Canada, and 129 deaths attributed to HIV. 5 infants were born with HIV transmitted perinatally.

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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 14

Mild to moderate injection site (in the abdomen) reactions were not uncommon in people however who use #Lenacapavir but they diminished with repeated injections in the future. These reactions typically looked like little tender lumps that the researchers called "nodules".

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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 14

Lenacapavir could be ideal for people wary of more frequent doctor visits, the stigma from daily pills, or having trouble adhering to once daily pills. For #SexWorkers specifically, it could help increase our bodily autonomy and expand our HIV prevention options.

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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 14

A twice-a-year injectable drug called #Lenacapavir (but sold under the name #Yeztugo) could be available in Canada as early as mid-2026 to help fight #HIV/AIDS. This medication offers 6 month protection against HIV, making it the longest-lasting type of #PrEP currently in existence! t.ly/M3lpu

HIV protection in two shots a year gains approval in U.S. | CBC News

The U.S. has approved the world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, maker Gilead Sciences announced Wednesday.

www.cbc.ca

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SΞX WOЯK CΞO @sexworkceo.bsky.social · Jul 11

Filming spicy content is 10% seduction, 90% “Where did I put the lube and why is the camera tilted?”

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Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 11

Join us, #CallAuntie & #AuduzheMinoNesewinong on July 17th for a FREE and ZERO-BARRIER #STBBI/#HIV & Community Health Clinic for #SexWorkers! No ID, no OHIP, and no legal names required! Get all the testing you need & chat with midwives & nurses who will be available to answer YOUR health questions❤️

Maggie's Toronto @maggiestoronto.bsky.social · Jul 9

Join us on Wed., July 16th for a #Free interactive virtual workshop on gender-affirming make up techniques! To RSVP and receive an invite link please email [email protected].

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