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Health > Youth > Sexuality > Sexual Orientation

Resources for youth on gender and sexual identity including information on being gay and lesbian.


Sexual and Gender Orientation

Your sexual orientation is a reflection of your sexual and emotional feelings toward people of the same or opposite gender. Although some people know early on that they are homosexual, others go through a confusing period in which they wonder: Am I different? Could I be gay? Are my feelings just a passing phase?
Source:     The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

I think I might be a lesbian. Now what do I do?

A Brochure for Lesbian youth. Information written by lesbian youth for lesbian youth and young women questioning their sexuality.
Source:     Teen Health Website, Nova Scotia

I think I might be gay ... Now what do I do?

A Brochure for Young Men questioning their sexuality
Source:     Teen Health Website, Nova Scotia

Are women who have sex with women (WSW) at risk for getting HIV?

Discusses how women who have sex with other women are at risk of being infected with HIV. Lists several ways for making riskier sex safe.
Source:     Canadian Health Network

Sexual health for lesbians: risks and realities

Women who have sex with women are at risk of sexually transmitted infections.
Source:     Canadian Health Network

**See Also: Safer Sex

Information related to this topic.
Source:     Canada Health Portal