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Gordon Youngman was born and raised in the Ontario community of Kitchener. At an early age he learned about activism and social justice from stories his Father told him of his Australian Grandmother while in Kitchener and back in Australia where they settled

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Health & Fitness > HIV / AIDS What we have ahead of us in the fight against HIV and AIDS: 2 of 5
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the region of the world that has been worst affected by the global AIDS epidemic, HIV and AIDS have caused vast amounts of human suffering. Nearly two-thirds of all HIV positive people live in this area, although it contains little more than 10% of the world's population. The most obvious effect of this... More..
Health & Fitness > Depression Commentary: Depression is often fatal: 3 of 6
Suicide and DepressionAlthough most people who are depressed do not kill themselves, untreated depression can increase the risk of possible suicide. It is not uncommon for depressed individuals to have thoughts about suicide whether or not they intend to act on these thoughts. Severely depressed people often do not have the e... More..
Health & Fitness > HIV / AIDS AIDS and aging: How older Americans are coping with the disease: 1 of 2
Old AIDSImagine AIDS 101 with a difference. The people gathered to learn about HIV, how it is spread, and how they can protect themselves and others are not young gay men. They are not adolescents. They are not intravenous drug users, people coming out of the prison system, or members of any of the other usually targeted grou... More..
Health & Fitness > HIV / AIDS Can immediate genital wash increase HIV/AIDS risk: 1 of 2
BBBJ's are a high STD risk, even if not for HIV.It is better to receive than to give. The "giver" (usually the women) has vastly higher STD risks than the receiver (usually the man) BBBJ often desired by men is high risk for the women. But men can also get STD's from oral sex and DATY.In the U.S., Canada and most of the world... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) History of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Community of Jesus: 1 of 1
The Community of Jesus calls every member to a living and growing faith in Jesus Christ. He is the source of our life, both individually and corporately. Our life together is possible only in him. We are ordinary people called to live beyond the ordinary. By his grace, we are called out of our various backgrounds to form a li... More..
Health & Fitness > Sexually Transmitted Diseases Why condom size matters: 1 of 1
Why condom size mattersThe Next Big (or Not So Big) Thing ... Why Condom Size MattersMost men have been there at one time or another. That moment when total sexual exhilaration turns to pure panic and fear...fear that the "little astronaut" out on his moon walk has lost his space suit. Fear that the knight is no longer wearin... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International News Reflections: Canada's new federal budget and new direction for international aid: 1 of 1
Two almost throwaway lines in the new federal budget have Ottawa's foreign aid community in a tizzy and appear to signal a new direction for how Canada's now $4.1 billion in annual development aid will be delivered abroad.One was the statement that the Conservative government intends to focus traditional bilateral aid on fewe... More..
Health & Fitness > Sexually Transmitted Diseases Could the lack of HIV prevention for male sex workers in the Caribbean fuel AIDS epidemic: 1 of 1
Lack of HIV Prevention For Male Sex Workers In The Caribbean Could Fuel AIDS EpidemicMale sex tourists, largely from the United States and Europe, may be fueling an HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Caribbean, and efforts to stop the epidemic will be severely hampered unless HIV prevention dollars are diverted to help male prostitutes... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention The continued epidemic of drug use means we've lost the war on drugs: 20 of 37
The Canadian War on Drugs is Doomed again. The Conservative minority government in Ottawa is trotting out another old policy warhouse that will surely please the party's base voter constituency-yet another war on drugs.The Health Minister's latest offensive will entail stiffer penalties for drug offenders and more money to st... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Describing IED: 4 of 5
Canadian writer may face court martialI actually read Dr. Patterson's article in Mother Jones. It is a clear and poignant explanation of the daily hardships of the war faced by all military personnel, including the segment written about Corporal Megeney. Dr. Patterson was not insensitive in his description of events, just ver... More..