TOMQ : TORONTO
About Toronto Ontario
Toronto, the capital of the province of Ontario, is the largest Canadian city and sits along Lake Ontario’s northwestern shore. It's a dynamic multi-cultural city with a lots of soaring skyscrapers, including the iconic free-standing CN Tower. Toronto is a great city for sex work as it attracts lots of tourist and has a vibrant gay village. You can easily get around Toronto on the underground subway called the TTC.
Interactive Map
This map listed all of the places you can stop by and receive support. Below the map, we have listed the resources as well. The map allows you to get directions, see hours of operation, and also get the most updated information like phone, website address and more!
Not all sex worker support organizations are located on the map as they don't have an acutal address for you to stop by.
Check out the listings below the map for a complete list.
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Sex Worker Support Organizations
Monkeypox Woundcare Kits at Maggie's Toronto
Maggie's has partnered with www.igotmpox.com to help provide free Mpox Wound care Kits to those currently coping with an Mpox (Monkeypox) infection (see the attached promotional image). Proper wound care can help reduce how uncomfortable/painful/inconvenient the experience is, help pox heal faster, minimize pox scarring, help prevent secondary infections, and help reduce the chances of passing Mpox on.
To arrange delivery of an Mpox wound care kit, please email me at michael@maggiesto.org or reach out to 'I Got MPox' at igotmpox@gmail.com.
OnlyMans: HQ Drop-ins
The OnlyMans: HQ Drop-in is an attempt to hold space for, build, and support Gay Bi Queer Trans guys and Gender Non-Conforming Non-Binary folks in sex work. These Drop-ins will take place once every three months allowing community to form connections in person, wellness check-in, access resources – STBBI rapid testing, mental health, harm reduction, etc. Hosted in the HQ community rooms. These will be hybrid events to include anyone quarantining, or physically unable to relocate. We will be providing transportation and a meal for attendees.
Upcoming Dates:
- Monday, December 12, 2022
- Monday, March 13, 2023
For more information:
- Location: 790 Bay St. #820, Toronto, ON M5G 1N8
- Register: https://form.jotform.com/222443166381251
- Email: kphillips@actoronto.ca
Maggie’s Sex Worker’s Action Project
Mission: Maggie’s is one of Canada's oldest by and for sex worker support organizations providing space for sex workers to connect, access harm reduction materials, street outreach and education for community organizations, political leaders and allies.
For more information:
- Website: https://www.maggiesto.org/
- Phone: 416-964-0150
- Email: info@maggiesto.org
For legal information and referrals:
- Email: legal@maggiesto.org
Bad Date Coalition
Mission: social action group based in Toronto, Ontario Canada dedicated to improving safety for people involved in sex work
For more information:
Website: https://www.baddatecoalition.ca/
Bad Date List: https://baddatelist.com/
To report a bad date:
- Email: report@baddatelist.com
- Phone: 416-765-6009
For general information:
- Email: bdcoalition@gmail.com
Butterfly
Mission: Butterfly provides support to, and advocates for, the rights of Asian and migrant sex workers.
For more information:
- Website: https://www.butterflysw.org/
- Email: cswbutterfly@gmail.com
- Phone: 416-906-3098
Community Health Organizations
Note: Many community health organizations offer a variety of services such as group support programs, harm reduction supplies, counselling, and HIV testing.
2 Spirit of the First Nations
For more information:
- Website: http://www.2spirits.com
- Phone: 416-944-9300
The 519 Community Centre
Highlights: HIV Testing, Counselling, Legal Clinics and Resources
- Website: https://www.the519.org/
- Email: Info@The519.org
- Phone: 416-392-6874
ACT (formerly the AIDS Committee of Toronto)
Since 1983 ACT has developed programs and services that respond to the changing needs of the communities it serves.
- Website: https://www.actoronto.org/
- Email: ask@actoronto.org
- Phone: 416-340-2437
Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (BlackCAP)
- Website: http://www.blackcap.ca/
- Phone: 416-977-9955
- Email: info@black-cap.com
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
- Website: http://www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/
- Email: info@aidslaw.ca
- Phone: 416-595-1666
Prisoners’ HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN)
- Website: http://www.pasan.org/
- Phone: 416-920-9567
Toronto People with AIDS Foundation (PWA)
- Website: https://www.pwatoronto.org/
- Email: info@pwatoronto.org
- Phone: 416-506-1400
Clinics and Pharmacies
Hassle Free Clinic
Highlight: HIV Testing, STI Testing and Treatment, PrEP referrals
- Website: http://hasslefreeclinic.org/
- Phone: 416-922-0566
The Village Pharmacy - Yonge Street
Highlights: HIV Testing, PrEP referrals, Prescription deliveries
- Website: https://www.thevillagepharmacy.ca/
- Email: yonge@thevillagepharmacy.ca
- Phone: 416-960-2323
Harm Reduction Organizations
Centre On Drug Policy Evaluation
Highlights: Drug Checking Service
- Website: www.cdpe.org
- Email: drugchecking@cdpe.org
Fred Victor
Highlights: Consumption and Treatment Services
- Website: https://www.fredvictor.org/
- Phone: 416-364-8228
Street Health
Highlights: Consumption and Treatment Services
- Website: https://www.streethealth.ca/
- Email: info@streethealth.ca
- Phone: 416-921-8668
St Stephen’s Community House
Highlights: Harm reduction supplies, peer support, counselling
- Website: https://www.sschto.ca/
- Email: info@sschto.ca
- Phone: 416-925-2103 ext.1255
The Works Needle Exchange Program
Highlights: HIV Testing, Consumption and Treatment Services, Drug Checking Service
- Website: https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-programs-advice/services-provided-by-the-works/
- Phone: 416-392-0520
Community Health Centres
Note: Community Health Centres offer a range of holistic health services.
LAMP Community Health Centre (Etobicoke)
- Website: https://lampchc.org/
- Phone: 416-252-6471
- Email: feedback@lampchc.org
Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre
Highlights: HIV Testing, Consumption and Treatment Services
- Website: https://pqwchc.org/
Contact Parkdale Site:
- Phone: 416‑537‑2455
Contact Queen West Site:
- Phone: 416‑703‑8480
Regent Park Community Health Centre
Highlights: Consumption and Treatment Services
- Website: http://www.regentparkchc.org/
- Email: info@regentparkchc.org
- Phone: 416-364-2261
Sherbourne Health
- Website: https://sherbourne.on.ca/primary-family-health-care/lgbt-health/
- Email: info@sherbourne.on.ca
- Phone: 416-324-4103
South Riverdale Community Health Centre
Highlights: HIV Testing, Consumption and Treatment Services
- Website: https://www.srchc.ca/
- Email: srchc@srchc.com
- Phone: 416-461-2493
Support Programs
TPOC Trans People of Colour Project @ the 519 Community Centre
Highlights: An educational and social support group for TPOC.
- Website: https://www.the519.org/programs/trans-identified-person-of-colour
- For more information and registration: ypersad@the519.org
Tax Clinic @ the 519
- Website: https://www.the519.org/programs/tax-clinic
- Email: TaxClinic@The519.org
Space Rentals
DayUse
Highlights: Daytime Hotel Use
Kink Den
Highlights: Hourly Space Rental
- Website: www.kinkden.com
- Email: bookings@kinkden.com
- Phone: 416-953-6773
FEEDBACK REQUEST! If you have used any of these external resources, we would appreciate feedback on your experience so that we can be confident in the resources we are referring to in the community! Send Feedback