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2007 Sex Now Survey Report

The 2007 Sex Now Report presents data from 1533 men from across British Columbia. This year’s report has two special features: detailed data on young gay men in BC and a review of the trends in gay culture in the last five years – from Sex Now 2002 to 2007.

The Sex Now Index 2006

1331 gay and bisexual men from across BC responded to Sex Now 2006. Findings from this internet survey include information on gay men and dating. Print out the Sex Now Index and read the details.

Sex Now, numbers rising: challenges for gay men�s health

Report by Terry Trussler, Rick Marchand and Mark Gilbert

Response to Sex Now 2004 was robust, exceeding the 2002 survey by 45%. Using data gathered from 2,605 participants in 2004 and 1,842 participants in 2002, this report compares findings to describe previously unknown characteristics of BC�s gay population, to estimate its HIV prevalence, and to measure factors that may be contributing to rising infections.

Sex Now: do it again

The "street report" of the 2004 Sex Now survey describes the main findings of our probe into increasing HIV infections among gay men in BC. While we found no increase in risk between 2002 and 2004, the report describes how many men feel pressured for unprotected casual sex in today's environment.

Sex Now: do the math

A street version of the report, "Sex Now do the math" was produced for distribution at community events such as Pride and all the usual recreational venues. The content of this back-pocket guide is presented with wit, humour and simplified statistics to get across an important wake-up message: the risks of unprotected sex are increasing not decreasing. Do the math!

Sex Now: by the numbers

The complete findings and analysis are reported in, "Sex Now by the numbers": a statistical guide to health planning for gay men. The survey found a 25% increase in the proportion of men reporting risk sex between 2000 and 2002. Sex Now results showed that at least 27% of participants had unprotected sex with an unknown status partner in the previous year.