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Project 10 (P10) is a meeting place and advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex, queer, trans, two-spirit, and questioning youth ages 14-25 in Montréal, QC. In celebration of Pride, 10% of Jems June webshop proceeds...

Jems Loves MILFs is a series in which we ask moms of all kinds what gives them life. From art moms to aunties, grandmothers to Godmothers, disabled moms, single moms, queer moms, pet moms, and...

by Emory Oakley How to Talk About Safer Sex with New Partners Most of us probably know that it’s important to talk about safer sex with new partners, but it isn’t necessarily an easy conversation....

Jems is straight-up thrilled to present Dr. Julia Rackal, who practices family medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital Family Health Team in Toronto, as one of our rockstar Community Experts. Jems spoke with the fresh-faced literal...

by Joelle Majeau Despite being more than five years ago, I remember the day I found out I was pregnant with cosmic clarity. It was a glorious afternoon in late July, and I had the day...

Abortion 101 At Jems, we believe access to abortion and reproductive care is a human right and should be responsive, caring, non-judgmental and trauma-informed.  Being a Canadian company, we recognize the disparities between Canadian and...

A Conversation about the Monkeypox* Virus, Vaccine, and Safer Sex Practices with SJ Stephens SJ Stephens (they/he, elle/él) is a 22-year-old Wellesley College student born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. They are the co-president of...

By Taylor Neal I'm 25. I've been sexually active for over ten years now and over this period my sexuality has fluctuated and changed almost as many times as my hairstyle. However, one thing remains certain;...

By Emory Oakley First dates are challenging for so many reasons, but safety can be a concern for many people – especially when meeting in person for the first time. Typically, when people talk about...

by @autogyniphiles_anonymous We’d like to thank the folks at Jems for making this post possible. When they approached us and asked us to tell people about trans sex, we were overjoyed, and we asked our...