Search

In Laval, 13 vulnerable individuals and 14 practitioners describe the obstacles to accessing comprehensive sexual health services. Suggestions for action: reach out, support, make reception more flexible, and better promote resources. Towards the development of comprehensive sexual health services in Laval: analysis of the needs of vulnerable populations Sophie Gilbert and Sylvie Lévesque (researchers, UQAM), Sophia Grouev and Kasandra Beaulieu (research assistants, UQAM). Co-researchers from practice settings: Maude St-Germain and Justine Gendron (Sphere – Comprehensive Sexual Health), Danielle Fournier (Laval Women's Condition Roundtable) Audio Capsules on Health Practices Analysis of Health Practices and link to the source This report helps adapt practices to people that sexual health services find difficult to reach. Based on testimonies from the individuals concerned and practitioners, it sheds light on the barriers to accessing care: shame, distrust, isolation, daily constraints, or inappropriate access criteria. It offers concrete suggestions for reaching out to the public, building trust, supporting efforts, and improving partnerships. Founded on the context of Laval, Quebec, it can stimulate team reflection on accessibility and continuity of support, taking into account local resources and realities. Towards the development of global sexual health services in Laval: analysis of the needs of vulnerable populations. #️⃣ #pratiquesensante #ComprehensiveSexualHealth #ReachOut #Intersectionality #SocialHealthInequalities #PartnershipResearch #AccessToCare #VulnerablePopulations #pratiquesensante #SantéSexuelleGlobale #AllerVers #Intersectionnalité #InégalitésSocialesDeSanté #RecherchePartenariale #AccèsAuxSoins #PopulationsVulnérabilisées (translated)

During the Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, Lisa Vaelen qualified for the all-around final while the Belgian women's team finished in 16th place in the qualifications, with four Belgians still in the running for the upcoming events. #Gymnastique #Mondiaux2026 #Belgique (translated)

Loupiote presented the program for the upcoming days: KarmineCorp was supposed to qualify tonight for the play-in finals, an event was planned for the following day, and then a women’s LAN on Sunday. Loupiote also shared a link to his Twitch channel. https://t.co/8CgV15r9Uq #KarmineCorp #Gaming #Esport (translated)

The article discusses how victims of violent partners can lose their jobs and provides ten recommendations from Vie féminine and the CEASE network to improve the protection of these victims in the workplace. #ViolencesConjugales #ProtectionDesVictimes #EmploiEtViolence (translated)

Alice Cordier wrote that Bally Bagayoko abstained during a vote against excision and female genital mutilation. She indicated that, according to her, 13% of women giving birth in Saint-Denis had been excised, and she blamed the mayor for not caring about it. #Excision #MutilationsSexuelles #DroitsDesFemmes (translated)

Loupiote presented the women's team aga Tsuki, composed of GlanceVl, NeloG0AT, louhngle, shiraVLR, and floramvs. She announced that she would participate in a LAN in Thiais on October 18 and that the event would be broadcast on her channel. She also thanked KarmineCorp for lending her Glance. https://t.co/PWuqhpB2ml #LANFeminine #Gaming #Fierté (translated)

Bally Bagayoko explained that his group abstained during the vote on a wish presented by the opposition elected officials from the Socialist, Environmentalists, and Citizens group at the municipal council. The text focused on the protection of girls and women against excision and female genital mutilation, as well as the adoption of a comprehensive law against sexist and sexual violence (SSV). He said that his group supported the fight against mutilations and reminded that nearly 500 patients received follow-up each year in the municipality. He also praised the work of the Women's House, Delafontaine Hospital, and various associations, and asked the State to strengthen the resources allocated for prevention and medical follow-up. According to Bally Bagayoko, the abstention concerned the request to quickly adopt the law on SSV. He indicated that the bill had been significantly amended in committee at the National Assembly the week of the municipal council, and its content remained uncertain. His group had asked to remove references to this law from the wish in order to be able to vote in favor of the text on the fight against excision, but the opposition had refused, he wrote. He believed that this refusal had hindered the pursuit of an agreement and denounced a political instrumentalization of the issue. The group ultimately abstained in order not to block the wish, which was adopted, while not supporting all of its content, he noted. #Excision #DroitsDesFemmes #LutteContreLesViolences (translated)

Bally Bagayoko explained that his group, the majority "Together Let's Find Hope," abstained during the municipal council on September 24, 2026, on a wish put forward by the Socialist, Ecologist, and Citizen group against female genital mutilation and excision. He stated that his group supported the measures in the text against excision, notably the strengthening of state resources for school medicine, medical follow-up, and prevention. He also reminded that nearly 500 patients were followed each year in the municipality and praised the work of the Women's House, Delafontaine Hospital, and various associations. According to him, his group had requested the withdrawal of the wish's calls for the rapid adoption of a comprehensive law against gender-based and sexual violence (GBSV), as the bill had been significantly amended in committee at the National Assembly during the week of the council and still needed further amendments. Bagayoko stated that his group could therefore not support a text whose final content was uncertain and on which they had reservations. He added that the opposition elected officials still present had refused the proposed amendments, while most had left the session before its conclusion. His group had abstained, he specified, while allowing the wish to be adopted. He finally affirmed that his determination to fight against excision in the municipality and beyond remained unwavering. #Excision #DroitsDesFemmes #LutteContreLesMutilations (translated)

Among the potentials for the Nobel Prize in Literature 2026, writers such as Jamaica Kincaid, Can Xue, and Cristina Rivera Garza stand out, while a female victory would mark a significant advance in the representation of women among the laureates. #PrixNobel #Littérature #FemmeÉcrivain (translated)

Instant Foot indicated that the Barça Women’s team had overwhelmingly defeated Real 7-0 during the women's Clasico. According to the account, Claudia Pina had scored four goals, while Hansen, Pajor, and Schertenleib had also scored. It added that Barça was in first place in the women's Liga. #BarçaFemini #LigaFéminine #Football (translated)