# Sexual Health Resource Centre

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The **Sexual Health Resource Centre** (SHRC) is a non-profit information and referral service that addresses [sex](/source/Sex), [sexuality](/source/Human_sexuality), and [sexual health](/source/Sexual_health). It serves the community of [Kingston](/source/Kingston,_Ontario), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada, and is located in the John Deutsch University Centre of [Queen’s University](/source/Queen's_University_at_Kingston). It is operated by volunteers year round who respond to inquiries by phone or in person. It is funded by student fees from the [Alma Mater Society](/source/Alma_Mater_Society_of_Queen's_University) and Society of Graduate and Professional Students at Queen’s University.

## History

Dr. Jim Whitley, a math [professor](/source/Professor) and assistant to the Principal, helped spearhead a student project in 1971 called the Birth Control and Abortion Information and Referral Centre, which was also staffed by full-time coordinators.[1] One of the initial goals of the Centre was to provide information on “birth control, abortion, infertility, vasectomies and veneral disease, and medical referrals.”[2]

By 1974, its expanding mandate led to a name change to the Birth Control, VD & Abortion Referral Centre.[3] The Centre moved to the Grey House at 51 Bader Lane in 1975 and established a lending library. The name was again changed to the shorter “Birth Control Centre” in 1983.[4] The Centre began selling sexual health products at cost with the introduction of spermicidal foam and condom wallets in the late 1980s.[5][6] This selection expanded by 1991 to include spermicidal jelly and sponges.[7]

In 1995, the Centre was again renamed as the “(Not Just the) Birth Control Centre” in recognition of its growing mandate,[8] which was again promptly changed to the Sexual Health Resource Centre, which it remains today.[9] In 2004, theSHRC began receiving direct funding from Queen’s University undergraduate students through the establishment of a mandatory $0.85 CAD fee per student.[10] The fee withstood a challenge that it discriminated against students on the basis of religion that same year.[11]

## Services

The SHRC is an educational resource to the community it serves. It has its own lending library, separate from the Queen’s University library, and has a diverse selection of pamphlets.[12] SHRC volunteers have also offered educational teach-in sessions for audiences ranging from elementary school to university students and other community groups since 1984.[13] Teach-ins cover a range of topics from healthy relationships, [contraception](/source/Contraception), [sexually transmitted infections](/source/Sexually_transmitted_disease), and sex toys.

## Products

The SHRC also sells an assortment of sexual health and pleasure products at cost. The Centre began selling products in 1987, beginning with spermicidal foam.[14] Contraceptive and protective methods currently sold include a variety of [condoms](/source/Condom), [dental dams](/source/Dental_dam), and [reality condoms](/source/Female_condom) (aka female condoms). The SHRC has also sold sex toys at cost since 2001, such as [dildos](/source/Dildo), masturbatory sleeves, [vibrators](/source/Vibrator_(sex_toy)), and [bondage](/source/Bondage_(BDSM)) play items.

The SHRC also regularly collaborates with community groups in Kingston with a similar mandate, such as HIV/AIDS Regional Services, ReelOut Queer Film Festival, and Sexual Assault Centre Kingston.

## See also

- [Sexual Recovery Anonymous](/source/Sexual_Recovery_Anonymous)

## References

1. "Centre gets grant", *Kingston Whig Standard*, March 7, 1972

1. "Sex information groups join forces", *Kingston Whig Standard*, June 15, 1972

1. "The B. C. Centre", Who’s Where, Queen’s University: Alma Mater Society, 1974–1975, p. 135

1. "Birth Control", Student Services, Queen’s University: Alma Mater Society, 1983–1984, p. 85

1. "Health Services", Who’s Where, Queen’s University: Alma Mater Society, 1987–1988, p. 43

1. "Queen's Birth Control Centre to hand out 'condom wallets'", Who’s Where, Queen’s University: Alma Mater Society, 1988–1989

1. "Queen's and Community Services", Who’s Where, Queen’s University: Alma Mater Society, 1991–1992, p. 71

1. "Student-Run Services", Who’s Where, Queen’s University: Alma Mater Society, 1995–1996, p. 66

1. "Services", Who’s Where, Queen’s University: Alma Mater Society, 1996–1997, p. 74

1. "Referendum Statements", *Queen’s Journal*, January 30, 2004

1. Daifallah, Adam (December 2004), ["Student bravely challenges pro-abort funding"](http://www.theinterim.com/2004/dec/13student.html), *The Interim*, retrieved May 12, 2011

1. ["Making us 'happier sexual citizens' - Queen's Journal"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100901174708/http://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2008-02-12/supplement/making-us-happier-sexual-citizens/). Archived from [the original](http://queensjournal.ca/story/2008-02-12/supplement/making-us-happier-sexual-citizens/) on 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2012-01-09.

1. Tomlinson, Jeremy (February 7, 1984), "Prejudices hinder Student Affairs Centre", *Queen’s Journal*, p. 16

1. "Health Services", Who’s Where, Queen’s University: Alma Mater Society, 1987–1988, p. 43

## External links

- [Sex Toys & Lubricants](https://loosenonline.jp/)

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