The critics love us!

 The diverse ensemble is made up of students from Flemingdon and Thorncliffe Park, two communities where opposition to progressive sex-ed is strongest. They tackle tough topics like porn, abortion, relationships and consent with a frankness and fearlessness that’s unfiltered and fun. - NNNN
                                                                                       NOW Magazine
 The ensemble of SExT, featuring teen performers from the Flemington and Thorncliffe Park neighbourhoods, impressed us with their talents and material putting a spin on Ontario’s updated sex-ed curriculum.
                                                                                         The Torontoist
It is a fine example of using art and theatre to invoke discussion and hopefully change, and the young and especially the old should see it.
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SExT founder Shira Taylor on using theatre to educate young people about sexual health.
Shira Taylor chats about our summer 2019 tour to NWT in response to skyrocketing rates of gonorrhea and syphilis. 
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Sex ed theatre group coming to NWT.
NNSL Media announces that SExT's tour to spread awareness about STIs after the NWT’s chief public health officer issued a warning to youth about skyrocketing transmission rates in the territory.

>> READ THE ARTICLE HERE
Artist & public health advocate creates org. That teaches sex education through theater performance.
SExT's Shira Taylor is interviewed as part of a series called Today’s Wonder Women – designed to celebrate the inspiring, impactful, empowering and extraordinary things ordinary women are doing every day.

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."The Breakdown" on SiriusXM (12/5/18). SExT's Shira Taylor and Mary Getachew sit down with Allison Dore to talk about our second official music video "Tunnel Vision" and why it’s crucial to teach youth about healthy relationships.

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#BodakConsent. SExT's new music video "Bodak Consent" is featured in the fall edition of The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR)'s Quarterly Newsletter. 

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Sex ed through social action theatre. Lauren Chang (aka MS. G) & Shira Taylor sit down with Scott Neigh of rabble.ca for a in-depth conversation on producing and delivering sex ed that addresses the needs to youth today. And of course: everything "Bodak Consent". 
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>> LISTEN TO THE FULL PODCAST HERE

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Kultur'D. We discuss Bodak Consent with this pop culture show that discusses hot topics on everything from film & television, art, music to fashion & beauty with a lens on diversity of people and perspectives.

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"The Breakdown" on SiriusXM (10/2/18). SExT's Shira Taylor and CANFAR's Roxanne Ma sit down with Allison Dore & Arthur Simeon to talk about our first official music video "Bodak Consent" and how we want to Revolutionize Sex Ed. 

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The subarctic sex show with frankly speaking (9/8/18). Shira Taylor speaks with Frank on Cabin Radio about SExT and the new Ontario sex ed curriculum.

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Theatre group performance explores sexual education. La Ronge NOW discusses SExT's recent visit on the SExT National Tour.

"Sparking a conversation about difficult topics was the goal of a recent visit by Toronto’s "SExT: Sex Education by Theatre"
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Power of the arts: CANFAR partners with "SExT: Sex Education by Theatre" to educate Canadian youth about HIV prevention. 

"This partnership between CANFAR and SExT will be the first of its kind and will directly reach youth in the most relevant communities that are disproportionately affected by HIV. The majority of new HIV infections in Canada occur within Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan, where the rates of HIV prevalence are twice the national average."

>> READ THE PRESS RELEASE HERE
"It is a fine example of using art and theatre to invoke discussion and hopefully change, and the young and especially the old should see it."

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 "[SExT] is likely more effective delivering a message than any current sex-ed class." 

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Our first TV media coverage from Global News in 2014 as we geared up for our first performance at the Ontario Science Centre.
SExT presents "Bodak Consent". Lauren Chang and Shira Taylor sit down with Roger Peterson on Breakfast Television to talk about the sex ed repeal and Bodak Consent.

​>> WATCH THE INTERVIEW HERE
Bodak Consent spins Cardi B hit into teachable moment. "A music video set to the tune of Cardi B’s breakout hit “Bodak Yellow” is amplifying young people’s voices in hopes of teaching an important lesson about consent." Lauren Chang & Shira Taylor talk with CTV news.

>> WATCH THE INTERVIEW HERE

>> READ THE ARTICLE HERE
How a group of Canadian youth are using theatre for sex education. Lauren Chang's article is featured on Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinhem's website: Women's Media Center. 

​>> READ THE ARTICLE HERE
Shira Taylor, Creator of SExT: Sex Education by Theatre, talks about "Bodak Consent". Read Shira Taylor's interview with DEFECTIVEGEEKS about SExT and "Bodak Consent".

​>>READ THE INTERVIEW HERE 
MUST WATCH: New music video "Bodak Consent" offers hope for a world that continues to be confused about consent. She Does The City features our new music video "Bodak Consent".

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Power of the arts. SExT is the cover story for The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR)'s Quarterly Newsletter. 

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Sex Ed theatre coming to the north. MBC Radio profiles our first national tour through Saskatchewan.

"The group wants to directly reach youth in communities that are disproportionately affected by HIV. The province has the highest rates of HIV in the country."

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 "The youth voice has been missing from this conversation ... given that youth are the focus. So it's cool have that script flipped."

​Cast members Mary Getachew and Hamza talk SExT on CBC

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The Torontoist names SExT a highlight of the 2016 Toronto Fringe Festival and lauds our "exceptional ensemble". 

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The PhD candidate making a difference. ​U of T News spoke with our director and creator, Shira Taylor about SExT making its Fringe debut. 

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Bringing sex education to the stage. "While some are horrified by the overtly sexual movies and TV shows consumed by today's youth, a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health has a slightly different stance." 

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Youth for Youth: Young People in Toronto Designing, Organizing, and Delivering Sex and Relationship Education to Their Peers. SExT cast member, Mary Getachew, talks with Sex City about the importance of SExT as an educational tool.

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Sex on stage: How one public health professional is turning sex education upside down. U of T News profiles SExT before their first performance at the Ontario Science Centre

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