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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MUST WATCH: New music video "Bodak Consent" offers hope for a world that continues to be confused about consent. (10/2/18)

"In a world that continues to be confused about the meaning of consent, there is always hope for the younger generations. That’s why Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) partnered with arts-based youth performance group SExT: Sex Education by Theatre to release “Bodak Consent,” a new music video highlighting topics like consent, safer sex practices and HIV/STI prevention."

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

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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."

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"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.

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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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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