Totally Outright is a leadership program that brings together people living in Nova Scotia to learn about and discuss sexual and mental health. It takes participants through a set of workshops, talks, facilitated discussions, and projects to explore their own relationships to these topics, increase their knowledge of HIV, HCV, and other STIs and STBBIs as well as harm reduction and safer sex practices. The programming also teaches skills for participants to become sexual health leaders in their own communities and work. Totally OutRight is a free program (including lodging, food, and cost of travel to Halifax for the week).
In the past, HEAL NS has offered a version of this program for people who identify as queer men, as well a version for trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse communities.
Our next offering will be for people identifying as queer men in the spring of 2026! Keep an eye on this page for applications opening this winter.
We are also preparing to offer our first Totally Outright for BIPOC communities, and we can’t wait to share more soon!
Totally Outright is made possible in Nova Scotia through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The views expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views of PHAC.