How to use this toolkit

Welcome to your Oh yesss toolkit: the central hub for promoting the initiative on campus.

Designed to be a turnkey resource, this toolkit will support you every step of the way, from understanding the project to implementing it on your campus. Inside, you'll find all the visual tools, activity planners, tips and sources and everything else you need to promote the program all on your own.

Ready? Dive in: Explore, print, share and transform your campus into a place where people celebrate caring for their sexual health. Oh yesss!

What is Oh yesss?

Understanding where the idea came from

We've all heard (and maybe even said!) excuses for not wearing a condom or putting off getting tested for STIs:

"My lifestyle doesn't require me to get tested."
"Condoms ruin the mood."
"I don't have any symptoms, so I don't need to get tested."
"So you're saying you don't trust me?"

Our aim is to reverse the trend and make way for good habits and caring for your sexual health.

An initiative that celebrates good habits

Oh yess aims to promote good habits for STBBI prevention and screening in a way that feels approachable, never preachy. Because every step towards sexual health, no matter how small, should be highlighted and celebrated!

“I made an appointment to get tested, just in case.”
“I bought condoms because you never know.”
“We discussed protection and it only made us closer.”

We aim for a tone that is accessible, clear, and free of judgment. By sharing concrete examples and real-life situations, we help break down taboos—making STBBI screening and condom use acceptable, positive topics of conversation.

Both a celebration and cry of excitement, the project’s name instantly sparks feelings of joy, pride, and unapologetic pleasure. It’s about adopting good habits, embracing safe sex, and discovering that protecting yourself can actually be, well, fun—so fun that it makes you want to belt out, “Oh yesss!”

Got tested? Oh yesss!
Discussed using condoms with your partner? Oh yesss!
Researched STBBIs? Oh yesss!

4 concerns we want to address

This awareness initiative tackles four common concerns observed among young adults when it comes to condom use and STBBI testing.

Low perception of risk
“We know each other well, there’s no danger.”
“I’m not the type of person to get an STBBI.”
False sense of invisibility
“If it hasn’t happened to me yet, it never will.”
“Condoms kill the mood.”
Downplaying the consequences
“Gonorrhea? Whatever, it’s treatable.”
“No symptoms, no problems.”
High social cost of wearing protection
“Don’t you trust me?”
“People will think I’m too extreme if I always have a condom with me…”

Why take part in Oh yesss?

Despite progress in access to condoms and STBBI testing across Quebec, the numbers paint a concerning picture: over the past 10 years, STBBI cases (chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, etc.) have been on the rise. If that weren’t enough, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently sounded the alarm: young adults are using condoms less and less. Between 2014 and 2022, condom use fell from 70% to 61% among boys and from 63% to 57% among girls (Költő et al., 2024). We can and should all be doing better.

That’s where Oh yesss comes in.

The initiative was created to make talking about STBBI testing and condom use a taboo-free topic. Most importantly, through terminology that resonates with young adults.

Many students begin post-secondary studies without the necessary tools to navigate their sex lives in a healthy manner. There is a lack of discussion about sex at home, inadequate sex education at school, and rampant misinformation online… The reasons are numerous, and the consequences are very real.
Oh yesss is an opportunity to concretely:

break taboos around sexuality and create a safe space for open dialogue around sexual health without the stigmas;
dispel myths associated with wearing condoms and STBBI screening;
shine a light on the STBBI screening process;
empower young adults to make informed choices.

As a staff member of a post-secondary institution, you have a unique relationship with young adults and can play an important role in their sex education.

By bringing the Oh yesss initiative to your campus, you’re doing your part to convey nuanced and positive messaging while building a healthier and more inclusive culture of sexuality.

Different levels of involvement

Participating institutions can pick and choose the tools and activities that best serve the needs of its student body and that align with available resources.

Please note: The Club Sexu team cannot be everywhere at once and unfortunately, we can’t travel to all campuses to organize screening days or plan activities. We’re counting on your involvement to help make this project a pioneering initiative in sexual health!

Here are different levels of involvement:

The Torch-bearer

Promotes the initiative on the school’s various channels (e.g., physical and digital displays, website, and social media).

Host

Promotes the initiative across the institution's channels (e.g., physical and digital displays, website, and social media);
Improves condom accessibility, including by setting up condom dispensers and ensuring they are regularly refilled.

The Ambassador

Promotes the initiative across the institution's channels (e.g., physical and digital displays, website, and social media);
Improves condom accessibility, including by setting up condom dispensers and ensuring they are regularly refilled;
Implements their own awareness initiatives, which may or may not be inspired by Club Sexu.

The Maestro

Promotes the initiative across the institution's channels (e.g., physical and digital displays, website, and social media);
Improves condom accessibility, including by setting up condom dispensers and ensuring they are regularly refilled;
Implements their own awareness initiatives, which may or may not be inspired by Club Sexu.
Increases the accessibility of screening services by organizing special screening days on campus* or extending the opening hours of its on-campus services.

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