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As needs of Toronto’s diverse youth communities dem- one of the largest and most diverse studies of young onstrate a need to change the current state of sexual people’s sexual health needs ever done in Canada, health services and information available to youth. [...] Most importantly, relationships, HIV/AIDS and sexual pleasure are the we advocate for shifts in youth health policy and top three sexual health topics youth want to learn programming to become more youth-positive and more about. [...] The increase in HIV and STI rates, the misinformation, myths and decrease in knowledge among youth, the underutilization of sexual health services, and the multiple and ever-changing needs of Toronto’s diverse youth communities demon- strate a need to change the current state of sexual health services and information available to youth. [...] The goal of the TTS is to conduct research that will enrich both the quality and quantity of sexual health infor- mation available to Toronto teens and improve the ways in which sexual health promotion and care is deliv- ered. [...] Specific objectives are to: • explore the sexual health services youth seek out in Toronto • discover the access barriers youth face when seeking services • learn where youth are getting their sexual health information • ascertain what youth want and need in terms of sexual health information • understand where youth want to get that information and in what formats • investigate the similarities a