Come as You Are (sex shop)

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Come As You Are is a sex-positive sex shop located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1997 by Cory Silverberg, Sandra Haar, and Carey Grey as a democratic worker-owner cooperative in the model of the United States–based Good Vibrations.[1]

Overview

Come As You Are Co-operative has an educational and community-based mandate, to provide a store where people can access sex information and products.[2] The sex shop has a focus on making sexuality products accessible for disabled people.[3]. The co-op also provided Canada's only sex toy recycling program[4], and provides gender affirming gear via their GenderGear site.[5]

Education

Come As You Are offers sex education, health workshops by notable sex-positive authors and educators, including Susie Bright, Carol Queen, Emily Nagoski, and others.[6] The co-op also provides education outreach workshops to local community groups and universities.

In 2013, Come As You Are won The Co-operators' National Co-op Challenge with a proposal to bring their educational outreach to communities across Canada.[7]

Recognition

Come As You Are has consistently been voted Toronto's best sex shop by the readers of Now Toronto[8] and has been cited as Toronto's "most inclusive sex shop".[9]

References

  1. ^ ""Come as You Are is the city's most inclusive sex shop"". Now Magazine. 2025-06-26. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  2. ^ "Your Local Neighbourhood Sex Shop Co-operative: Come As You Are". Sex Life Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  3. ^ Ubelacker, Sheryl (2012-11-21). "From sex shops to coaching, services can help people with disabilities explore sensuality". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  4. ^ ""Diverting Dildos"". Alternatives Journal. 2013. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  5. ^ ""Toronto sex shop launches new website to help trans youth"". Xtra Magazine. 2013. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  6. ^ Grainger, Lia. "Workshops at Come As You Are with Susie Bright". Metro. Toronto: Metronews.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  7. ^ "Two Ontario co-ops win $25,000 in The National Co-op Challenge" (Press release). The Co-operators. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  8. ^ Bednar, Olivia (2019-02-01). "The best sex and kink shops in Toronto". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  9. ^ ""Come as You Are is the city's most inclusive sex shop"". Now Magazine. 2025-06-26. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
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