As therapists who strive to help individuals pursue principles of sexual health, we offer this open letter. We would like to help the LGBTQI community learn how to take responsibility for who they are […]
Historically, LGBT people have had to live lives in secret and often have had to lie about who they were, a lifestyle described as being in the closet. “Coming out” was stepping out of this […]
Defining gender has been a newsworthy – and polarizing – topic lately. Transgender children are battling to use the school bathroom that matches their identity. A documentary called Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric […]
This holiday season offers an opportunity to address a topic that’s rarely discussed openly in our LGBT community – our relationship with drugs and alcohol and how these substances permeate and affect our lives, our […]
When I first came out as a gay man, a maxim I often heard was that growing old in the gay community meant you would be lonely, depressed, bitter and alcoholic and that it was […]
Relationships are wonderful – and also difficult. Early in a relationship, it’s not easy to tell whether it will become abusive. Romantic relationships have four stages, according to Charlotte Kasl, a psychotherapist and the author […]
The moment before the horrific June 12 slaughter in Orlando struck, many of us were feeling unprecedented acceptance, a legitimization of our civil rights, and a sense of affirmation and security. We were celebrating Gay […]
How we see ourselves in the world and in relation to others is key to forming an identity. As awareness of the diversity of our community grows, ideas of what it means to be LGBTQIA are changing rapidly. […]
Congratulations, you have survived another family Thanksgiving. Or if you are truly blessed, you experienced a day of warmth and closeness with the people you cherish and who cherish you. Holidays sharply focus the need to belong, to be safe, to be connected. […]
Shame is an epidemic in our culture, and more acutely so among those considered by our culture to be outside the norm. Those who are different are often ostracized, harassed or bullied by peers in school.
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