How to Support a Partner Who Has Experienced Sexual Trauma It doesn’t matter what happened or where it happened. What does matter is how you support the person you love who is trying to heal from sexual trauma. How do you begin? Any erotic stimulus can retrigger the experience. The [...]
How to Talk with Your Kids - at Any Age - About Sex Parents often ask me … “At what age should we have the talk?” “What am I going to say?” “What if I say the wrong thing?” “I am uncomfortable having these conversations; is it okay to avoid [...]
My Transitioning Journey: Acceptance and Validation Aren't Easy to Find I remember going to a drag party in college and dressing drag. I felt I could be more myself in drag and others observed they saw me more clearly. I felt I was in the right personal space, and it [...]
Samantha Wynn Greenstone knows her husband is gay, okay? She knew he was gay when they met in a San Diego production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” She knew hewas gay when he proposed. She knew he was gay when they got married in November. He’s not bisexual. She’s not in denial. That hasn’t stopped them [...]
Level of fear rises in LGBTQIA community, but we can combat it! The opposition to diversity and inclusion today is growing stronger and louder. Millions of Americans legitimately are afraid. It seems as if a relentless and unprecedented attack targeted on the LGBTQIA community is gaining dangerously rapid momentum with [...]
Men don’t cry … why not? Growing up, I was raised to hide my emotions. Men don’t cry or talk about what they are feeling, I was taught. Men are supposed to be stoic; we are supposed to be protectors. We cannot and should not express our feelings verbally. My [...]
Religion and sexuality often don’t mix When growing up, most of us viewed religion as a community, and we believed that all individuals – no matter how different they are – were accepted into that religious community. However, the LGBTQIA+ community is learning this is not always true. Religion and [...]
Gay men have body image issues Approximately 84 percent of gay men say they feel under intense pressure to have a good body. They are three times more likely than straight men to have body image issues. Only one percent stated they were “very happy” with their appearance, and they continue [...]
Do you feel you’re losing control over your life and don’t know where to turn? Hi. I’m Dr. Joe Kort, psychotherapist and clinical director of The Center for Relationship and Sexual Health in Royal Oak, Michigan. Our robust team of highly educated and certified therapists are ready to help you find a healthy solution to get [...]
Bisexuality, pansexuality, asexuality and sexual fluidity – do we really understand these terms? Dr. Mimi Hoang, a nationally recognized psychologist, educator, author and activist specializing in LGBTQ+ and Asian Pacific communities, co-founded three organizations in Los Angeles, California dedicated to bisexual, pansexual, fluid and non-monosexual individuals. She spoke with me [...]