Whoever came up with the concept of “Pride” when naming our Pride Marches and Pride Month was definitely clever. As LGBTQ people, we use the word pride a lot. But perhaps…

No one wants to be a cliché. For some, it’s a cliché to talk to a therapist about your childhood experience with your parents. I often hear statements like: My parents…

I’m an advice columnist for the Advocate.com. I received a question from a reader asking about his happiness and wondering why he wasn’t in “gay heaven;” read on for my…...

You’ve heard it before. Modern life can be a lonely place. Most people are struggling with this, but LGBT people can feel especially isolated. It comes with the territory of being different.…...

Here’s something you may not have recently considered when it comes to relationships with our partners and with ourselves: Tapping into your inner baby is a really useful tool in…...

Bisexuality doesn’t get as much attention as other sexual orientations. Even lesbian and gay people don’t often think about what it is like to be bisexual. I sat down with…...

Members of the queer community are all too familiar with stereotypes. Whether it’s generalizations made through the media or just plain ignorance, stereotypes tend to come up a lot in…...

Being perfect is one way to manage being an outsider in your own family, school, city, or country. And feeling like an outsider is a pretty typical experience for young…...

Most of us thought we would come out to our parents and then be done with the whole uncomfortable topic of coming out. But as time went on, we realized…...

Therapists don’t often share their own life stories. Our focus is on you, not us. But sometimes what we’ve learned from our personal challenges can inspire our clients. So here…...