This creative video illustrates the idea of sexual consent excellently. Respect your partner and yourself! SOURCE: Blue Seat Studios.
This creative video illustrates the idea of sexual consent excellently. Respect your partner and yourself! SOURCE: Blue Seat Studios.
30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself – (BLOG Here) An excellent post, by Mark Chernoff for his blog Mark & Angel Hack Life. I encourage you to read it and reflect on it. It may help you assess what you may need to stop doing to yourself to be on a greater path of… Read more »
Published on Mar 31, 2012. Eight families with transgender and gender non-conforming children ranging in ages from 5 to 25 share their stories. With the healthy development of their children at stake, parents must confront binary perceptions of gender, widespread transphobia and controversial parenting decisions. SOURCE:www.itlmedia.org
Published on Jun 30, 2012. Homophobic slurs and anti-gay hate speech are commonplace among many of the professional athletes who are role models for young people. IN THE LIFE examines pervasive homophobia in the world of sports and speaks with professional athletes who are standing up to put an end to it. Then, transgender advocates… Read more »
IN THE LIFE travels from New York to Illinois and California for a stark look at LGBT youth who are kicked out of their homes. Nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. Produced by Chuy Sánchez & Kathryn Morrison. SOURCE:www.itlmedia.org
Psychotherapist Matthew J. Dempsey talks about why people tend to judge others easily at times and how it can play out specifically in the gay male community. Matt gives gay men a perspective of how trust and past deep emotional wounds play a role in judgment amongst some gay men. He offers a way for… Read more »
“‘Gen Silent’ is the critically-acclaimed documentary from filmmaker Stu Maddux that asks six LGBT seniors if they will hide their friends, their spouses- their entire lives in order to survive in the care system. Their surprising decisions are captured through intimate access to their day-to-day lives over the course of a year. It puts a… Read more »
In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBT representation in the media. He went on to write ”The Celluloid Closet,” the first book to critique Hollywood’s portrayals of gays on screen. During the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Vito became a passionate… Read more »
My good friend and colleague, Matthew J. Dempsey, LMHC has developed a great video for his blog on the unique importance of validation to gay men. Matthew suggests how gay men can live most authentically in the pursuit of true validation within a hostile heterosexist culture. Some many of us find ourselves seeking positive affirmation… Read more »
Jonah is a brave young man sharing his heartfelt struggle about life as a gay teen in America. In his own creative video, he shares his story with strength, courage, and authentic that is an inspiration for anyone who is struggling to find their sense of self in an intolerant and, often, hostile world around… Read more »
Polo Jean-Louis, LCSW is taking an extended sabbatical with future plans of relaunching his practice in Nova Scotia, Canada. We thank you for your support in advance. Stay safe and healthy.