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Am I Bisexual? Am I Asexual? These Are the Wrong Questions
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (697+ words) Posted March 17, 2026 | Reviewed by Hara Estroff Marano "A client wonders if she's bisexual. How do I help her decide?" "A patient thinks he's asexual. How do I evaluate this?" I provide case consultations for many therapists each month, and questions…...
Talking to Your Child About Sex, Puberty, and Consent
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1058+ words) Posted March 1, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader Few parenting topics make even the most confident adults shift in their seats like sex. Many of us were raised with silence, vague euphemisms, or one awkward "talk" that left more confusion than clarity....
How Stereotypes Inform the Way Gay Men See Themselves
3+ week, 3+ day ago (517+ words) Posted February 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley This week, Wired published an article titled "Inside the Gay Tech Mafia," profiling the network of gay men in the tech industry. The illustrations accompanying the piece depicted gay men as exaggerated stereotypes, including…...
LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Ann Arbor, MI
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (64+ words) Find the Right LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Ann Arbor, MI - Kat Fraus, LMSW; Robert P Cohen; Elaine M Blum, LLMSW, PhD; Huan-Hsiang Ueng, PhD, LP; Center for EMDR and Trauma Therapy; Judith Banker, MA, LLP; Taylor Jones, MA, LLP; Kim…...
Why Gay Men Code-Switch Their Voice When Dating
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (830+ words) Posted February 11, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma Last fall, I wrote a post about why gay men judge their voices. The response was immediate and clearly struck a chord among gay men. It even led to a recent conversation with Zach…...
Why Religious Harm Isn’t Always Recognized as Trauma
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (431+ words) Posted January 26, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Not long ago, a family member sent me a message linking my sexual orientation to painful events in our family history and describing my identity as spiritually disordered and in need of correction. The…...
How Bayesian Thinking Helps Win Lotteries and Life
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (772+ words) Posted January 18, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch Lotteries are hard to win. The odds of hitting the Powerball jackpot are so tiny that, as a CNN commenter once put it, you have a better chance of becoming an astronaut, dating a…...
"Evil Influencer" and the Dark Side of Sex Addiction
2+ mon, 23+ hour ago (326+ words) Posted January 16, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods The Netflix documentary Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story (2025) exposes the unethical and criminal activities of therapist and life coach Jodi Hildebrandt. She was arrested for serious child abuse and jailed in Utah in…...
A Bad Idea: Posting Conspiracy Theories When Online Dating
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (179+ words) Posted January 12, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk In Experiment 2, volunteers viewed online dating profiles that included beliefs supporting conspiracy theories that were more or less plausible or did not mention conspiracy theories at all (control group). The volunteers were also asked…...
The Psychology of Intersex Rights and Well-Being
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (163+ words) Posted January 9, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods 1. Stigma, Not Biology, Drives Harm 2. Non-consensual Interventions Can Cause Long-Term Harm 3. Connection Is More Protective Than Expertise Alone 2. Treat Intersex Care as Trauma-Informed Care 3. Invest in Peer-Based and Community Supports Psychological research consistently shows…...