Identity Issues

As a gay man, I am inspired that a football star such as Michael Sam would choose to come out, share the truth of his identity, and open his private life to the scrutiny of the media and ... Read More

He might be the best defensive player not on a National Football League roster, a chiseled 6-foot-2, 255-pound, All-American hulk from a small town in ultra-conservative Texas. He’s widely ... Read More

Your child came out to you and you’ve all made it through to the other side. Now what? How can you support your lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) teenager as they ... Read More

I recently read therapist Suzanne Iasenza’s article, What Is Queer About Sex?: Expanding Sexual Frames in Theory and Practice. In the paper, Dr. Iasenza describes things that challenge ... Read More

Recently I was walking through the grocery store, stopped in the deodorant section, and found myself dismayed. The women’s deodorants didn’t appeal to me at all—too pink, too ... Read More

As the power of mobile devices and smartphones has rapidly increased, game developers have created ever more realistic and complex environments. Using backdrops of elaborate movies or the ... Read More

Life isn’t easy for bisexual people. For the most part, they are invisible, defined by society by the gender of their partners. Bi people with opposite-sex partners are viewed as straight, ... Read More

Suicide in the United States has increased dramatically in the past 50 years, particularly among the old and the young. The leading cause of death among young people, suicide has increased ... Read More

When it comes to bisexuality the myths abound, including the one that bisexuality doesn’t exist. This denial and dismissal of a large part of one’s identity negatively affects one’s ... Read More

Last weekend I went to see the musical Wicked and found myself thinking about perception and self-acceptance. The show, based on a book of the same title, is the story of The Wizard of ... Read More

A few days before Father’s Day, I was reflecting on the qualities I most appreciated in my own father, who is now 81. What most strongly came to mind was the way, throughout my life, ... Read More

A name, or identity, is a powerful thing. It is a descriptor that allows people to make quick judgments and assumptions about us. While we can understand the harm of assumptions, for the ... Read More