Tag: Thinking Queerly

  Apps like Grindr and Scruff have become the gold standard for men to meet men. These apps, and others like it, use geo-locational...

It is incredibly and painfully unfortunate that trans youth were targeted by Trump’s administration within his first 40 days in office. ...

We are seeing a level of activism, ranging from protests to financial donations, that people under a certain age have never before experienced. It’s...

It’s the third week of January. What resolutions did you make this New Year? How many times have you thought about or in some...

Upon Hillary Clinton losing the election, a distinct grim tone to people’s sharing immediately cropped up in my therapy practice. Expressions of overt sadness,...

*Note: This column was written before the presidential-election results were finalized. As a psychotherapist, I have never seen so many of...

As a country, we are facing a resurgence of overt racism (and sexism among other things, but these are topics for other articles). Racism...

The intersection of LGBT issues and the Black Lives Matter movement has been apparent to many since the inception of the BLM movement; however,...

Among the most common topics I’ve discussed with clients during typical sessions are relationship issues, career dissatisfaction, familial conflict, a poor relationship to alcohol,...

When our editor asked me to write something for this week’s paper on the tragedy in Orlando, I was immediately struck by the anxiety...

Last year was the first Philly Pride where we were able to celebrate national marriage equality. And it was a really great Pride: triumphant...

A friend of my partner and me invited us to a concert a couple of weeks ago. I'm not typically much for concerts. The...

Love is one of the most important elements of our human existence. It is vastly written about in novels and in poems, is sung...

Every single adult human is the product of an innumerable amount of factors. Genetics, predisposition, parents, childhood, siblings, friendships, heartbreaks, accomplishments and failures are...

The most commonly expressed definition of insanity is doing the same thing time and time again and expecting different results. As a society, there...

Last month, I discussed the value of effective listening and offered some tips for listening for the sake of understanding, versus listening for the...

I, along with most of my couples, have a love/hate relationship with couples counseling. It can be immensely challenging and can result in feelings...

While many Philadelphians planned long-weekend getaways in an effort to escape the all-but-certain mayhem of Pope Francis’s visit to our city, others chose to...

There are aspects that make dating as LGBT people simply more difficult than the average heterosexual dating experience. I have several...

The most immediate outcome of national marriage equality was celebration among community members and allies. The second outcome has been, well, marriage. Lots of...