LGBTQ+ identification and acceptance is rising around the world. A 2017 survey found that almost five percent of the United States population identifies as LGBTQ+, and that number grows every year. However, that doesn’t mean that homophobia is extinct, and sometimes it can even come from our own families. Let’s go through how to deal […]
7 Ways Therapy Can Improve LGBTQ+ Relationships
LGBTQ+ relationships share a lot in common with “traditional” or heterosexual couples. Yet, you and your partner experience unique events that load added struggles on your shoulders. Luckily, LGBTQ+ relationships counselors are trained to address those unique struggles. If you’ve never been to therapy, you may wonder: what’s the big deal? Can’t you and your […]
LGBTQIA: Gender Therapy for Today’s Society
Many in today’s generation and generations past have found themselves questioning who they are. People report not feeling like they were born into the right body and that the role they’ve been given doesn’t quite match how they feel. One must get gender therapy to help them work through these feelings and figure out who […]
The “Q” in LGBTQA: How Do I Know if I’m Not Straight?
The study of sexual orientation has been quite a controversial area of psychology, and one that continues to raise numerous questions: What makes a person identify as gay, and what percent of the population currently identify as such? Is sexual orientation determined solely by biology, or what role do early learning and other social experiences […]