Wh the ntext of discrimatn, one of the most ed "weapons" of those agast equaly is the notn that people "choose" to have a homosexual orientatn. It is important to challenge this myth, bee forms a key part of opposn to equal rights for gay and lbian people.
Contents:
- ARE YOU GAY, BI, OR STRAIGHT?
- IF YOU’RE GAY, SHOULD YOU SEE A GAY THERAPIST?
- GAY, BISEXUAL OR STRAIGHT? QUIZ - MAL ONLY ⚜️
- THE FACT NO ONE LIK TO ADM: MANY GAY MEN ULD JT HAVE EASILY BEEN STRAIGHT
- GAY OR STRAIGHT
- HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
- NEW ‘GAY WATER’ LOOKS TO AVOID BUD LIGHT DISASTER
ARE YOU GAY, BI, OR STRAIGHT?
Sexualy is plex and ever-evolvg, so how do you know if you're straight, gay, or somethg between? Answer the qutns about your csh and fantasi to fd out. * should i be gay or straight *
Gay - While this adjective has historilly scribed men who are attracted to other men, the term now is ed to refer to anyone who experienc romantic, emotnal, or physil attractn to people of the same genr. Sce genr inty and sexual orientatn are separate, transgenr people n intify as straight, gay, lbian, bisexual, etc. As a therapist, I’m often hearg certa particular qutns om clients and potential clients alike—as a gay man, should I be seeg a gay therapist?
You n go wh the assumptn that your gay male therapist will be fortable and will have already heard about everythg—cludg your sex life.
IF YOU’RE GAY, SHOULD YOU SEE A GAY THERAPIST?
Are you a male aged 13 to 17 who's been wonrg, am I gay or straight? Or maybe bi? Try this quiz for help fally figurg out the tth that's been eludg you * should i be gay or straight *
Addnally, a gay male therapist n spend time wh you talkg about shared gay muny norms, which n help you make cisns about what’s healthy for you and/or how you may want to modulate your behavr.
Over the years I’ve worked wh gay male clients, I’ve found some men rentful of me based on ems that are important wh our muny: my succs, what I look like, my wardrobe, or—more signifintly—their assumptns about who I am based on their own projectns. Clients often assume I f the mold of the stereotypil whe gay man who has everythg and won’t honor the sancty of the relatnship. Contrary to many people’s assumptns, gay men are not immune to homophobia, most of ternalized om a lifetime of livg a homophobic world.
This fear and anger n surface therapy wh another gay man, pecially if the therapist is fortable wh himself ways that the client is not yet.
GAY, BISEXUAL OR STRAIGHT? QUIZ - MAL ONLY ⚜️
Im 16 and I would do anythg to be straight aga.(i didn't really bee gay till about 14 and was attracted to girls before that). This topic is answered by a medil expert. * should i be gay or straight *
Consirg seeg a therapist who isn’t gay n seem a ltle sry; gay men often make assumptns about a straight therapist’s level of fort wh the thgs the client wants to talk about.
And fdg someone outsi of the gay muny who is fortable wh all aspects of a gay client’s life n be a profound and healg experience; I’ve often sent gay clients to non-gay therapists.
THE FACT NO ONE LIK TO ADM: MANY GAY MEN ULD JT HAVE EASILY BEEN STRAIGHT
Wh fashn and genr markers changg so rapidly, n sometim be hard to tell whether someone is gay or straight. * should i be gay or straight *
From my pot of view, 's tertg to explore the assumptns gay men have about straight therapists, and the assumptns they make about how therapists view them. And sce we don’t live isolatn, a straight therapist n brg a perspective to the table that a gay therapist might not—they n speak out of their experience as a parent, for example.
GAY OR STRAIGHT
* should i be gay or straight *
Feelg safe and rpected by your therapist—whether that person is gay or not—is the key to succsful therapy.
HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
Fally, gay men may choose to work wh different therapists based on where they are their life’s trajectory.
NEW ‘GAY WATER’ LOOKS TO AVOID BUD LIGHT DISASTER
They might enter therapy for the first time wh a gay male therapist bee on some levels, as we’ve seen, the unrstandg of the gay muny may make seem easier to talk to a gay man. At other tim, perhaps later life, a gay client may choose a different, straight therapist based on other creria that are important to that particular moment.