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15Nov

This is Why it isn't as Simple as 'Coming Out' for Some in the LGBT Community

Debbie Clements

gender, LGBT, sexuality, society

Therapists

Society is much more open to the LGBT community, but there are still many who feel uncomfortable about their sexuality being publically known. Therapy can help posts Debbie Clements
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03Oct

LGBTQ+ Support Services: Why We Need Them

David Darvasi

LGBT, sexuality, therapy

Therapists

The LGBTQ+ community are often misunderstood, even by organisations who seek to support them. Therapist David Darvasi wants change
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24Feb

Working with Gender Identity in the Therapy Room

Kate Hardenberg

gender, identity, LGBT, self, society, therapy

Therapists

Gender identity and sexuality have been much more talked about in recent years. Therapist Kate Hardenberg posts about working with gender identity clients
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22Jul

Transgender People and Therapy

suz west

LGBT, relationships, therapy

Therapists

There has been a big increase in the number of trans people seeking treatment for gender realignment in the UK. Therapist Suz West explains how therapists can help people with gender identity difficulties
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23Sep

Sexual Wellbeing Challenges for the Modern Gay Man

David Stuart

addiction, couple, health, LGBT, love, men, sex, single, society, therapy

Relationships

David Stuart, curator of the wellbeing programmes at the Dean Street NHS sexual health clinic, reveals the challenges unfortunately faced by gay men today - despite all the progress that has been made.
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29Aug

Drugs, Sex and Gay Clubs

Chris. Taylor

addiction, counselling, depression, LGBT, sex

Therapists

We are constantly being bombarded by messages telling us we all should expect better sex and we are not getting it right if our social life is not constantly hectic and we're not acquiring Facebook friends exponentially. In other words the pressure is on, to succeed. I first met Matt about eight months ago, and his story was certainly far from unfamiliar to me. I remember asking him what he wanted from counselling and how he felt it would help him? “ I want somebody who will understand me and where I am coming from, I don't want to be judged; just understood”! He...
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13Jun

The Psychology of a One-Night Stand

Terri Apter

LGBT, sex, single

Relationships

The stereotype of a one-night stand is a brutally selfish, egoistically satisfied male, and a woman shamed by regret and disappointment. Yet a memorable counter offensive was launched more than 40 years ago when Erica Jong, in her novel Fear of Flying, celebrated a female fantasy where “zippers fell away like rose petals, underwear blew off in one breath like dandelion fluff”. And, with the subsiding ecstasy, your partner melted away, freeing you both from embarrassment and commitment. For many men and women, this is the promise of a one-night stand.  The “zipless...
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17Apr

Coming Out as a BiSexual Sportsman

Eytan Smith

LGBT

Relationships

The hardest conversation I have ever had about my sexual orientation was in a car full of my team mates on the way back from practice. I had decided weeks before that it was time I became more publicly comfortable with my sexuality. No longer could I be afraid of what people would say, how differently people would treat me, or more specifically - how my friendships with other guys would change. It was as if what I had said required no bravery, or was not in the least bit surprising to him So I am on this bi-weekly journey home (excuse the pun), when my friend James...
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16Jan

Case Histories: How a Gay Man Found His Thrills

Anonymous Therapist

LGBT, therapy

Therapists

“Do you consider any of your behaviours to be high risk?” The question about high risk behaviours is deliberately open. It’s designed to encourage people to stop and think. But most don’t activate their mental Rolodex and reflect on their online gaming or shopping habit. They brace a little and shoot back, “What do you mean?” I offer up a list of potential areas of concern at that point. Your relationship with alcohol? With gambling? With pornography? Have you ever cut or scratched yourself? Do you take pleasure in driving above the speed limit? Edward chuckled when I...
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06Dec

Blue Really is the Warmest Colour

Claudine Levy

film, LGBT, love

Soul

Some movies are disposable entertainment, leaving nothing behind but the ticket stub. But Blue is the Warmest Colour is not one of them. It’s been two weeks now since I saw it, and – no kidding – I've thought or talked about it everyday, including an intense conversation with Anthony Lane, the man who reviewed it (rapturously) for The New Yorker. My assistant Claudine saw the film last night and we've been discussing it since she arrived this morning. It’s not the 7-minute lesbian sex scene or the controversy around whether the director exploited his young female...
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