we need to look back on our lives so we can learn from the past, be more intentional in the present and be well in the future. What we need in the process is a little self-compassion.

According to Iain R. Williamson, Internalized homophobia is “the negative and distressing thoughts and feelings experienced by lesbians and gay men about their sexuality, and which are attributed to experiences of cultural heterosexism and victimization

In my clinical work i see that internalized homophobia effects every gay mans life to a greater or lesser degree. we all experience this simply by growing up in a Heterosexual world. Even as a openly gay therapist i find my self on occasion becoming aware of how some subtle form of Internalized homophobia has limited my life and the need to work on resolving it. This posting does a great job of describing internalized homophobia and gives some good examples from the movie Brokeback Mountain and how one man has worked through some of these issues.

But the iPrEx results, far from representing such a breakthrough, indicated that PrEP,  at least with Truvada, together with counselling and provision of condoms, reduced new HIV infections among men who have sex with men only modestly.   It

Between 2000 and 2009, 1635 MSM were diagnosed with HIV in Victoria. The median age at HIV diagnosis in MSM declined significantly, from 38.8 years in 2007 to 35.3 years in 2008 and 35.9 years in 2009. In 2009, the number of HIV diagnoses among MSM aged 25-29 years was 62 per cent higher than in 2007. The median age of MSM testing for HIV remained constant at 33 years between 2006 and 2009.

While therapy and medication are key in controlling depression, there

This is the first of a number of videos from The Family Acceptance project” take a look and pass it on to others

Clients often hope that their therapist will reveal The Truth and provide them with The Answer, in the same way that a soothsayer (or Dr. Phil) might.  Those who are desperate, scared, or just plain tired of thinking and feeling and wondering, might hope to be rescued, delivered from problems which seem intractable and unassailable.

Spice up your gift giving, for the holidays or any day, with these sex toy gift ideas.  Sex toy gifts may seem a tricker maneuver to perfect, but remember that it’s always the thought that counts, and you never know what will come of planting erotic seed via a well timed, and well chosen sex toy.

What would Christmas be with out toys, for good (and bad) little boys?

Our analysis found that, consistently, gay and bisexual youth were at a greater risk of being punished by school and criminal-justice authorities than their straight peers who exhibited the same behaviors

Homophobia remains pervasive in out society