A fourteen-year-old child seeks answers to understanding a father who recently came out as gay.
Too Old to Come Out?
"Why come out at forty? You're too old for sex," so said a young twenty-something. This thinking is wrong on three counts
“Why come out at forty? You’re too old for sex,” so said a young twenty-something. This thinking is wrong on three counts
The Shame and Guilt of Same Sex Attraction
"My first sexual experience was with a childhood friend, but I felt sick, ashamed, and guilty. This increased my need to always have a girlfriend to suppress this shame."
“My first sexual experience was with a childhood friend, but I felt sick, ashamed, and guilty. This increased my need to always have a girlfriend to suppress this shame.”
Loneliness is a Killer. Why Don’t We Talk About It?
Ignoring loneliness is self-defeating and hazardous to our health.
Ignoring loneliness is self-defeating and hazardous to our health.
From the Straight Spouse’s Perspective of a Gay Man Having an Affair
My husband is having an affair with a man. Do you have any advice for me?
My husband is having an affair with a man. Do you have any advice for me?
How Can I Retire if I Was Never Tired in the First Place
Retirement is no longer one way, one day, or one time.
Retirement is no longer one way, one day, or one time.
3 Essential Steps to Lasting Self-Esteem
You don’t need someone’s permission to live your own life; you must seize it.
You don’t need someone’s permission to live your own life; you must seize it.
Depression in Mature Gay Men
After I gave a speech in Houston, a man raised his hands in the air and said, “I’m eighty-two and this is the best time in my life.” I thought, “What does he know that I need to know?”
After I gave a speech in Houston, a man raised his hands in the air and said, “I’m eighty-two and this is the best time in my life.” I thought, “What does he know that I need to know?”
My Children’s Response to My Coming Out
My kids would have said that the divorce was harder for them than my coming out.
My kids would have said that the divorce was harder for them than my coming out.
Question: ‘I Have Sex With Men Because My Wife is an Alcoholic. What Should I Do?’
Separating out the two issues of sexuality and alcoholism will help resolve this situation.
Separating out the two issues of sexuality and alcoholism will help resolve this situation.
When I Am With a Woman, I Want a Man
All relationships require some sacrifice, and not just in the area of sex.
All relationships require some sacrifice, and not just in the area of sex.
The Messy Realities of Bisexuality
Bisexuality lacks clarity between attraction, behavior and identity.
Bisexuality lacks clarity between attraction, behavior and identity.
I Can’t Break My Vows Again
Our sexuality is a combination of desire, fantasy, behavior, and identity.
Our sexuality is a combination of desire, fantasy, behavior, and identity.
The Opportunities of Aging
The clock is ticking, but with it comes opportunities.
‘Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight’
An excerpt from psychiatrist Loren A. Olson’s memoir on coming out as an adult.