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25
Sep
Embracing Queer Authenticity: Breaking Free from Conformity

Embracing Queer Authenticity: Breaking Free from Conformity

Part 3: Contemplative reflections on conforming to societal expectations related to gender and sexual identity In this next group of
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06
Jan
Queerness, Horror, Memoir, and Toronto LGBTQ History in “RED X” — a New Novel by David Demchuk

Queerness, Horror, Memoir, and Toronto LGBTQ History in “RED X” — a New Novel by David Demchuk

A Think Queerly Podcast Interview with award-winning author, David Demchuk — TQ213 “RED X,” David Demchuk’s second novel, is about
4 min read
15
Oct
Banned From California — Jim Foshee's Life of Persecution, Redemption, Liberation, and the Gay Civil Rights Movement

Banned From California — Jim Foshee's Life of Persecution, Redemption, Liberation, and the Gay Civil Rights Movement

Think Queerly Podcast interview with Robert C. Steele, author of "Banned from California" — TQ202 In the 1950s, as
3 min read
11
Jul
The Prejudice of PrEP: You’re Fucked if You Don’t Bareback

The Prejudice of PrEP: You’re Fucked if You Don’t Bareback

Bareback Privilege and the Demise of Risk-Aversion There’s a new kind of gay male sexual privilege, one that’s
5 min read
28
Mar
How Can You Use Your Difference to Make a Difference? LOP072

How Can You Use Your Difference to Make a Difference? LOP072

As a gay man, what does it mean to live OUT the best of who you are? For me it&
3 min read
28
Feb
Is Instagram to Blame for Gay Thirst Traps or Those Who Follow? LOP064

Is Instagram to Blame for Gay Thirst Traps or Those Who Follow? LOP064

Reading my Twitter feed last week, I read a knee-jerk reaction to people with beautiful bodies posting pictures of themselves
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25
Feb
The Challenge to Lead as Out Gay Men – LOP063

The Challenge to Lead as Out Gay Men – LOP063

Recently I asked a question in an LGBTQ Professionals Group on Facebook. Here’s what I posted: I’m creating
1 min read
10
Jan
Gay Men, Resilience, and Our Chosen Family – LOP050

Gay Men, Resilience, and Our Chosen Family – LOP050

It’s Story Time… It was 1999 and I had recently moved to Toronto. The day after I broke up
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03
Jan
Ray Rigoglioso, Gay Man of Wisdom – LOP048

Ray Rigoglioso, Gay Man of Wisdom – LOP048

Raymond L. Rigoglioso is the founder and executive director of Gay Men of Wisdom and author of Gay Men and
4 min read
03
Dec
From Sissy Boys to Straight-Acting Gay Men

From Sissy Boys to Straight-Acting Gay Men

Forgiveness and Self-Acceptance Start with Understanding Our Gay Shame. Forgiveness allows you to live in the now, to have the
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