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Posted: October 13, 2024
Affirmative therapy is a therapeutic approach that validates and advocates for the needs of sexual and gender minority individuals, those within LGBTQIA+ communities. Affirmative therapists employ a positive and affirming stance that normalizes the wide range of sexual and gender identities. As an affirmative therapist,…
Posted: August 16, 2024
In honor of August being California’s Transgender History month, I wanted to share some of what I’ve learned about the history of Indigenous understandings of gender. This understanding is rooted in tradition and continue to be living, breathing traditions and identities today. Since I am…
Posted: August 4, 2024
Amidst on-going misogyny and transphobia continue on the world stage, they have shown up in the Paris Olympics as well. A couple of cisgender female athletes have been targeted for harassment and vitriol, from online trolls to celebrities calling into question her sex and gender…
Posted: June 26, 2024
Katje van Loon started International Non-Binary People’s Day in 2012 and it’s celebrated on July 14 each year. The date was chosen as it is midway between International Women’s Day (March 8) and International Men’s Day (November 19). This day is meant to increase awareness…
Posted: June 9, 2024
Happy PRIDE month. Here are your annual reminders: * Supporting LGBTQIA+ people and communities is important year-round. * Remember the reason for PRIDE is due to the very real barriers, discrimination, and oppression that LGBTQIA+ folx still experience. This is doubly true to POC members…
Posted: October 15, 2023
This coming week, October 22-28, is Ace/Asexuality Awareness Week, is an international campaign to awareness/visibility, educate & build community about the range of Ace experiences. Ace is an umbrella term for individuals who may identify in a variety of ways: Asexuality is a sexual orientation…