Gender Expression

Gender Expression

Ok…. So my grandmother never had long hair and no one said she wasn’t “lady like.” Hair is just hair.. It doesn’t equate to gender. I get frustrated when I hear folx wanting me to or others have long hair or short hair, shave or not...
Thought Hoarding: And what to do about it!

Thought Hoarding: And what to do about it!

All sorts of receipts, bills, flyers, catalogs, letters, advertisements, lists, and scraps of paper float into our lives. It may seem like no big deal when we choose to hang on to a piece. Maybe it is significant or sentimental, and the desire to hang on to it makes...
Language and Safety

Language and Safety

Complete control over anything is illusory. Our version of humanoid is around 285K years old give or take. Around 12,000 + years ago, many species of humans lived and even overlapped. With the development of language via the evolution of our version of humanoid...
The Science of Gender Affirming Medical Care

The Science of Gender Affirming Medical Care

I find this topic fascinating for many reasons. I have training in gender and sex therapy. Intrinsically, identity work comes into play with most of the lovely humans I help. At least in the west, it appears most identities are heavily steeped in gender as an origin....
The Gayest Straight or the Straightest Gay?

The Gayest Straight or the Straightest Gay?

Being non-monosexual (liking more than one type of human) has been confusing for a lot of folx in my life. Inherently being queer is going to be and is a minority group in every species that lives in a binary structure. Monosexuals at times, have such a difficult time...
How do you measure intelligence

How do you measure intelligence

So this is a little broad and loaded. In my clinical work as a psychotherapist and sex therapist, I’m often asked to, “Meet people where they’re at.” Now that’s Tri-faceted, with many sub-facets depending on context 1) Biological,...