Wed, 2011-10-12 13:31
What is Mental Health
Mental health is similar to physical health in some ways. When you are mentally healthy it means you feel an overall sense of wellbeing and this enables you to enjoy a full and satisfying life and reach your potential as a person. With poor mental health it can...Read more
Sat, 2011-10-01 10:00Over the years in our LGBTI specialist practice we’ve seen many men, women and gender diverse clients come out late in life. For some it is an exciting transition filled with freedom, self discovery and a moist throbbing all-you-can-eat sumptuous buffet of lust and love. For others it can be quite...Read more
Mon, 2011-09-12 14:50It was an honour to be part of a small contingent of equality advocates that met with Prime Minister Julia Gillard at Parliament House recently. It was apparently the first time in history that an Australian prime minister has ever met with a group of marriage equality supporters, proving how...Read more
Fri, 2011-09-16 10:00The best news I’ve heard in a long time is that one of the world’s most esteemed corporate positions; the CEO of Apple has been filled by an openly gay man. Tim Cook has taken over from the corporate ‘super hero’ Steve Jobs. Not only does this show that Apple is...Read more
Tue, 2011-08-30 14:24There has been a recent explosion in the interest around Christianity in the LGBTI world in Brisbane. We’ve had workshops and presentations on faith, documentaries such as ‘The Bedroom Commandments’ and ‘The Cure’ which is an exploration of the ex-gay movement. The...Read more
Mon, 2011-08-22 11:04Many LGBTI people expect to come out and be warmly embraced by an unconditionally loving, accepting and diverse ‘tribe’ of like minded people who know what it is like to be stigmatized. Wrong! Our ‘scenes’ are often places where anyone who doesn’t fit a narrow mold can...Read more
Fri, 2011-07-29 11:56Picking up a one night shag or meeting new people at a club can be a fun night of hunting, followed by reproductive organ fun and possibly a great friendship or relationship. For many though, this process can turn into an angst ridden evening where they either don’t approach anyone, or they...Read more
Tue, 2011-07-26 09:31I recently spent a couple of days in Parliament House Canberra speaking to MP’s about same sex marriage and the connection with mental health. My twenty-five years experience as a psychologist specialising in the area of sexual and gender diversity seemed to give weight to what I was...Read more
Mon, 2011-07-25 09:21
It never ceases to amaze me, the enormous courage and strength that so many of our transgender clients have shown in their journey to finally have a sense of peace and ‘congruence’ between who they are and what they see in the mirror. They often experience overwhelming...Read more
Thu, 2011-06-30 11:52In an ideal world the workplace is somewhere that you can be as open about your sexual orientation, who you are and what you do as straight people are. Sadly this isn’t the reality for many LGBTI people as they face being isolated, harassed or passed over for a promotion if they are...Read more
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