Why LGBTQ+ Americans Go to TikTok and Therapists to Make Health Decisions
Queer folks across the country are building physical and digital bridges to places where health systems have failed.
DECEMBER 16, 2023
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Conversion Therapist on Gay Hookup Apps: 'Unable to Help Myself'
A psychologist who claimed he could "cure" homosexuality and was found looking for gay sex now says he needs help.
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
'Ex-Gay' Therapist Leading Air Force Academy's Cadet Counseling
Mike Rosebush has spent more than two decades advocating for the discredited therapeutic practice that aims to turn gay people straight. He's now the head of the cadet counseling program at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
A therapist's tips for coping with concerns with another Trump presidency as an LGBTQ+ person
"It's natural to be pissed off and fearful and defensive. It's about accepting that and finding a way to challenge that," a licensed psychotherapist tells The Advocate.
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Op-ed: Interviewing an 'Ex-Gay' Therapist
Two documentarians go behind the scenes of a prominent 'ex-gay' therapy center in New Jersey.
JANUARY 15, 2013
Gay Man in Straight Marriage an 'Ex-Gay' Therapist?
Josh Weed, who recently wrote about being a gay man happily married to a woman, is a counselor offering help for 'unwanted sexual attractions.'
JUNE 17, 2012
Bill Cosby Charged in Rape Case of Lesbian Massage Therapist
The comedian allegedly drugged and raped Andrea Constand, missing cues that she is a lesbian, and now an arrest warrant has been issued.
DECEMBER 30, 2015
Massage Therapist Who Accused Kevin Spacey of Sexual Assault Has Died
The Malibu-based massage therapist alleged that Spacey forced him to grab his genitals during a session in 2016.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
Tenn. Sends Anti-LGBT Counseling Bill to Gov.
The latest so-called "religious freedom" measure in the South could make it onerous for rural LGBT people to find mental health caregivers.
APRIL 6, 2016
Gay Cadet Slams USAFA's Defense of 'Ex-Gay' Therapist
The U.S. Air Force Academy claims that gay cadets are safe and welcomed on campus, despite the academy's hiring of a staunch advocate of 'ex-gay' therapy who developed the school's mandatory counseling program.
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
How to Find an Accepting Therapist
How do we find the right therapist for us or for a loved one... especially if we're in search of an LGBTQ Affirmative Psychotherapist?
APRIL 20, 2016
Queer TikTok influencer arrested for bloody murder of gay therapist
Terryon Thomas aka Mr. Prada is accused of murdering William Abraham.
OCTOBER 6, 2024
Former Therapist Claims Ex-Gay Therapy Worked for Hundreds
Nicholas Cummings, an ex-gay advocate, claims that hundreds of his former patients were able to convert their gay instincts.
JULY 31, 2013
Congresswoman: Being LGBT "Not a Disease To Be Cured"
The congresswoman calls on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate mental health providers' claims that they can change sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
MAY 15, 2015
Tennessee GOP: Therapists Shouldn't Have to Help Gays
A new bill gives students learning to become counselors the ability to object to helping LGBT patients on religious grounds.
MARCH 7, 2013
Voice Therapists Are Helping Trans People Sound Like Their True Selves
Rather than perpetuating what all men and all women -- trans and cisgender -- "should" sound like, Christie Block says she tries to help clients find a voice that feels right to them.
AUGUST 17, 2016