The Intricacies of Coming Out

Coming Out Coming out as a member of the Queer community is an intimate experience that only the person who is coming out is in control of. A person first comes out to themselves, and that can be an emotional experience. After coming out to yourself, people decide...

Understanding Sexual Orientation

What is Sexual Orientation? Sexual orientation is described as the physical or romantic attraction a person has toward someone. We will explore different types of sexual orientations that are a part of the LGBTQIA+ community.  An important distinction to note is...

Understanding Gender Identity

What is Gender? It is essential to understand that gender is not the same as a person’s anatomy and sex assigned at birth. Throughout history, language adopted synonymous meanings of sex and gender when referring to a person’s identity. However, unlike sex,...

BECOMING AN LGBTQIA+ ALLY

Being an ally to the LGBTQIA+ requires awareness of this community, understanding how your own biases impact the LGBTQIA+ community, and creating changes that allow you to become a true ally.  Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning,...

Trauma Is Very Real

What is Trauma? The word ‘trauma’ mainly refers to the idea of a person possessing a ‘wound’. For a long time throughout history, trauma would only be possible if you suffered a physical injury. The world of psychology began to see trauma differently recently,...