Imagine. Joan Crawford, of Mommie Dearest fame, being your mother and you announcing to her…”Mommie, mommie I’m gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender…” what might happen. Then imagine the real message she want’s you to hear is to go out there and be brash, be bold, and just be you. In her new book, Mommie Smearest: See…

Change is inevitable. Suffering is optional. In a week where fear, angst, and worry are all top of mind for LGBTQ individuals as well as women, Muslims, African Americans, Hispanics, and the list goes on…the one comfort we can lean into is our strength in numbers. We can also lean into our trust in humanity.…

There’s a saying that women should be seen but not heard. Well, that’s ridiculous, archaic, and downright infuriating. It’s also that type of attitude that keeps women from saying what they desire and need, which also then creates a trickle down affect that impacts generations to come. So let’s change the dialogue. Let’s give not…

Yes, being LGBTQ is all about sex. Wrong! It’s about being the real you, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be sexy, and love yourself, your whole self and that means even loving the way you fit your cheeky booty and package into a nice fitting pair of undies. In fact, I’d encourage you to…

The moment you discover your sexual orientation, align with your gender identity, or decide that you’re just going to take a stand to be who you are, you’ve stepped into the arena of diversity. Yup even if you’re not coming out of the closet to say “Hey there, I’m gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender,” when…

One of the things most of us don’t realize is when we come out of the closet, we just might spark a burning flame – and I don’t just mean our LGBTQ flame. The flame I’m talking about is the flame to have our own voice…a voice that maybe no one has ever heard us…

Just because the doctor said, “It’s a boy,” or “It’s a girl,” doesn’t mean you have to or should buy into that notion, until you’ve determined it’s true. And, just because the physical self might manifest a penis or a vagina, doesn’t necessarily mean that penis is attached to a boy or that vagina is…

Let’s be honest. A majority of LGBTQ individuals find themselves at the crossroads of their faith and their sexuality. In fact, most of us, find that faith often condemns us to a life of living in sin…or at least that’s what most would have us believe. Yet, we still want to keep that connection with…

Do you ever feel like you’re on the relationship merry-go-round, the “same situation, just a different face?” Gets tiring, doesn’t it? So let’s fix that, and fix it now as you step out of the closet and step into your powerful self. So where do you start? You start by mastering self-love which is one…

Fear, angst, and worry. All of this crippling emotions get in the way of being able to see clearly when we start to realize…”it’s time to come out!” Regardless of what you are coming out of, you end up finding yourself focused on the negative instead of the possibilities. So what if you stopped that? What…