LGBTQ progress in peril: the hidden toll of a backslide. The mental, physical and emotional costs are huge During Pride Month, I’d like to reflect on how we got to where we are today, and what the future may bring for the LGBTQ+ community. The photo in this article reflects [...]
Transcending Trauma and Being Lovedwith Frank Aderson In this powerful episode of Smart Sex, Smart Love, Dr. Joe Kort sits down with world-renowned trauma expert, psychiatrist, and author Dr. Frank Anderson. Together, they explore the many forms of trauma—relational, cultural, global, and more—and how our responses, not just [...]
Staying fit at any age with Amadeo Aram You can build the body you want and live a healthy lifestyle with a few simple changes, says Amadeo Aram, a sports and exercise professional, certified personal trainer, and online fitness coach who works with gay men all [...]
Are you deliberately defying me? Experts say it may be PDA Are you finding that a family member regularly resists your demands, and often just ignores you? Do you feel it is deliberate? I’ve been dealing with what I thought was deliberate defiance behavior from my spouse of 32 years, [...]
Homosexism and Sides with Ronald Hellman, MD A prejudice exists about the sexual behaviors of men who have sex with men, and it is not called homophobia, finds Ronald Hellman, MD, former associate professor of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. Now semi-retired, [...]
Let’s talk about queer I still remember the childhood bullying, teasing and “queer” name calling I endured growing up. Queer was considered a negative slur against the LGB community. It’s 30 years later, I am 62 years old, and I still will not use that term to describe me. I [...]
Navigating Libido with Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy and Dr. Jennifer Vencill In this episode of Smart Sex, Smart Love, Dr. Joe Kort interviews Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy, and Dr. Jennifer Vencill dive into the complexities of sexual desire discrepancies between partners. They discuss the differences between [...]
The fight for LGBTQ+ rights under the Trump Administration with Jay Kaplan In this first episode of Smart Sex, Smart Love's fifth season, Dr. Joe Kort talks with Jay Kaplan, an attorney for the ACLU of Michigan’s LGBTQ+ Project. Jay shares insights on the Trump 2.0 administration’s executive orders [...]
Teenage girls can stop the struggle of internalizing emotions Another deadly school shooting! This time, it was a 15-year-old girl from a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin. She killed a student and a staff member, injured six others and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Preliminary police reports say the motive [...]