DEAR JOE I have been with my boyfriend for the past nine months or so. The beginning was great, we hit if off well and everything looked promising, but in the last few months he's changed and has become really critical of me. He puts me down in front of friends, when I tell him I [...]
Joe Kort, Ph,D, writes for Attitude Magazine in the UK DEAR JOE I've been with my husband for almost a decade now and he's my world. We had a civil partnership two years ago and while I can't imagine my life without him, things have been really stale for a while now. Our lives have pretty [...]
DEAR JOE I've been seeing this guy for a few weeks and he's going through a real tragedy: His mother passed away a couple of weeks ago. He will often just break down and I'm not sure how to respond. We've just met recently and I am afraid of getting too attached in case he isn't [...]
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SEXUAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE PROGRAM INVITE TO ATTEND 2016 University of Michigan Sexual Health Certificate Program (UMSHCP) is now accepting applications. Start date: April 2016. Website: http://ssw.umich.edu/programs/ce/UMSHC The University of Michigan Sexual Health Certificate Program (UMSHCP) provides comprehensive education and training to professionals interested in the field of sexual [...]
Does London have a homophobia problem within the gay community? I was interviewed for this article: Does London have a homophobia problem within the gay community? ‘Gay men are taught from a young age that they are not manly enough, inferior and wrong. There’s a tendency to become hyper-masculinised and [...]
New York Times refers to Dr. Kort as a “renegade” of couples therapy NYTimes: First Comes Sex Talk With These Renegades of Couples Therapy These renegades of couples therapy — such as Suzanne Iasenza, Margie Nichols, Jean Malpas, Marty Klein, Joe Kort, Arlene Lev, Marta Meana and Tammy Nelson — [...]
Sex Q&A: Does Bottoming Have To Hurt? Does Bottoming Have To Hurt? Hey BuzzFeed, First of all, I would like to thank you for all you do. You’re amazing, and I love it all. Can’t start my day without spending some time on BuzzFeed. I am a gay 21-year-old male, [...]
I'm a gay man, but I'm married to a woman and we've had kids together. I suppose I only really admitted to myself that I was gay when it was already too late. Obviously we've built a life together, and I don't want to leave her but I want to be gay too. Is this possible [...]
Guys on the 'Side': Looking Beyond Gay Tops and Bottoms Gay men are constantly referring to and defining themselves as "tops" or "bottoms." When they consider dating or simply hooking up, gay men typically ask the other guy whether he's a top, a bottom or "versatile." It's important to find [...]
How Are We To Talk About the Complexity of Bisexuality? Talk About the Complexity of Bisexuality as reflected upon by Dr. Joe Kort A man is bisexual if he feels a persistent sexual and/or romantic attraction to both men and women. A man can seek sex with men but not be [...]