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Gilligan’s Island & The Seven Deadly Sins: What a 60s Sitcom Can Teach Gay Men

Author
Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
Published
Tue 24 Jun 2025
Episode Link
https://gaytherapyla.libsyn.com/gilligans-island-the-seven-deadly-sins-what-a-60s-sitcom-can-teach-gay-men

What if Gilligan’s Island was more than a goofy sitcom? What if it was a mirror for gay men’s internal struggles with shame, identity, and survival? This episode explores how each castaway reflects one of the Seven Deadly Sins—and how these moral archetypes echo the messages many gay men internalize. Through humor, camp, and therapeutic insight, this episode reclaims “sin” as a source of healing, not harm.

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