Think Queerly

Freddie Lewis offers a rarely seen or heard genuineness of character that connects to our deeply humane level of self-acceptance and being seen for one’s truest self. Through his poetry or his words …

Why are so many people afraid to take personal responsibility for their actions that affect the common good? Note that I did not say negative or damaging actions because I believe we must take person…

In the 1950s, as 15-year-old Jim Foshee hitchhiked from his tiny Idaho hometown to Los Angeles, he met kind-hearted strangers, kindred souls, and drag queens as well as con artists, liars, and ruthle…

Michael Bach is the founder and Chair of the board of directors of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion. He is nationally and internationally recognized as a thought leader and subject-mat…

• The Living OUT Podcast launched June 20, 2018. I renamed it to Think Queerly after the 100th episode. That means over the last 3 years I have published approximately 5 episodes per month!
• The influenc…

Human beings are not unchanging. We are not a rock or even a tree. We are not a solid form. If we don't like who we are, we can change who we are. Our essential nature is not a fixed one.

We have the …

The minute we think we have control, it can be taken away. In essence, there is really nothing that we can hold on to with the absolute certainty that it will never change. We might hold on to a rock…

The other morning, I was deep in thought about the sadness of nostalgia I had recently experienced. Nostalgia had overtaken me numerous times in the past year, and I wonder if there’s a tipping point…

Have you ever had that dream where you are trying to get somewhere, but as you make your way, the destination moves further and further away?

When I have that dream, it feels like I’m in a long and na…

Life is short. Too short in fact to be stuck behind a problem that keeps you from moving forward in life, seeing what’s beyond the next turn, missing valuable opportunities, and being generally unhap…

A friend of mine recently came out on his 40th birthday. Not that he wasn't gay until that time. He was. But because of his family, how he was raised, his religion, and other reasons, he has kept his…

As mentioned in the episode, here are the...

6 Questions to Identify Your Red-Line Emotions

To get the most out of the live webinar, consider and answer the questions below. They are the perfect primer…

The call to cancel Canada Day is a kind of cancel culture error that seeks to eliminate discussion, suppress voices, and ultimately only create more division through silence. It’s like trying to repa…

Living with pride means living fully and freely out (of the closet) with acceptance and peace of mind.

Living with pride is about how you use your difference — your uniqueness — to make a positive dif…

Jeffry J. Iovannone joins me on this week’s episode for an expanded discussion about his latest article titled, “Madeline Davis’s Queer History of Buffalo.”

Read the complete show notes here: 

"We Have…

Today's episode of Think Queerly goes much deeper into the concepts expressed in my article, "The Path of Self-Mastery."

I discuss the concepts of mutually arising dualities and the idea of 'not forci…

One of my passions is to inspire LGBTQ+ people to connect with their creative genius and use their unique potential to make an equitable difference in the world.

That passion sparks a flame that burns…

The idea that insults, prejudicial or racist language is a form of violence is a highly problematic one that needs to be addressed.

If we change the definition of violence so that the simple use of wo…

Your purpose can be found in your lived experience if you obverse your past through a lens of self-awareness and acceptance. 

When you live in alignment with what’s most important to you — like your v…

Success Is Not an End-Destination, It’s a Measure of Progress

1. If you don’t accomplish a goal, does that make you unsuccessful and a failure? If your actions are too stressful, it’s human nature to fig…