Think Queerly

About twice a month I write a newsletter to share and promote the queer thought leadership that’s published on my magazine, Th-Ink Queerly on Medium. The day after I published, Normate Gays, an LGBTQ…

Mark Greene is an Emmy Winning animator, author, speaker, parent and Senior Editor at The Good Men Project.

He is the founder of Remaking Manhood, a Facebook community promoting a wider-ranging conver…

Behold, these are the 10 Commandments of the Heteronormative Patriarchy for gay men who want to blend in, fit in, act like everyone else, and be respectable!

1. Thou shalt judge other gays.
2. Thou shalt hol…

Brene Brown is considered an expert in her research on vulnerability and shame. What she teaches in her program, The Power of Vulnerability provides a powerful foundation to how we, as gay men and LG…

Why be normal when you can be different?

How do you exist in the gay world that prioritizes the “normate gay” (white, cis-male, physically fit) when you are disabled? One way is to lead with humour. T…

One truth I know about gay men is that many of us don't know how to be men.

How can we live out our most authentic gay selves when we are faced with challenges like toxic masculinity, which attempts t…

Living OUT Leadership Interview Series

Jeff Iovannone is an activist-scholar, writer, educator, and researcher from Buffalo, New York who holds a Ph.D. in American Studies and specializes in gender an…

We Are Living in Troubled Times.

Many of us feel compelled to do something, to affect change, but we might feel powerless, disconnected, or unsure how a single person could change the world for the be…

How is it possible for “a sincerely held religious belief” to be used as an acceptable form of discrimination?

The answer is simple. There are far too many powerful egos in power pandering to far too …

There is no in-between. Life is ephemeral. Everything is temporary. We only have this moment now, so if you are not consciously doing something that serves you or makes you happy, how does waiting se…

We can hope for change, we can hope for things to get better, we can hope for LGBTQ equality, but hope internalized is nothing but a silent wish kept in the closet.

To be a change-maker – to be the ch…

As a gay man, what does it mean to live OUT the best of who you are?

For me it's about recognizing if I've left any best parts of me in the closet, and which of those skills, desires, or talents I wan…

Last week I was invited to speak with the students of my colleague, Jeffry Iovannone, in his class, Foundations of Social Justice, about the issues of sexism, masculinity, and the negative, angry res…

Last week I was listening to Jonathan Van Ness’ podcast, Getting Curious (whom many of you might know from the Netflix show, Queer Eye). The episode, What is Toxic Stress & Why is She So Bad?, featur…

You need to keep trying, no matter what.

”How long should you try? Until." – Jim Rohn

Jim Rohn never fails to say so much with so few words. What will it take for you to achieve your goals, be it your …

Are you a “Yes-person”, someone who says yes to everything, because you think if you don’t, people might not like or respect you?

If you’re a gay man, did you start saying YES to everyone as a way to …

“…from the standpoint of the ego, the universe is seen as the “other.” The ego concludes that this “other” is against it and, therefore, that I must struggle to survive.”

The Tao of Abundance, Laurenc…

When Your Heroes Start Dying.

Baby, life's what you make it
Can't escape it
Baby, yesterday's favorite
Don't you hate it
Baby life's what you make it
Don't back date it
Baby, don't try to shade it
Beauty is …

Evolving Insights Into the Evolutionary Leadership Abilities of Gay Men.

Possibly the most important and vital quality in a leader is honesty. I would also add the qualifiers, transparency and vulnera…

Reading my Twitter feed last week, I read this knee-jerk reaction to people with beautiful bodies posting pictures of themselves on Instagram, AKA "Thirst Traps":

https://twitter.com/gaywonk/status/10…