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When mental health professionals treat LGBTQ+ identity as pathology

My therapist keeps trying to explore the 'root causes' of my queerness like it's something to be cured and I don't know if I should find someone new or try to educate them about affirming therapy.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Seeking help for mental health becomes dangerous when providers view core identity as symptoms requiring treatment.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Queer identity as political and personal?”

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