Trailblazers in Love: Understanding & Advocating for the LGBTQ+ Community with Jeff Lutes (Replay)

“There are a lot of therapists that see themselves as affirming, but I think you have to get actively involved in order to be an ally.” – Jeff Lutes A replay episode from our powerful interview with Jeff Lutes, this discussion dives into raising families, the evolution of the community, allyship, gender, and the importance of advocacy. Click Here to View the Original Episode Shownotes: https://therapistuncensored.com/episo... Time Stamps for Advocating for the LGBTQ+ Community 2:00 – Jeff’s anecdotes about religion and sexuality 11:18 – How advocacy can be a thankless job 12:00 – Introduction to the Contemporary Relationships Conference 14:34 – The difference between being trained in accepting versus educated 16:48 – The importance of knowing the correct terminology 20:39 – What we can learn from the polyamorous community 22:58 – Definition of queer and who that represents 24:37 – Let’s talk about pronouns 31:21 – Explanation of dead naming and why it is wrong 42:15 – Conversion therapy research and findings 47:00: Trailblazers in Love, Jeff's book Resources for today's episode: Jeff Lute's Website – Information, credentials, presentations and publications: https://www.jefflutespsychotherapy.co... Contemporary Relationships Conference – Conference information and proposals: https://www.contemporaryrelationships... Get your copy of his book, Trailblazers in Love, here!!: https://www.contemporaryrelationships... About our Guest – Jeff Lutes, LPC Jeff specializes in creating collaborative conversations with clients that generate new possibilities for change. Using a postmodern approach, he listens carefully to each client's story and strives to understand how they might make meaning of themselves, others, and the world around them. He founded the Contemporary Relationships Conference and has presented to audiences around the country, including the American Association of Marriage & Family Therapy, the American Family Therapy Academy, the American Counseling Association, and the Texas Psychological Association. He is also the author of Trailblazers In Love, as well as chapters in three counseling textbooks. Lutes also wrote a children's book about adoption, deaf culture, and non-traditional families and has been a contributing writer at Bilerico and Therapy Matters.