Queer in Practice

Profiles of LGBTQ+ health and wellness professionals doing the work — and what they want their colleagues to know.

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Building Ethical Frameworks for International Queer Coaching

Building Ethical Frameworks for International Queer Coaching

In this edition of Queer in Practice, meet Lonay Halloum, a relationship coach in Germany serving primarily US-based clients—and what his international practice reveals about the gaps in local LGBTQ+ care and the ethical challenges of providing wellness support across borders.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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Zoe John-Kay on Systems, Solidarity, and Support

Zoe John-Kay on Systems, Solidarity, and Support

How ecological-systems thinking challenges the neutrality ideal—and why mutual aid and community connection are protective factors for marginalized clients

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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Grief as a Portal with Anne-Marie Zanzal

Grief as a Portal with Anne-Marie Zanzal

On waking up from the 'trance' of compulsory heterosexuality and navigating the portal of grief as a late-in-life lesbian

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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Break Some Rules and Be Yourself

Break Some Rules and Be Yourself

This month in Queer In Practice: Will Dempsey on the sacred trust, ethical imperative, and professional obligations of the weekly session

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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Practicing Radical Safety with Dr. Syd Young

Practicing Radical Safety with Dr. Syd Young

Why true inclusion sometimes means saying no — lessons from a nonbinary physical therapist building radical safety for queer trans clients.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson