Why We Need to Engage Critics and Defuse Outrage – LOP051
Dealing with criticism versus personal attack
When someone responds with a criticism or attack on my articles or podcast, that’
Ray Rigoglioso, Gay Man of Wisdom – LOP048
Raymond L. Rigoglioso is the founder and executive director of Gay Men of Wisdom and author of Gay Men and
Words That Hurt: What You Say Matters – LOP047
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.”
The intention behind words matters.
How a
If Fear Is the Mind Killer What Is Its Opposite? LOP046
The fewer fears we have the more open-minded and accepting we are of possibilities and variations in all aspects of
How Gay Men Imbue Culture With Beauty and Creativity – LOP042
As a gay man, when I tune into beauty I connect with the source that creates life. From that source
Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer Is a Queer Hero’s Journey – LOP041
Viewing the 1964 cartoon through a queer lens.
As a little boy, I loved the classic Christmas cartoon, Rudolph the
How My Parents Influenced My Gay Male Identity – LOP040
Our earliest influences that form who we become as adults start with our parents. While I am certainly not saying
Forgiveness and Acceptance of Internalized Homophobia – LOP039
Gay men can lead others in a new model of forgiveness through their own healing of gay shame and understanding
We Need Humane Rights, Not Human Rights – LOP037
Populism is on the rise in North America.
For the first time it seems like we’re beginning to see
Creativity and Ego Cannot Go Together – LOP032
In the Western world we are constantly striving.
We are building things.
We are creating things.
We are solving the
