<h3 style="text-align: center;">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.</h3> <h4 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://therapistuncensored.com/episodes/trailblazers-in-love-understanding-advocating-for-the-lgbtq-community-with-jeff-lutes-222/"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Click Here to View the Original Episode Shownotes </span></a></h4> <hr /> <blockquote> <h3> “There are a lot of therapists that see themselves as affirming, but I think you have to get actively involved in<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-16730 alignright" src="https://therapistuncensored.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/lgbtq-couple--300x169.webp" alt="" width="183" height="103" /> order to be an ally.” – Jeff Lutes</h3> </blockquote> <h5><em><strong>Time Stamps for Advocating for the LGBTQ+ Community </strong></em></h5> <p class="p1">2:00 – Jeff’s anecdotes about religion and sexuality</p> <p class="p1">11:18 – How advocacy can be a thankless job<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">12:00 – Introduction to the Contemporary Relationships Conference<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">14:34 – The difference between being trained in accepting versus educated<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">16:48 – The importance of knowing the correct terminology<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">20:39 – What we can learn from the polyamorous community<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">22:58 – Definition of queer and who that represents</p> <p class="p1">24:37 – Let’s talk about pronouns<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">31:21 – Explanation of dead naming and why it is wrong</p> <p class="p1">42:15 – Conversion therapy research and findings<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">47:00: Trailblazers in Love, Jeff&#8217;s book<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <h5><em><strong>Resources </strong></em><em><strong>for today&#8217;s episode </strong></em><em><strong>Advocating for the LGBTQ+ Community </strong></em></h5> <p><a href="https://www.jefflutespsychotherapy.com/cv"><em>Jeff Lute&#8217;s Website </em></a>– Information, credentials, presentations and publications</p> <p><em><a href="https://www.contemporaryrelationships.com/">Contemporary Relationships Conference</a></em> – Conference information and proposals</p> <p><a href="https://www.contemporaryrelationships.com/trailblazersinlove"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-16723 alignleft" src="https://therapistuncensored.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/trailblazers-in-love-book--300x218.webp" alt="" width="189" height="137" /></a></p> <h5><a href="https://www.contemporaryrelationships.com/trailblazersinlove">Get your copy of his book, Trailblazers in Love, here!!</a></h5> <h5></h5> <h5></h5> <h5><em><strong>About our Guest – Jeff Lutes, LPC</strong></em></h5> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-16715 alignleft" src="https://therapistuncensored.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/jeff-lutes--300x290.webp" sizes="(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px" srcset="https://therapistuncensored.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/jeff-lutes--300x290.webp 300w, https://therapistuncensored.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/jeff-lutes--24x24.webp 24w, https://therapistuncensored.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/jeff-lutes-.webp 356w" alt="" width="153" height="148" />Jeff specializes in creating collaborative conversations with clients that generate new possibilities for change.  Using a postmodern approach, he listens carefully to each client&#8217;s story and strives to understand how they might make meaning of themselves, others, and the world around them. 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