Except in IVF or any other medically assisted reproductive method, the reason most of us exist is through sex. Without the copulation of the male and female reproductive organs, most of us wouldn’t have been born. But even though sex is such a huge part of our lives, there’s some sort of limitation regarding its…
Before we get started, let’s throw this out there. Languages like ‘men’ and ‘women’ are used repetitively in this text to refer to the masculine and feminine ends of the gender spectrum. We understand that gender has more to do with your self-classification and is not based on societal or biological labels. Still, for context…
The gender inequality index is not limited to any particular gender. Whether within the two gender binaries or not, you are (sadly) susceptible to inequality. Also, the unevenness has nothing to do with being ‘tough’ or ‘being able to push it off.’ It’s a stereotype, a way of being treated differently because of who or…
Gender binary is the categorization that there are only two sexes: male and female cf. These sexes are considered to be opposite to each other. Due to socially crafted expectations, the two genders are placed in “boxes” that determine their actions, role in society, dress, behavior and others. Growing up, most of us recognized only…
Gender Dysphoria has been receiving a lot of attention lately but it really isn’t a new concept because there are numerous instances, in history, of people experiencing dysphoria over their sex or gender identity and this can be dated as far back as the third-century in Roman culture. While dysphoria is experienced by many transgender…
Different people have various ways of expressing their emotions. In a relationship, there are various ways that people want to feel loved. Knowing your partner’s love language is crucial in a relationship because of this. Let’s first discuss what love language actually means. Meaning of Love Language Love language is a simple concept that describes…
Fear of intimacy, is also known as intimacy avoidance. It means the fear of sharing one or all of a close physical, emotional or sexual relationship with anyone. People that are afraid of intimacy ironically crave closeness but end up destroying or not pursuing any relationship that demands intimacy. Intimacy avoidance is different from the…
With the voting forms for the Marriage Equality Postal Plebiscite being sent to homes from September 12, the topic of Same Sex Marriage has been discussed everywhere, with both sides of the argument encouraging people to register or update their details on the electoral roll to ensure they are sent a voting form (the cut…
To Whom it May Concern We, Australia Counselling, write to express our support for Marriage Equality. We support diversity in the workforce and recognise the rights of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) employees to live and work, free of prejudice and discrimination, with all the essential freedoms enjoyed by other members of…
Recently there have been some momentous milestones for the LGBTI community including the United States finally making marriage a right for couples of the same sex. It has been celebrated largely because, for the longest time, it didn’t seem like the US (which remains to be the most influential country in the world) was inclined…
