Adryan Corcione

"If you experience gender dysphoria, somatic therapy can help you reintegrate with your body."

"Transgender-competent mental health care involves offering specialized therapeutic approaches tailored to gender-diverse experiences, addressing gender dysphoria, navigating transition-related issues, and managing mental health concerns like anxiety or depression that may arise due to societal stigma or discrimination."

"Vakharia’s forthcoming book, The Harm Reduction Gap: Helping Individuals Left Behind by Conventional Drug Prevention and Abstinence-only Addiction Treatment, outlines her journey growing up in Ronald Reagan’s 'Just Say No' era, leaving traditional 12-step abstinence-only treatment for a syringe service program as a social worker and becoming an expert in harm reduction."

"If you’re feeling anxious before engaging in anal play, or in your sex life generally, some things you can do to prepare to make you feel more relaxed include: taking a warm bath or shower beforehand, breathing techniques, and avoiding a large meal within an hour or two of sex. These things can also help you unwind before having other types of sex."

"If you’re experiencing feelings of depression, know you’re not alone. There are resources available to you."

"If you’re a parent to a young person, there’s a possibility they could come out as transgender and/or nonbinary. Even if you are not a parent—such as a family member, friend, or someone who works with children and adolescents—being a supportive adult and ally is still important."

"How can you better support LGBTQ+ youth—more specifically, transgender, nonbinary, and GNC youth—through social affirmation?"

"Homophobia is obviously all around us, but sometimes some of the most painful places of exclusion make home deep within our own minds and hearts. Because of this, internalized homophobia is inherently linked to mental health. Identifying these parts of your own sexual identity can be hard, but know that identifying that you may have internalized homophobia can be even harder."

"If you vape or smoke tobacco, such as with electronic cigarettes/e-cigarettes or traditional cigarettes, there is certainly a prescription birth control method out there for you."

"Whether you’re contemplating therapy, looking for a therapist, or are already currently in talk therapy, it’s important to think ahead about what conversations you want to initiate in each session. Here are some tips for starting your next therapy session on the right foot."

"Queer family structures and other modern families come in all different shapes and sizes."

"The 'general' guideline used to be after two weeks or until vaginal bleeding has stopped, but there isn’t any existing clinical evidence to support this."

"For International Pronouns Day, we asked the FOLX community on how they correct someone who misgenders them, how to practice self-care if you’ve been misgendered, and what advice they’d offer to allies who’ve misgendered someone."

"Not all medical providers are informed on WPATH guidelines or gender affirming care in general. That’s why it’s important to find a provider who is culturally competent and understands how to write a surgery letter."