A colleague – Jared Booth-Haurey – is presenting a webinar on asexuality on Friday, Aug. 15 from 11 am to noon. This free webinar provides mental health professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to deliver culturally competent and affirmative care to asexual clients.

It started with a camera and ended over cocktails. Last night, I met up with Julian Shaw—director, actor, and storyteller with a taste for the provocative. He’s filming a documentary on kinks and fetishes and pulled me in for an interview. 🎥 Afterward, we slipped into the moody

You don’t have to always agree; try validating instead! The validation vs agreement battle is a common one I see in countless couples who struggle to win, no matter the cost. Validation and agreement are not the same; that is where the problem begins. For just a minute, can you

As a therapist for 40 years, I am still surprised when I bring up the topic of masturbation, and couples get uncomfortable and dodge the subject. Can we stop whispering about masturbation? There is no shame or guilt in its enjoyment. Having sex with ourselves is normal, but why

How do you build a deep, lasting gay relationship that isn’t just a copy of a heteronormative one? 🧠💬 In this powerful episode of Smart Sex, Smart Love, Dr. Joe Kort speaks with Tom Bruett—therapist, educator, and author of The Go-To Relationship Guide for Gay Men—about how

“I realized… what the hell am I doing? I’m gay — I can do this any way I want.” 🌈 In this episode of Smart Sex, Smart Love, therapist and author Tom Bruett opens up about breaking free from heteronormative rules and building a relationship on his own terms. We dig into how

Today is International Female Orgasm Day. Did you know there are A LOT of different ways to orgasm? Clitoral is one of the most common and here is why: the clitoris is packed with more than 8,000 nerve endings ready for stimulation. G-spot, blended, anal and A-spot are a few

Straight men who hook up with gay men feel they are not cheating, but when they are caught, they tell me they were cheating. Which is it? tiktok.com/@drjoekort/vid…

Feet are hot and sexy! This fetish dates back to medieval times. Adam Zmith, a writer and podcast producer whose work focuses on sex, queer identity, LGBTQ+ lives, history, art and desire, talks about this fantasy – one that is the most googled fetish. In fact, one in six people

Terapia con clientes LGTBIQ. Problemas clínicos y estrategias de tratamiento: 289 (Biblioteca de Psicología): In case you cannot read Spanish, this translates to “LGBTQ Clients in Therapy: Clinical Issues and Treatment Strategies,” a book I wrote a few years ago. It now is

I’ve been married to my partner for 32 years, and I admit we have no “secrets to success” you probably haven’t heard before … open and honest communication – especially during the tough times; understanding and accepting what we like and don’t like and respecting these

When it comes to open relationships, most couples want to jump straight into problem-solving. But as therapist & author Tom Bruett shares on Smart Sex, Smart Love, skipping the step of differentiation—really exploring what each partner wants, doesn’t want, and fears—means you

When do you tell the person you are dating what turns you on? The first date? Third date? Never? And where do you bring up the subject? tiktok.com/@drjoekort/vid…

I was thrilled to share my side guys story last month with a group of supporters in Provincetown, Massachusetts. East End Books hosted a meet and greet and book signing for “Side Guys: It’s Still Sex Even if You Don’t Have Intercourse: Non-Penetrative Sex Comes Out of the

Midlife is the time to reclaim your life and take advantage of the “gay advantage!” Buck Dodson, a 40+ gay man and licensed psychologist, encourages other gay men reaching midlife to address their unfinished business from the past, release themselves from perfectionism and

Monetizing anti-masturbation, anti-porn has become a central issue in the NoFap/manosphere "treatments" sold to young men. However, our manuscript traces the actual income from NoFap. Income appears unrelated to NoFap, but from apparently illegal video game sales and similar.

It’s National Couples Day! Let’s dive into the complexities of sexual desire discrepancies between partners! Where do you want to begin? In a Smart Sex, Smart Love podcast, I spoke with Certified Sex Therapists Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy and Dr. Jennifer Vencill, who talked about the

I see straight people! My clients always have included straight people, in fact, 75 percent of my clients are straight men, women and couples.

I always feel good on a day that I get new hair! I do my hair toss, check my nails….. Baby, how ya doing?

Have you checked out my new line of shirts? Find T-shirts that are for Sides, gay men who don’t top nor bottom, that fits your style and wear it with pride. Tell your friends, too! Let’s walk side by side in our shirts proclaiming our identity. Support authenticity and