IntraSpectrum

Congratulations to out R&B artist, Frank Ocean, on winning two Grammy’s in 2013: one for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “No Church in the Wild,” which he worked on with Jay-Z and Kanye West, and another for Best Urban Contemporary Album…

The Impact Program recently published a White Paper exploring the health disparities amongst Chicago’s LGBT youth population in several areas, including mental health, sexual health, physical health, and substance use. This paper concludes that there are significant health disparities for…

Some important strides may be underway for LGBT equality in the military. In the wake of Senator Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Secretary of Defense, Hagel wrote a letter to Senator Barbara Boxer (D) of California. As published in the Huffington…

Last month, the bisexual, lesbian and gay therapists at Chicago based IntraSpectrum recommended some coffee table books. This month, we are focusing on the entertaining read Born This Way: Real Stories of Growing Up Gay by Paul Vitagliano. Based on…

The development of one’s sexual and gender identity is a central task in one’s life. For transgender individuals, this task can be daunting. Does a Female-to-Male (FtM) individual who is sexually attracted to men identify as gay, straight, queer, or…