Two identities in the local community are releasing books this month. Graham Douglas-Meyer, leader of the Freedom 2 Be group, is publishing his autobiography ‘You Shall Walk in the Dark Places’ which explores his personal journey of embracing his sexuality while maintaining his spirituality. Douglas-Meyer’s book asks the central question, can you be gay and […]
Driven David Asks My partner and I have been together for nearly seven years. We are both intelligent and have responsible positions in our workplaces. We have similar and separate interests and, whilst we acknowledge that this is the ideal, we do experience some deep conflict around same. I love my partner and do not […]
Guilty Gil writes; I am quite confused and, at times, angry. My partner and I have been together now for about 5 years. I know that our friends would describe our relationships as nearly perfect. We have similar interests and do things together and, at the same time, give each other some freedom to do […]
Relationships Australia is offering a work shop specifically designed for gay men to explore and improve their relationships. The organiser Colin Longworth spoke to OUTinPerth about what the workshop entails, and encouraged couples to head down. “It’s about building gay male relationships, improving them. Its objectives are to understand the phases of relationships, look at […]
Relationships Australia are offering a weekend course for same-sex couples who would like to develop better relationship skills. Entitled Building Better Relationships, the course helps couples to develop and practice some of the skills that assist couples to face challenges and work through differences. Based on a popular course the organisation runs for heterosexual couples, […]
Gay and lesbian couples are keen to access relationship and family counselling services, according to Relationships Australia (WA). Last November the organisation conducted a Diverse Sexuality Survey, with the goal of ascertaining the the level of awarenessof, and demand for, Relationships Australia services amongst WA’s gay and lesbian community. Elizabeth Brennan, Relationships Australia WA’s Manager […]
