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Married Women Who
Love Women*
Christine Logan, MFT
It is important as Gay and Lesbian therapists to know
there is a large population of married
women coming out as lesbians who
need support. As a therapist who has been working
with this population for the
last 7 years, I hope to bring awareness to my
colleagues about this population
and the many issues involved in their therapy,
such as:
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Why
do women marry men despite their attraction to women?
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How
can we as therapists help them better understand
heterosexism and homophobia?
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How
can we help them in coming out to themselves, their
husbands, in-laws, children, and
community in a heterosexual world?
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And
is there a way to help them to integrate into the
lesbian community that may not always be
open to married women?
In therapy, there will be the problems of depression,
grief, and anxiety. My hope is to be helpful in
their process of self
discovery.
Christine Logan, MFT, runs a group for Married Women who
Love Women and will present a workshop on this subject,
through LAGPA, on March 18,
2005. She can be contacted at (818) 618-3274.
*Title from the book Married Women who Love Women by
Carren Strock |