Download or read book Enhancing Pleasure for Gay Men written by Israel Martinez and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-07-09 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to help therapists understand the challenges gay men face in their sex lives, providing professionals and gay men with evidence-based interventions and clinical tools to help them heal and live overall healthier lives. Gay men have unique and debilitating issues that can get in the way of them having pleasurable sex. Instead of sex being a space to learn about themselves, heal, release, and receive joy, for many sex is fraught with shame, anxiety, self-hate, and feeling isolated. Written for both professionals and the clients they treat, this book aims to heal sex-related wounds through sex and, in turn, improve every aspect of gay men’s mental health. The book begins by exploring what is special about gay men and sex before looking at assessing and presenting medical issues impacting sexual functioning, such as childhood trauma, attachment styles, body issues, anxiety, depression, long-term relationships and parenting, and hookup apps. It then moves onto clinical interventions to address these issues, with intake questionnaires and information on how to adapt sensate focus exercises, neuroscience, narrative, CBT, and somatic modalities to provide sex therapy interventions specific to gay men. With special focus on marginalized communities within the LGBTQIA+ community, such as trans men, BIPOC, aging, disabled, and chronically ill voices, this book is essential reading for sex therapists and mental health professionals working with gay men, as well as gay men themselves looking to live authentically and happily in their sexual lives.
Download or read book Male Lust written by Kerwin Brook and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-01-20 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Men from a variety of sexual orientations and ethnic backgrounds overturn myths about male sexuality and desire! Male sexuality comes of age in this provocative collection of personal essays and poetry. Male Lust's nearly 60 contributors explore emotional, social, and political aspects of sex and desire from a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and sexual orientations. Answering the long-standing challenge for men to finally theorize the complexity of their own sexual desires, Male Lust (a 2001 Lambda Gay Studies Literary Award Finalist) delves into topics such as commercial sex, sadomasochism, feminism, and white supremacy without lapsing into reactionary, knee-jerk or misogynist stances. This book offers a positive sexual vision that moves far beyond the narrow messages offered in mainstream media. Male Lust reveals thoughtful, detailed realities of gay, straight, bisexual, transgender, and same-gender-loving men's personal experiences with sex that lurk behind the stereotypes. Among the many topics that the essays, stories, and poems herein chronicle are: various facets of men's and women's experience with commercial sex, both as consumers and providers social and hormonal phenomena involved in transitioning from female to male handling the impact of white supremacy on male lust as a man of color the transformational possibilities of S/M women's responses to the lusts of the men in their lives coming of age with a “deviant” gender or sexual orientation healing from rape and other forms of sexual abuse coming to terms with loving and desiring women within a misogynist culture lust and desire within a disabled body Together, the contributors break the noisy silence surrounding male lust, challenge the dominant images of men as unemotional sexual predators, and expose the live, beating hearts, minds, and souls of real men loving, healing, and revealing themselves, each other, and the women in their lives. Male Lust heralds the next generation of thinking men--a must-read for anyone seeking cutting-edge ideas on sexuality and desire.
Download or read book Men Like Us written by Daniel Wolfe and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly two decades, GMHC has provided vital support, education, and health information to gay men. Now, with "Men Like Us", their guidance -- and the insights of hundreds of gay men across America -- will help readers everywhere. Practical, down-to-earth, and accessible, this authoritative health resource covers such topics as: -- body basics -- exercise and diet-- relationships and intimacy-- sexual pleasure-- medical care -- prevention and healing-- mental health and therapy-- spirituality and community-- and much, much moreFilled with expert advice -- from leading doctors, lawyers, therapists, and fitness instructors to "ordinary gay men" whose stones provide important voices of experience -- "Men Like Us" opens a window onto the ways gay men, in all their diversity, care for themselves and each other.
Download or read book The Joy of Gay Sex An Intimate Guide for Gay Men to the Pleasures of Gay Lifestyle written by Charles Silverstein and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Lovers Guide Gay Deck written by Sean Cummings and published by . This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich source of responsible gay sex advice in a handy, portable format. The cards represent clearly illustrated frank information that will help you boost your confidence, increase your pleasure - and have some fun! This is the first deck to be published offering a complete resource of gay sexual pleasure for men of all ages. It is organized into three main sections - foreplay, full sex and sex play - and covers the full range of male-to-male sexual acts from the straightforward to the exotic. The accompanying booklet includes suggestions for all the ways you can introduce fun into using the cards. There are games to invent, dares to be made, and a great deal of spontaneous enjoyment to be had. The booklet also includes sensible advice on sexual health and safety, and the normal precautions to take.
Download or read book 10 Smart Things Gay Men Can Do to Improve Their Lives written by Joe Kort and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-11-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Openly gay therapist Joe Kort provides 10 powerful and positive steps gay men can take to isolate and overcome self-defeating behavior patterns, and move in healthier and more rewarding directions: Take Charge of Their Own Lives Affirm Themselves by Coming Out Resolve Differences With Parents and Relatives 'Graduate' From Delayed Adolescence Avoid - or Overcome - Sexual Addiction -Learn from Successful Mentors Whove Been There, Done That Take Advantage of 'Therapy Workouts' Achieve - and Maintain - Rewarding Relationships Understand the Stages of Loves Commit to Their Partner.These solid and reliable 'Top 10' life steps that have been most helpful to Joe Korts clients in his 16 years of working with hundreds of gay men, are presented in an engaging and easy-to-understand manner and are supplemented by case histories from his practice. These are time-tested, practical decisions gay men can make in their search for emotional, sexual and personal fulfillment
Download or read book Sex Happens written by Arlen Keith Leight, Ph.D. and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2013 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Passionate Partners Meet and Sex Happens... But What Happens Next? When we start dating, the sex happens. All the other relationship stuff hits the fan later. Well, if you've picked up this book, it's later. And if that stuff is starting to get in the way of your relationship (and the sex), it's time to get to work. (Don't worry-this work won't be easy, but it could be fun.) Do you see yourself in one of these situations (and who hasn't at one time or another)? Coupled, but dissatisfied with your sexual connection, Coupled, with difficulty communicating, Coupled, in conflict, Coupled, but looking for new ways to create intimacy and connect physically, Coupled, looking for an exclusive or open sexual relationship contract, Coupled, but unsure about staying in your relationship, Single, hoping for a way to sidestep some of the pitfalls of long-term relationships Then this book is for you! In fact, Sex Happens is, quite simply, a book for any gay man at a turning point in his relationship life. Think of it as months of working with a clinical sex therapist, but without having to pay for the weekly sessions. (Plus, the time "on the couch" can be much more fun in your own home-but that's later in the book.) Book jacket.
Download or read book Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men written by Christopher J. Alexander and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1997-07-29 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men: A Workbook is an avenue through which gay men can understand their identity, experiences, and goals. The book contains over 50 checklists, open-ended questions, and writing exercises the reader can do on his own, as part of a support or study group, or with the guidance of a psychotherapist to further his own personal insight into his life as a gay man.
Download or read book How to be a Happy Homosexual written by Terry Sanderson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A completely new and re-written version of this gay self-help guide now in its fifth edition. It takes into acount the dramatic changes which have occured in gay life since the last edition was published. It also looks at the failings of the gay community and how to avoid the new traps that a more open society has brought.
Download or read book Love Between Men written by Rik Isensee and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1992-11 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex written by Stephen E. Goldstone and published by Dell. This book was released on 1999-05-18 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally--the book for every gay man's bedside table. At last! Answers to the questions you're too embarrassed to ask--but always wanted to know! Why does it hurt down there? Is it really safe to do that? What does it mean when something looks like this--and how do I make it go away? Chances are you never learned anything about gay intimacy from your parents, your school, or your family physician. Here, at last, is reliable, comprehensive information on a wide spectrum of gay medical concerns, written by an eminent surgeon and recognized authority on gay health issues. With up-to-date facts, interviews, and case studies from the author's practice, The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex goes far beyond HIV concerns, combining a complete education about the safe and pleasurable practices of male-male sexuality with a comprehensive medical volume. Here are the facts about what you need to know to keep your sex life hot and healthy, including: The rules of safe anorectal stimulation. Symptoms to send you running to the doctor. Foreplay, sex toys, and other accessories. Viral and nonviral STDs-don't wake up with an unpleasant surprise! Treatments for impotence and other sexual dysfunctions. Diseases that can be spread without penetration. Drugs...relationships...doctors (how to find the right one for you), and much more.
Download or read book Gay Men and Substance Abuse written by Michael Shelton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-04-29 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timely reference that addresses the unique issues of gay men in recovery. Winner of the 2012 Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Award -- GLBT Category! Gay Men and Substance Abuse fills a tremendous void, serving as a valuable resource for gay men, professionals, concerned partners, friends, and family members in need of solid information and guidance.Whether faced with a traumatic coming out process, caught up in personal struggles with body image, engulfed in the club culture, or navigating a family system that does not accept his sexuality, a gay man struggling with substance abuse or addiction often faces cultural and personal challenges unique to his life experiences. Yet many men and their loved ones in search of help are forced to adjust to a traditional treatment system, or self-help groups that center on heterosexual relationships, and family groups that neglect to include partners or address what can be a uniquely challenging family dynamic.By exploring the social and psychological factors that play into homosexual men's addictions, nationally certified treatment counselor Michael Shelton presents a timely, comprehensive look at best practices in meeting the unique needs of gay men in recovery, offering keen insight on a range of issues, including:such common therapeutic approaches as motivational enhancement therapy and 12 Step strategiessuccessful relapse prevention protocolstools for recovery from co-occurring sexual disordersthe importance of a loved one's role with regard to intervention and supportthe complicated relationship between gay male drug use and sexual behaviorhow to talk knowledgeably, and with care and sensitivityAbout the author Michael Shelton, M.S., C.A.C., is a nationally certified treatment counselor and does clinical work with males with substance abuse and sexual disorders at four facilities in Philadelphia. He's the author of four other books, including Boy Crazy: Why Monogamy Is So Hard for Gay Men and What You Can Do About It.
Download or read book Hands Free Orgasm and Others Gay Stories written by Alfredo Blackrock and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have written the stories of this book for my personal pleasure, to recreate experiences that I would like to have lived, but did not have the good fortune to do so. However, each one has been generated by a grain of reality perhaps just from a fleeting glance or a situation never fully resolved. The subject matter of each of these stories is erotic. From a young age I have been a voracious reader, and the erotic genre has always interested me. The percentage of time devoted to these readings, has been increasing over time, and is now overwhelmingly dominant for me. However, more importantly, I have come to appreciate the powerful role of sex in human behavior in general and in myself in particular. As long as our fundamental needs for food and water are met, the desire for the erotic prevail over, or at least color, all other concerns. The survival of the species after all depends on this drive. Sex is at the crossroads between survival and extinction. There is a strong component that was suppressed in my childhood for social and cultural reasons. Over time this restraint has be released. I believe that a certain kind of physical sex is much more important for men than for women. For women, a primary drive and source of satisfaction is the protection and welfare of offspring. Male sex, on the other hand, is linked to power relations. Usually a man by his nature wants many partners, and may seek them indiscriminately. This might include homosexual contacts. For those who have found the latter, they have also discovered a liberating freedom to pursue sex in its pure an unadulterated form unfettered by responsibilities or consequences. Sex with like-minded males is pure and hard. The stories I write must first be exciting for me and also, I hope, the reader. They are in that sense, stories to be read with only one hand. I realize that not everyone has the same sensitivity; indeed each one of us is unique. However, it is very important for me to know that someone gets pleasure by reading my stories. The knowledge that another person has been touched and excited with the images that I created, makes me feel an intimate contact with them. As situations and feeling are described, I hope they evoke responses in others as they did myself. This contact through words and images may be more profound and exciting than direct physical contact itself. Sex, like many other things, lies in the complex and wonderful organ that is our brain. It excites me to think that someone masturbates with my stories, and that I am the one who is providing him pleasure even though my hands never touch him. I sought to create sensual scenes that may be both delicate and powerful as well as representing profound truths. In the stories that follow some situations and emotions reoccur. Some might say in a obsessive way. So be it. They include first times experiences, but predominantly they are predator-prey relationship, dominant and submissive roles, initiator and initiated situations, master and apprentice associations, and relationships with marked age differences. All the younger characters are of legal age. I also like the play of light and shadow, between desire and fear. My stories depict the dualities of sex, smooth and rough, curve and edge, cold and heat, resistance and surrender. The relationship between pleasure and pain are also explored. Whether they are derived from biology or culture, I believe they lie within all. Active and passive roles are traditionally stated as those of the male and the female, but I submit they are present in all of us to a greater or lesser degree. I recognize both types of sensations in myself and I presume readers will too. The position between the two poles depends on the person, but the two are inseparable and cannot exist without each other. In these stories, the staging sketches are intentionally cinematographic. To accompany the images I attempt to create, I suggest background music to your own taste.
Download or read book Coming Out Right written by William Hanson and published by Alyson Books. This book was released on 1982 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sex and Spirit written by Robert Barzan and published by Robert Barzan. This book was released on 1995 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explore new perspectives in gay men's spirituality! Coming out, Zen, sexuality, shamanism, ecology, HIV--whatever is part of gay life is explored in this dynamic collection of essays by some of our most respected spokesmen"--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book Eclectic Views on Gay Male Pornography written by Todd G. Morrison and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open any gay lifestyle magazine (even the serious ones) or go to any gay bar, and you're likely to encounter something related to pornography, be it an image of a porn superstar or advertisements for pornographic magazines, DVDs, calendars, etc. Given that it is an omnipresent feature of gay male culture, one might assume that gay pornography has received considerable attention from academics. Yet, surprisingly, even those with a professed interest in gay studies have neglected this medium. This book addresses that omission with a series of provocative essays devoted to the topic. Contributors from the fields of history, law, media studies, psychology, and more explore the complex world of male pornography and the various ways in which it permeates gay culture.
Download or read book Tunnel of Love written by Daniel Wolfe and published by . This book was released on 20?? with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
