by Karen | May 16, 2023 | Advocacy, Media Coverage
When a closeted LGBT person marries a straight partner and then later comes out of the closet, many people celebrate them for speaking their truth so courageously. Unfortunately, there is typically little or no acknowledgement of the straight spouses living in the...
by Karen | May 14, 2023 | Straight Wives
Here’s to the women who dreamed of being wives and mothers, who fell in love, married their sweetheart and then… discovered the marriage was a sham. As a result of your relationship with a man you discovered was gay or transgender, you may have lost the opportunity to...
by Guest Author | Mar 23, 2023 | Healing and Recovery
As straight spouses and partners of transgender people, we often find ourselves in situations where we are shamed for feeling angry. This can happen when people tell us that we shouldn’t be angry at our ex because they were victims of homophobia. Anger shaming...
by Karen | Feb 6, 2023 | Straight Spouse
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’m sure you’ve heard the song, “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye. You probably know at least some of the words and find yourself joining in when the song plays on the radio (even if the only words you know are the...
by Karen | Nov 15, 2022 | Mixed-Orientation Relationships
Last week would have been my 33rd wedding anniversary, but I am no longer married, and it’s no celebration. The movie My Policeman was released on Amazon Prime on the same day as my wedding anniversary. My Policeman tells the story of a closeted gay man who married a...
