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Written by Corby Weeaks, LPC

When I think back on my own journey of growing up in a ranching family in San Angelo, Texas, I often reflect on how much of my life was shaped by the unspoken rules about who I was allowed to be. How powerful it would have been to participate in LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy, or even to hold an affirming therapist in my area, to aid me in becoming who I always was.

As a queer kid in a deeply traditional environment, I didn’t have the language or the models to name my experience. I just knew that something about me didn’t quite “fit.” I was expressive, sensitive, & curious about people and relationships. But somewhere along the way, I learned to dial that down. I learned how to hide the parts of me that didn’t match masculine expectations.

I didn&#;t have the words back then for gender expansiveness or queerness or emotional awareness. I just knew I felt alternative, and different didn’t always feel safe.

Fast forward to today, and I now have the immense privilege of working as a therapist with LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples in Idaho; People who, like me, have had to navigate a world that often doesn’t mirror their revelation back to them. People who