Dating can be difficult and complicated, especially if you are queer. Intimacy ConAmore share some dating advice on this episode of Queer Relationships, Queer Joy; where two relationship therapists explore what it looks like to see joy in queer relationships.
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Derica: Some of the success in dating in queer circles is I actually have like go into these queer circles, not with the idea of I'm looking for someone to date, but that I'm looking for my people that I can have community with. And then it seems that organically, I find people to date. It's kinda almost like if you're outside looking for a four leaf clover, you don't find it, but if you're outside, just admiring the grass, you find several. Keely: Oh, hello. Welcome back, everyone to Queer Relationships, Queer Joy. I'm one of your hosts, Keely C. Helmick. I'm a licensed professional counselor. I'm the owner of Connective Therapy Collective. I am a queer, non-binary, femme. I also am solo poly, and mainly able bodied with an acute injury and white and that's it for now. Melisa: And I'm your other host ,Melisa deSegiurant. I'm a licensed professional counselor and licensed marriage and family therapist at Connective Therapy collective. I'm white, bisexual. I'm able bodied, I'm polyamorous, solo poly at the moment. And I identify as gender fluid. I use she and they pronouns. Keely: Well, we get to have a guest today and we get to talk about queer relationship dating and learn some more about our awesome guest. Before we get into that, we have some updates as well. Derica's our guest today and they are, I wanna let them introduce themselves. And we