When I was a freshman in college I went to see a therapist there who turned out to be a lesbian. How did I know she was a lesbian? Well, among other things, she had a giant Georgia O’Keeffe print of a flower in her office. Then, a close friend who is also a shrink suggested that I might not want to have a therapist that is a lesbian because my mom is a lesbian and I might need a safe space to complain about the lesbians in my life. Which, don’t we all? Like, even lesbians? The possible stifling effect hadn’t really occurred to me at first since the university counselor had almost nothing in common with my mom, except that my mom also had a pretty (vaginal) Georgia O’Keeffe print in her house. So the lessons I took from that experience were one, I should be wary of putting my mental health in the care of lesbians and two, lesbians love Georgia O’Keeffe like Donald Trump loves Ivanka (
Georgia O'Keeffe: Not Just for Lesbians
Georgia O'Keeffe: Not Just for Lesbians
Georgia O'Keeffe: Not Just for Lesbians
When I was a freshman in college I went to see a therapist there who turned out to be a lesbian. How did I know she was a lesbian? Well, among other things, she had a giant Georgia O’Keeffe print of a flower in her office. Then, a close friend who is also a shrink suggested that I might not want to have a therapist that is a lesbian because my mom is a lesbian and I might need a safe space to complain about the lesbians in my life. Which, don’t we all? Like, even lesbians? The possible stifling effect hadn’t really occurred to me at first since the university counselor had almost nothing in common with my mom, except that my mom also had a pretty (vaginal) Georgia O’Keeffe print in her house. So the lessons I took from that experience were one, I should be wary of putting my mental health in the care of lesbians and two, lesbians love Georgia O’Keeffe like Donald Trump loves Ivanka (