The Go-To Relationship Guide for Gay Men

Gay relationships are different.

Many of us didn't have queer elders as role models. Some of us have faced personal and societal trauma or felt lost in a Second Queer Adolescence. We can't simply squeeze ourselves into the heteronormative structures we've been offered and expect to find happiness.

Weaving theory with personal experience and case studies, this workbook gives you the tools to build a rich, deep, gay relationship. Adapted from the Bader/Pearson developmental model of relationship therapy, and suitable for those practicing both monogamy and alternative relationship structures, this guide supports you from the first flush of the honeymoon to a place of real commitment.

Tom Bruett is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a practice in California and Colorado. He trains therapists in the Bader/Pearson Developmental Model of Couples Therapy and he has a specialization in working with LGBTQIA2S+ relationships. As an educator, he has trained therapists across multiple states in working with queer partnerships in a more effective and affirmative way.