In my search for some sort of change (ideally into one of those amazing heterosexual people), I decided to move to the US, where conversion therapy promised to help. Overcompensating like this was a lot of work. But in the meantime, I did everything I could to be the best at everything. I felt like I was a monster, but nobody knew. I found hope in the belief that I could be “cured from homosexuality” and become “normal.” Exodus used to be the largest, worldwide “ex-gay” organization. I was even able to connect a business trip (so no one would know) to an Exodus International conference. I learned about conversion therapy through the internet. Looking back, I can’t believe how different my reality was back then, compared to my life today. I lived in the closet with no idea that it was possible to be gay and live a happy, fulfilled life. There were no LGBT organizations in Paraguay. As a gay kid, I often created fantasy worlds as an escape from the homophobic culture that surrounded me.Īt 25, I had never met anyone who was openly gay, except for one who died by suicide. When I was about 10 years old, I wrote my first longer story, with my stuffed animals as the main characters. Her dads help her understand that though a girl can be anything she wants, she doesn’t need to be everything, and she certainly doesn’t need to be perfect. The book tells the story of a girl’s journey to expanding her concept of a princess.
It will be the first in the Brave Like A Girl series. My first children’s book “ What Does A Princess Really Look Like?” released in 2018. Inspired by watching her courageous approach to everything, I started Brave Like A Girl, a website that focuses on raising empowered girls. So I started researching and learning more about raising girls. I wanted to support in my daughter the best way I could, knowing that as a male, I wouldn’t share many of her experiences. Raising a girl opened my eyes even more to the unique challenges girls and women experience in today’s world. Now I also coach parents to use play therapy principles to build strong, healthy relationships with their children.
Although I currently work mostly with adults, I spent years as a Play Therapist (Child Therapist). I am the founder of LaunchPad Counseling, a private practice in Richmond, VA.
A few years later, we became dads through open adoption. I met the love of my life in Richmond, VA. I’m a psychotherapist and a dad, and I recently wrote my first children’s book.īorn in Asuncion, Paraguay, I moved to the United States to pursue my counseling career.
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