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Gino Cosme

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Queer, Anxious, and Always on High Alert: The Cost of Growing Up Different

An Essay on Childhood Hypervigilance and Queer Survival

May 3

Queer, Anxious, and Always on High Alert: The Cost of Growing Up Different

May 3

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Learning to Show My Pride When Anxiety Says Hide

The bravest act I perform each day isn’t loving who I love — it’s choosing visibility when every alarm in my body screams to disappear

Apr 17

Man wearing a Pride button to show LGBTQ+ visibility and support.

Apr 17

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Beyond the Mirror: A Gay Therapist’s Guide to Healing Body Shame

A therapist’s raw look at how trauma, not vanity, drives the gay community’s body image crisis — and the path to healing

Apr 9

AI-generated image of a healthy man seeing himself as overweight in the mirror.

Apr 9

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The Unseen Toll of Navigating Life as a Gay Man: Visible & Vulnerable

When being seen becomes both salvation and danger. Reflections on visibility from someone who’s lived between cultures, identities, and cont

Mar 31

The Unseen Toll of Navigating Life as a Gay Man: Visible & Vulnerable

Mar 31

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Shared LGBTQ+ History as Personal Trauma Requires Innovative Therapy

Insights from the therapy room on why many LGBTQ+ people feel broken despite supportive environments.

Mar 17

Shared LGBTQ+ History as Personal Trauma Requires Innovative Therapy

Mar 17

Pope Francis Changed Things for LGBTQ+ Catholics. What Happens Now?

His death marks the end of an era that reshaped the Church’s relationship with queer Catholics

Apr 26

Pope Francis Changed Things for LGBTQ+ Catholics. What Happens Now?

Apr 26

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How Tiny Experiments Change Habits Into Life-Changing Breakthroughs

Why Most People Get Growth Wrong — And What It’s Costing You

Apr 7

How Tiny Experiments Change Habits Into Life-Changing Breakthroughs

Apr 7

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A Gay Therapist Speaks on the Queer Intimacy Paradox

On breaking free from self-protective patterns when queer people crave but struggle to build deep connections

Mar 25

A Gay Therapist Speaks on the Queer Intimacy Paradox

Mar 25

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Why Resilience Culture is Failing LGBTQ+ People

The ‘Just Be Stronger’ resilience movement frequently neglects essential needs

Mar 10

Rainbow LGBTQIA flag made from silk material. Happy pride month. Symbol of LGBTQ pride month.

Mar 10

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15 Years Hating Myself for Being Gay: What Finally Made Me Feel Worthy

The brutal truth about why hiding didn’t fix my self hatred (and what actually did)

Feb 28

15 Years Hating Myself for Being Gay: What Finally Made Me Feel Worthy

Feb 28

Gino Cosme

Gino Cosme

he/him

🏳️‍🌈 Gay therapist + writer helping LGBTQ+ individuals stop hiding and start healing. No fluff. Just real talk, real change. 🇪🇺🇵🇹 unfilteredclarity.com

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