Imagine yourself at a dinner party with an interesting variety of long-term same-sex couples, and there’s an inquisitive journalist/therapist there who peppers them all with incisive questions. That’s the experience you’ll get from this delightful and exceedingly valuable book. 

 

• John Corvino, PhD, Dean, Irvin D. Reid Honors College, Wayne State University 

 

Jeff Lutes is a well-known couples therapist and this book should be read by anyone who knows or works with couples having diverse intersectional identities. In these stories, the reader will find rich and complex narratives about couples navigating both internal and external challenges in finding love and sustaining healthy relationships.  We learn substantively more from these personal journeys than the clinical and research literature on same-sex couples available today.

 

• Vagdevi Meunier, PsyD, Gottman Master Trainer, Founder & Executive Director of The Center For Relationships

 

This book provides hope for younger generations of queer people like me. It reminds us that love is possible, love is revolutionary, and generational wisdom is invaluable.

 

• Shemeka Thorpe, PhD, Sexuality Researcher & Educator

 

A wonderful guide to help navigate healthy relationships, non-affirming families and friends, and the trauma many still experience from misguided religious teachings about sexual orientation and gender-identity. Trailblazers In Love can benefit new couples, as well as those seeking long-term relationships.

 

• Mitchell Gold, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Home Furnishings; Co-founder, Chairman Emeritus