Are you married to someone that might be gay or lesbian?

My advice would be to handle things responsibly with your spouse.

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Orphan's shelter

Are you struggling to come out from a straight marriage?

I was once like that. It wasn’t until I was in my mid-thirties that I started to suspect that I am not straight. Now I am a dedicated speaker who can share my story for an audience of anyone who is interested.

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Orphan's shelter

Is it my fault that my spouse is gay?

We’re all invited to be straight. We’re all invited to get married to someone of the opposite sex and have kids. What we're not invited to do is deal openly with how to be gay. I have developed coaching strategies to help my clients deal with exactly this.

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How do I tell my kids that I'm gay?

Telling your children that you are gay or lesbian can be difficult, so I asked some how they came out to their sons and daughters.

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Inspiring Stories of Eight Men and Women
Who Left Straight Marriages and Came Out as Gay

“Every person’s journey is different, whether it be the evolution so many Americans, like our president, have taken to support the freedom to marry, or the intensely personal path to accepting one’s sexual orientation and building a life lived in truth in a society and amid family expectations that can make that very difficult. When Opposites No Longer Attract recounts the stories of men and women in different-sex marriages who came to terms with being gay and navigated the tugs and currents of competing concerns to be true to themselves, treat loved ones with integrity and compassion, and find happiness and wholeness.”

— Evan Wolfson, Founder and President of Freedom to Marry

“It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.”

—Lucille Ball

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Interested in Booking Michael for Coaching?

Want to speak with someone that wants to help you come out of your deepest darkest place to be free of the burden of hiding your authentic self?  Someone that will help you see the way out of a situation that you thought was virtually impossible?  Michael works with people that are in situations where they feel they have no way out, but you do, and you may have a way out with dignity.  Live the life you were authentically meant to live.

Each Coaching Session is Unique to You

  • Being out at work: To be out in the workplace is a powerful.  Not having to hide who you are and who you love is healthy and creates a more productive environment.
  • Living an authentic life: Societal norms often lead us to do things that deep down are not good for us as individuals. Authenticity helps you grow to be a stronger person when you are being your true self.
  • Participating in local LGBT chambers: For a business to offer, encourage and promote its LGBT employees to become members of an NGLCC or similar local chapter.

Michael coaches and works with Individuals, Corporations, and Universities for Coaching.

Interested in Booking Michael for Speaking?

Michael is the past president of Equality Pennsylvania, and his business is a certified LGBTBE member of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), and Michael serves as the Secretary of the Pittsburgh chapter. He was also the founder and chairman of the Gay and Lesbian Executive Committee, a professional networking organization in Pittsburgh that is becoming part of the NGLCC. Michael came out in his mid-thirties while he was still married. Now divorced, he lives outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his partner. When Opposites No Longer Attract is his first book. Michael can be reached through his website, www.testapublishing.com.

Michael will customize his speaking topics for you; However here are some sample topics:

  • Being out at work: To be out in the workplace is a powerful.  Not having to hide who you are and who you love is healthy and creates a more productive environment.
  • Living an authentic life: Societal norms often lead us to do things that deep down are not good for us as individuals. Authenticity helps you grow to be a stronger person when you are being your true self.
  • Participating in local LGBT chambers: For a business to offer, encourage and promote its LGBT employees to become members of an NGLCC or similar local chapter.

Michael has worked with Small Groups, Corporations, and Universities.

Is this story your story?

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I am married to a woman, but attracted to men—does that make me gay?

Drew did not admit—even to himself—that he might be gay until he was thirty-six.

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How do I know if my mom is gay?

Grace is a forty-three-year-old teacher who was married twice: to Dan in 1994 and Luke in 2002.

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How do I tell my kids that I'm gay?

Telling your children that you are gay or lesbian can be difficult, so I asked some how they came out to their sons and daughters.

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Are you struggling to come out from a straight marriage?

I was once like that. It wasn’t until I was in my mid-thirties that I started to suspect that I am not straight.

Read more
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Are you married to someone that might be gay or lesbian?

My advice would be to handle things responsibly with your spouse.

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Is it my fault that my spouse is gay?

We’re all invited to be straight. We’re all invited to get married to someone of the opposite sex and have kids.

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My spouse just came out.

In this book, I tell the story of my journey and those of seven other men and women in following the flow of love into unexpected relationships.

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I am married to a man, but attracted to women—does that make me gay?

My advice would be to handle things responsibly with your spouse.

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How do I know if my dad is gay?

Drew did not admit—even to himself—that he might be gay until he was thirty-six.

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Reviews of When Opposites No Longer Attract

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Mike has a great way of sharing the stories of others

I personally know the author and as a once married gay man I wish this book was around prior to my coming out. Mike has a great way of sharing the stories of others. Love the book!

- Kevin E. Foremanon 

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