Homophobia: Healing It From The Inside Out

Although religious and governmental institutions can inhibit legal rights, true liberation can be achieved by releasing ourselves from the illusory shackles of the beliefs that our sexual orienation is an affliction. LGBT people are gifted with a unique role to play in the conscious evolution of humanity. When we liberate ourselves from the internalized shame we hold about our sexuality, and reclaim the connection between our sexuality and spirit we can step fully into playing that role. Malidoma Patrice Some, PhD, Author, Elder, Diviner and gay ally speaks frequently about the perception of homosexuality in indigenous cultures.

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Lessons In Hope and Inspiration From Harvey Milk

Is it possible to have too many days that exist to officially send the messages of hope and inspiration? Is it possible to have too many days that exist to honor lives of people who have died in the name of that same message of hope, inspiration, and equality for all human beings?

Harvey Milk was a man who offered hope to millions of people in the LGBT community and beyond, spreading the message of love and equality. When he became the first openly gay elected official as a San Francisco supervisor, equality became the most palpable it had ever been for gay people everywhere.

Read more of this post by Jason Mannino at the Huffington Post!

GA Speaks with Huff Po’s Jason Mannino

Make sure you listen every Wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. EST, as your host James Hipps brings you all the latest in LGBT news and weekly special guest on our Blog Talk Radio program. This week’s special guest was career and life coach, as well as regular contributor to the Huffington Post, Jason Mannino!

Jason Mannino, MA, is a nationally recognized Career Strategist, Personal Development Consultant and Writer ignites the courageous action that will have you thriving in today’s economic and employment (unemployment) climate, while turning your life’s greatest visions and goals into reality. Jason’s mission is to inspire people to create careers and lives that are an expression of personal integrity and authenticity.

He brings a depth of “insider” knowledge to career coaching having spent a decade as a Talent Acquisition Consultant sought after by companies including the Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros., TV Guide, Ascent Media, Universal Music, and University of Southern California. He has helped hundreds of individuals effectively manage and transform their careers through highly lucrative periods and periods of unemployment.

Jason’s writing can be seen weekly at HuffingtonPost.com and as a recognized expert in his field Jason has been featured online at New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Daily News, USA Today, BusinessWeek, Towleroad.com. In December, 2009 his autobiographical story, Thank God I’m Gay, will be featured on the cover of Volume 3 of Thank God I, a new book series that has already reached #1 on Amazon.com.. He has also been featured in Frontiers News Magazine and Echelon Magazine.

According to Jason:

I walked away from a successful career as an Executive Recruiter after the last company I worked for was acquired and my job was eliminated. It was clearly time to pursue what inspires me most; which is to empower people to take courageous action that propels them into living an inspired, balanced, and authentic life. I haven’t looked back! AND? I’m still doing what I love!

Initially, my journey in transformation was to process my own pain and suffering and take action to realize my dreams. I have realized in my own journey through tragedy and adversity that I was being guided to deeply embrace my personal truth and step into living a life that is uniquely mine.

My professional experience is vast and varied. However, I have been engaged in some form of coaching throughout all of it. After undergrad I worked as an Educator and Counselor in HIV prevention. I have a decade of experience in Human Resources/Executive Recruiting as a consultant for such companies as Warner Bros. The Walt Disney Company, Universal Music, University of Southern California. I have also been an actor, massage therapist, rebirther, and career counselor.

One of the things that I take away from all of my experience and is a core source of my motivation is that there is a pandemic of people who are not living the lives they were uniquely born for or maximizing their full potential. However, I have also learned to never underestimate the power that one individual has to transform. When one person makes a shift the world around them is positively changed as well. This is what drives me.

I am here to help you access your own inner resources. You have everything you need to live a life far beyond what you can imagine you deserve.

AND – I LOVE LIFE AND ALL OF ITS POSSIBILITIES!

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