In this present moment, the courthouses where I argue for my criminal clients, offices where I practice mental health as a therapist, and universities where I teach (or attend), have not completely returned to pre-pandemic functioning since COVID-19 began. For this reason, I spend Monday through Friday in weighty Zoom-type meetings, including criminal court hearings and teletherapy sessions with diverse clients. So when I learned of the Zoom training on “Best Practices for LGBTQIA+ Clients” for my work as a therapist, I thought it would be a big and needed hug and a way to better my practice. I was so excited about the training that I showed up five minutes early, a lifetime to wait for a meeting to start on Zoom. When she arrived, our instructor seemed warm and her brown eyes smiled. I smiled back though I …
