Michele Lantieri

Hello! I am a graduate student in clinical psychology, currently with my master’s degree in clinical psychology. I am an activist, often protesting against the Drug War. I am also a researcher of psychedelic culture and recently presented a scientific poster at the 2013 Psychedelic Science conference in Oakland, CA. I am involved with a group at UPenn called Theorizing Psychedelics. I specialize in Play Therapy and I mainly want work with children ages 3-5; I currently work in community mental health.

It means that I like you, not your gender or sex.

That we are all unique and different, with different lifestyles and preferences.

I first came out in grad school in Chicago about 5 years ago. When I say “came out” I mean it was the first time I announced to a group of professionals that I was bisexual. My friends mostly already knew. Shortly after, about 1 year after, I came out to my family. I have always liked woman and men…. for my whole life, or for as long as I can remember.

When people who identify as gay tell me I am just confused. Oh that really gets me.

Just being open and accepting I think. I really love being able to appreciate the beauty of masculinity and femininity and celebrate them both.

It turned out that no one really cares that much and that most people already knew. I had one professor at my school make some comments that were odd but I think he was trying to be supportive in an awkward way.