""Part of the beauty of psychedelics is that they loosen our fixed notions of ourselves in the world," said Jae Sevelius, a licensed clinical psychologist and behavioral health researcher at Columbia University."
"His research on psychedelics with sexual and gender minority communities showed the drugs "can create space for new ways for people to think about themselves - including their gender or their sexuality.""
""For some people, this is only something they've ever asked themselves internally, and never spoken out loud," said Baya Voce, a couples counselor and MDMA-assisted couples therapy researcher in Austin. Under the influence of a drug like ecstasy, however, notions of gender and sexuality loosen into "an open inquiry and an exploration.""
Responses from 581 people who used psychedelics reported effects on sexuality, gender, and relationships. About a quarter of women, one-eighth of men, and one-third of people with other gender identities reported increased attraction to a gender they had not been primarily attracted to. Drugs named included psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine. Psychedelics appeared to loosen fixed self-concepts, create space for reconsideration of gender and sexual identity, and enable open inquiry. Effects sometimes emerged gradually after use and could influence spirituality, partnerships, and personal identity exploration.
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