The rest of the issue includes articles about online self-assessment on Google, blogger support communities, online therapy, and an analysis of treatment for Internet addiction. The issue also includes a Q&A on ethical, legal, and licensing issues in clinical work online, and a brief introduction to “the Net generation,” for clinicians unfamiliar with online life. So be sure to check it out if you are interested in clinical issues and digital life!

One point of clarification: I mentioned that sex-positive health care was something that isn’t just for sexual minorities but is something deserved by heterosexual, monogamous, and vanilla people. I want to make it clear that my intention was to acknowledge these as distinct identities, not to make it sound as though I was lumping heterosexual, monogamous, and vanilla people into one category. Of course, there are plenty of kinky straight people, monogamous and vanilla queer people, and so on. I’ll go further to say that people who are celibate deserve care that is respectful of their choices and lifestyle and a safe place to talk about their sexual thoughts or questions.

Some of the resources I shared are included on my own Resources page, including Gaylesta for LGBT folks seeking a therapist in the Bay Area and the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF), an international site for people seeking psychotherapeutic, medical, and legal professionals who are informed about the diversity of consensual, adult sexuality. NCSF also hosts a directory for Kink-Aware Professionals. Another good resource if you’re a poly-identified person is the Poly-Friendly Professionals page.

Of course, if you want to join the conversation at SXSW, then please come to my Core Conversation, on Tuesday, March 17th, 3:30 – 4:30 in Room 5B of the Austin Convention Center. Thomas Roche and I will be facilitating a conversation with our attendees and we plan to cover the following topics:

• Mental health and occupational risks that tech people are susceptible to, and what they can do about it;

• How to assess your current health strategies and recognize self-care plans you may need to implement;

• Friendship 2.0, Dating 2.0, and Breakup 2.0 issues;

• Staying focused on tasks and productivity in the culture of distraction;

• Tools technology can offer for improving your mental health; and

• Resources if you realize you need more help

Since this is a Core Conversation, we’re especially interested in the questions and topics you will be bringing. So if you’re going to Austin this year, please come join the conversation and put the interactive into our panel!

I hope to see many of you there on Tuesday.

I wish I’d said a bit more about the feelings of emotional intimacy that can take some people by surprise when they engage in online sexual interactions. Otherwise, I very much enjoyed Violet’s questions and I was happy to read about people who are integrating cybersex into their relationship in safe, creative, and exciting ways. I also loved Violet’s term “techno-poly,” to describe folks who are negotiating non-monogamy with virtual partners.