François Paquette

Impliqué au sein d’AlterHéros depuis 2004, François fait partie du conseil d’administration depuis 2005, à titre de vice-président puis de directeur de l’intervention. Il occupe ce poste de mai 2005 à mai 2007, puis de novembre 2007 à maintenant. Diplômé de l’UQAM en sexologie et de l’Université McGill en travail social, il a été employé dans de nombreuses organisations communautaires allosexuelles montréalaises, telles que la CJMLH et le REJAQ, en plus de travailler dans différents endroits du réseau de la santé.

Articles par François Paquette

I am wondering if my teacher has a crush on me…

Question asked by Diane (16 woman, United States of America)

Question answered on March 18, 2012 by François Paquette

Sorted in High-school, Questions

Hi Diane, Thanks for writing to AlterHeros. You are wondering if your teacher might have a crush on you, because she is staring at you and telling you compliments. Schools are sometimes like little universes in themselves, and a lot of things can happen there - love, conflicts, friendships, etc. But ... Read more.

I am starting to have feelings for my lesbian friend…

Question asked by Will (19 man, Canada)

Question answered on February 19, 2012 by François Paquette

Sorted in Friendship, Questions

Hi Will, Thanks for writing to AlterHeros. If I understand your question correctly, you are developping feelings for one of your friends, who is a lesbian woman, and you are having negative feelings about the outcome of a disclosure. All of that is "giving you headaches", as you are saying. For ... Read more.

Am I androgynous or transsexual?

Question asked by Donna Stringer (19 years old from United States of America, United States of America)

Question answered on October 15, 2010 by François Paquette

Sorted in Questions, Transsexuality, Travestites

Hi Donna, First, our apologies for having waited so long to give you an answer. You are writing to us that you are questioning if you are androgynous or transsexual. You feel that you are not stereotypically female, you want to say you are male, and you want to look masculine, ... Read more.

I have a testosterone problem, how concerned should I be ?

Question asked by Gerald (53 years old heterosexual man from United States of America, United States of America)

Question answered on September 26, 2010 by François Paquette

Sorted in Questions, Health

Hi Gerald, Thank you for writing to AlterHeros. You are saying that you have gender dysphoria and that your testosterone level is down. You are questioning if this is a problem. It is difficult to answer your question because we are not specialists in health issues... I feel that only ... Read more.

I am attracted to men, but not penises, am I gay ?

Question asked by Aaron (30 years old questioning man from Australia, Australia)

Question answered on May 10, 2010 by François Paquette

Sorted in En questionnement, Questions

Hi Aaron, Thanks for writing to AlterHeros. You write that you are attracted to men in jeans, but not naked men, and you want to know if you are gay. Only you knows your own sexual orientation. By "gay" most of the people mean an attraction to the same sex. ... Read more.

I feel I am stuck in uncertainty, am I transgender ?

Question asked by Moose (14 years old from United States of America, United States of America)

Question answered on May 9, 2010 by François Paquette

Sorted in Questions, Transsexuality

Hi Moose, Thanks for writing to AlterHeros. It seems that you are very concern by your questionning, and you would like to know if you are transgender. For many people that have made the journey to this transition, it is, a lot of times, a long path. Many ... Read more.

Am I gay or not ?

Question asked by will (16 years old questioning man from United States of America, United States of America)

Question answered on March 20, 2009 by François Paquette

Sorted in En questionnement, Questions

Hello Will, Thanks for writing to AlterHéros. Understanding our attractions, our sexual orientation, is not always an easy task. Some are sexually and emotionally attracted to women, others to men, others to bothand sometimes, we can still divide attraction even more: some are attracted mostly to women, but like the feeling of ... Read more.

Should I start taking testosterone ?

Question asked by Jocelyn (14 years old from Canada, Canada)

Question answered on February 22, 2009 by François Paquette

Sorted in Questions, Transsexuality

Hey Jocelyn ! Thanks for writing to AlterHeros ! As I understand your question, you would like to take testosterone to begin a sex change, but you think that you need to be 18 for that. I don't know from what part of Canada you are, but in Quebec, it takes 14 ... Read more.

Where can I marry my same-sex partner ? I live in Ohio !

Question asked by Joey (20 years old homosexual man from United States of America, United States of America)

Question answered on February 17, 2009 by François Paquette

Sorted in Gay Marriage, Questions

Hi Joey ! Thanks for writing to us. You are right : there is nothing legally recognized, for same-sex couples, in Ohio ; and your neighbors (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, etc) don't recognize it either... In USA, the only states that recognize marriage is Connecticut and Massachusets. Other states recognize ... Read more.

I have dreams about my old friend, what does that mean ?

Question asked by Priscilla (32 years old woman from United States of America, United States of America)