
CONTACTAbout UsCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2025 Equal Entertainment LLC.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
We need your help
Your support makes The Advocate's original LGBTQ+ reporting possible. Become a member today to help us continue this work.
Your support makes The Advocate's original LGBTQ+ reporting possible. Become a member today to help us continue this work.
Dr. Phil McGraw has focused on LGBT issues in multiple episodes over the past nine seasons. See these videos listed below:
* Sept. 30, 2002: Dr. Phil meets with the mother of a hate-crime victim.
* Dec. 17, 2002: A distressed mother calls in because her 5-year-old son likes to wear girls' clothes.
* Feb. 27, 2003: Dr. Phil and son Jay encourage viewers to sign an antibullying pledge on DrPhil.com.
* April 1, 2003: A mom asks for help in accepting her lesbian daughter.
* May 7, 2004: A transgender woman and her family discuss how they're dealing with life changes.
* Oct. 19, 2005: Gay people's increasing comfort with coming out; and is it possible for people to change their sexual orientation?
* Oct, 23, 2006: Christina believes all homosexuals are sinners while Tessa is a lesbian who hates straight people. Dr. Phil puts them together under one roof.
* Oct, 30, 2006: Christina and Tessa sit down for a heart-to-heart talk, sharing their experiences and their pain.
* Nov. 13, 2006: After nine days in The Dr. Phil House the guests learn to let go of their prejudices. * Jan. 17, 2007: Dr. Phil meets with the mother of murdered transgender teen Gwen Araujo.
* Oct. 29, 2008: Dr. Phil tackles the topic of kids who identify more with the opposite sex.
* Nov. 21, 2008: The Proposition 8 debate.
* Jan. 13, 2009: Dr. Phil continues the topic of gender-confused kids.
* May 29, 2009: Dr. Phil and his panel of distinguished guests continue their discussion of California's Proposition 8.
* October 8, 2009: Gay journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell is a guest.
* Sept. 3, 2010: Dr. Phil talks with a woman who questions her sexual orientation after 18 years of marriage.
* Oct. 6, 2010: Dr. Phil and actor Mark Indelicato talk with LGBT teens about bullying and suicide.
* March 1, 2011: Jealousy among same-sex soul mates.
* March 9, 2011: A cross-dressing husband questions his sexual identity.
* Sept. 30, 2002: Dr. Phil meets with the mother of a hate-crime victim.
* Dec. 17, 2002: A distressed mother calls in because her 5-year-old son likes to wear girls' clothes.
* Feb. 27, 2003: Dr. Phil and son Jay encourage viewers to sign an antibullying pledge on DrPhil.com.
* April 1, 2003: A mom asks for help in accepting her lesbian daughter.
* May 7, 2004: A transgender woman and her family discuss how they're dealing with life changes.
* Oct. 19, 2005: Gay people's increasing comfort with coming out; and is it possible for people to change their sexual orientation?
* Oct, 23, 2006: Christina believes all homosexuals are sinners while Tessa is a lesbian who hates straight people. Dr. Phil puts them together under one roof.
* Oct, 30, 2006: Christina and Tessa sit down for a heart-to-heart talk, sharing their experiences and their pain.
* Nov. 13, 2006: After nine days in The Dr. Phil House the guests learn to let go of their prejudices. * Jan. 17, 2007: Dr. Phil meets with the mother of murdered transgender teen Gwen Araujo.
* Oct. 29, 2008: Dr. Phil tackles the topic of kids who identify more with the opposite sex.
* Nov. 21, 2008: The Proposition 8 debate.
* Jan. 13, 2009: Dr. Phil continues the topic of gender-confused kids.
* May 29, 2009: Dr. Phil and his panel of distinguished guests continue their discussion of California's Proposition 8.
* October 8, 2009: Gay journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell is a guest.
* Sept. 3, 2010: Dr. Phil talks with a woman who questions her sexual orientation after 18 years of marriage.
* Oct. 6, 2010: Dr. Phil and actor Mark Indelicato talk with LGBT teens about bullying and suicide.
* March 1, 2011: Jealousy among same-sex soul mates.
* March 9, 2011: A cross-dressing husband questions his sexual identity.
From our Sponsors
Most Popular
Watch Now: Pride Today
Latest Stories
State Dept. omitting anti-LGBTQ+ actions from foreign human rights reports
August 08 2025 5:52 PM
Trump cans IRS commissioner and replaces him with Scott Bessent for now
August 08 2025 3:43 PM
Massachusetts lesbian Gov. Maura Healey signs abortion and gender-affirming care shield law
August 08 2025 12:28 PM
How Elon Musk turned his pain into policy—and targeted the trans community
August 10 2025 6:00 AM
The fight to eradicate dangerous ‘conversion therapy’ isn’t over, alarming new report warns
August 08 2025 3:34 PM
Florida teacher fired for using student's nickname won't get her job back
August 08 2025 11:52 AM
Gay Jamaican asylum seeker 'suffering' in ICE custody, lawyer says
August 08 2025 11:42 AM