Meg-John Barker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Meg-John Barker

British psychologist

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1974

Place of Birth: Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom

Profession: psychologist, existential therapist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Meg-John Barker (born 23 June 1974) is an author, speaker, consultant, and activist-academic.
They have written a number of anti self-help books on the topics of relationships, sex, and gender, as well as the popular graphic non-fiction book, Queer: A Graphic History, and the book The Psychology of Sex.
They are the writer of the relationships book and blog Rewriting the Rules, and they have a podcast with sex educator Justin Hancock. Barker is currently a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the Open University in the United Kingdom with a focus on psychotherapy.
Barker holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Nottingham, and is also a psychotherapist specializing in sex therapy and relationship counseling. Barker has written and/or edited some of the first academic collections on open non-monogamy, bisexuality, non-binary gender and BDSM.
They were editor of the journal Psychology & Sexuality from 2010 to 2017, and lead author of The Bisexuality Report and the BACP document on Gender, Sexual, and Relationship Diversity. Barker's pronouns are singular they/them.