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Dr. Frankie has offered expert advice in media all over the world including Glamour, Match.com’s Happen Magazine, and on NPR Radio. She is also a relationship advice columnist for Curve Magazine, YourTango.com and Dating Advice.com


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Dr. Frankie is available for television, radio and print interviews. Please contact Steven LeVine of GrapeVine Public Relations at (323) 229-1888.

 

In The Press

MARILYN PITMAN FROM NPR'S OUT IN THE BAY INTERVIEWS MATCHMAKERS DR. FRANKIE AND SONIYAH SINGH. 
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Introducing Dr. Frankie, Lesbian Yenta in Curve Magazine. Dr. Frankie is Curve's newest advice columnist.  Read the article where she shares 10 things you always wanted to ask a lesbian yenta. Plus, find out how to send her questions of our own!
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A MATCHMAKER? HOW DOES ONE BECOME A MATCHMAKER? DR. FRANKIE TELLS ALL..
Dr. Frankie Bashan started out as relationship therapist working with the LGBT community. She continues her therapy practice, but has ventured off to become an expert in lesbian matchmaking. Her company Little Gay Book matches lesbians in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Hawaii.

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Let’s face it- a lot of us have no clue what we’re doing when it comes to love and relationships. You may be able to get into a relationship, but are you able to keep it? Today Dr. Frankie Bashan, a licensed psychologist and matchmaker joins us to talk about ways we undermine ourselves when we want to get close to somebody else.
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Dr. Frankie discussed universal concepts that apply to the LGBT and heterosexual community including dating, relationships, sex and intimacy. Her interview with host Jim Ver Steeg was then aired during Sunday Brunch and discussed by a panel of guests, who each voiced their colorful opinions. Check out the buzz, listen now!
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"Love and Sex in the Digital Age" continues this week with relationship expert and lesbian matchmaker Dr. Frankie Bashan. Find out the Do's and Don'ts to online dating and find out what she says is killing our brains! Enjoy the show!

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At the top of the hour host Cyrus Webb welcomes Dr. Frankie to Conversations LIVE. Hear all about Dr. Frankie and how she came to matchmaking.
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A Word With Frankie Bashan, Lesbian Matchmaker, Founder Little Gay Book.

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FRATERNIZING WITH THE "ENEMY" CAN BE A NON-ISSUE (REALLY!)
Dr. Frankie Bashan, Psy.D., a San Francisco-based relationship expert, psychologist, and professional matchmaker for the lesbian community, shares her opinion with Match.com's Happen Magazine.
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PROFESSIONAL MATCHMAKER AND DATING/RELATIONSHIP COACH
M.O. interviews Dr. Frankie a top matchmaker in the lesbian community. She is an insider in the lesbian community and understands the challenges in meeting quality, emotionally and physically healthy women who are interested in a serious and committed relationship.
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Dr. Frankie Bashan - Doctor of Clinical Psychology who specializes in Lesbian and Bisexual matchmaking answers these questions: 1.How should the laws of attraction guide a person’s dating life and actions? 2.Do all people have a “type” that they are attracted to? Is it a positive tool to follow this type and allow it to guide you to certain people? 3.What are some of the most common bad dating habits that women are bound by and how can these habits be broken? 4.How can a person communicate interest in a person through body language, i.e. flirting? And can a person be taught how to flirt or is it an inherent ability that some just don’t have?

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Dr. Frankie Bashan - Answers important questions about online dating: 1.What makes online dating attractive to people looking to date? 2.How can online dating be more effective than the traditional methods of meeting people? 3.How can online dating be misleading and generate unrealistic expectations of the person in reality? 4.What are people’s biggest mistake when it comes to online dating?

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Dr. Frankie Bashan - Answers important questions about dating: 1.After how many dates can someone tell if the person they are dating is not for them? 2.What are some deal breakers that all women should look out for in both men and women? And how many deal breakers should actually break a relationship? 3. How can a person visualize their intentions for themselves and what importance is given to being clear with your intentions from the get-go of any relationship? 4.Why is having sex in the early stages of dating someone you are interested in potentially having a long term relationship with problematic.

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Dr. Frankie Bashan - Answers important questions about professional matchmaking: 1.What is the difference between online dating and using an online matchmaker? 2.What makes matchmaking a more effective tool for finding someone to date? 3.As a professional matchmaker, relationship expert, psychologist and coach what do you feel are the necessary ingredients for a successful match? 4.What emphasis does a matchmaker place on the physical appearances of both suitors when considering a match?

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Dr. Frankie Bashan - Answers important questions about sex and intimacy: 1.When, if ever, does a relationship reach the point when intimacy begins to feel awkward and uncomfortable? 2.How can a couple work on reigniting a relationship that seems to be losing steam? 3.What importance is placed on keeping sex fun and exciting and how can this be done? 4.When dating someone, are there any signs to indicate that their relationship has reached a level or genuine intimacy?

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Dr. Frankie Bashan - Answers important questions about polyamory: 1.What is the meaning of polyamory? How common is it today? 2.What are the typical characteristics of a person or couple who choose to have an open, non-monogamous relationship? 3.What are the emotional risks that a person is vulnerable to in this kind of relationship? 4.Can a person be sexually non-exclusive, but emotionally monogamous? How can polyamory of this kind be seen to enhance a couple’s relationship?

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COVER STORY: LESBIAN RELATIONSHIP GURU
LG Code Magazine interviews Dr. Frankie Bashan. See the full story on page 25.
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In Spain Glamour Magazine quoted Dr. Frankie. If you know Spanish you can read it here.
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This week on LA Talk Radio our guest is Dr. Frankie Bashan. She completed her undergraduate work at Northeastern University in Boston, MA with a dual degree in Business and Communications. She ventured west and attended the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA and received her Masters and Doctorate (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology.
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Oct 27, 2011 - Name calling, counter attacks, stonewalling and contempt in the relationship and how to better communicate. PLAY

Oct 19, 2011 - Review some deal breakers with us as we discuss what makes a good one. Also, what can we expect from a healthy long term relationship. PLAY

Oct 26, 2011 - This time we talk about what is too soon for having sex and when should you expect your partner to do what you ask. Tune in. It's good stuff. PLAY

This morning on Paul And Matty In The Morning we sit down with Dr. Frankie Bashan again but this time we are going to learn about how to fight fair with our partners in life. This is so good you are going to want a pen and paper.
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Recently, we caught up with lesbian matchmaker extraordinaire – Dr Frankie of Little Gay Book.
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RULES FOR LESBIAN DATING
Dr. Frankie Bashan has witnessed the things lesbians can do to make their relationships work and things that often cause relationships to fail. Here are Dr. Frankie Bashan’s rules for lesbian dating.
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DR. FRANKIE BASHAN: LESBIAN MATCHMAKER
Introducing Dr. Frankie Bashan in About.com's Lesbian Life.
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I kept running into Frankie at countless events this summer. Whether it was Zuni Cafe during Pride, the SF LGBT Center’s 10 year Soiree, the NCLR bash or a golf tournament for the Horizon’s foundation, Frankie was omnipresent. She told me about her unique niche business providing lesbian matchmaking services. Who knows? She may already have your next hot girlfriend in her little book!.
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Growing up on New York City’s Upper West Side, Dr. Frankie Bashan grew up learning first-hand what it meant to be an entrepreneur, having witnessed both of her parents in that role. Her father, who emigrated from Israel, came to America with only $500 in his pocket and a dream.
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Jake Weingarten had the unique pleasure of sharing diet cokes with Dr. Frankie Bashan -- a woman with a simple message and mission: homosexuality, commitment and monogamy can be synonymous concepts. Using LittleGayBook as her matchmaking platform, Dr. Frankie’s satisfied clientele understand that long-term relationships are for the mature and for the ready. Jake and Dr. Frankie chatted about the difference between the lesbian and gay community and how love cannot be left to fate.
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Relationship expert and matchmaker extraordinaire Dr. Frankie Bashan doles out some much needed advice for all you lovers, lovers-in-training and broken-hearted-but-vaguely-remember-what-love-is-ers.

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Hold your horses! We welcome relationship expert/all-star matchmaker Dr. Frankie Bashan back to the show to talk internet dating, good communication and why Ken should apparently not propose on a first date (who knew?!?).

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So. Much. Fun! First up, Dr. Frankie Bashan returns to give us the very best dating and relationship advice. Can sex be saved? Is there too much of an age difference? Is it okay to discuss your ex on a first date?.

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Introducing our new segment "Love Will Come to You!" in which relationship-and-matchmaking expert Dr. Frankie takes your questions!

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Dr. Frankie discusses her process of matchmaking with Gary Duff.
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Dr. Frankie is a leading lesbian matchmaker, LGBT relationship expert, clinical psychologist, and founder of the successful business, “Little Gay Book”.

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Dr. Frankie of Little Gay Book, LLC is a matchmaker who focuses exclusively on finding love for singles in the Lesbian community. She holds a Doctorate in the field of Psychology and is an expert in the field of human behavior and matching, with years of experience.

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