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COVID Putting Gay Men's Sex Lives Under Attack, Again, Ryan Field Books

 COVID Putting Gay Men's Sex Lives Under Attack

I don't see how anyone can say that the sex lives of gay men are being attacked more than the sex lives of straights. I would be money there are plenty of straights out there hooking up as there are gay men. We just don't hear about the straight sex, and no one ever targets them. But people are attacking gay men again. And that's wrong.

Stigma is counterproductive. Using shame as a weapon does not achieve the attended public health goal and we all ge...

Gay Civil War Declared in Mexico Over New Year's Eve, Ryan Field Books

 Gay Civil  War Declared in Mexico Over New Year's Eve

There are these "things" now that are being referred to as "Superspreader Events." I believe that means a large crowded party, gathering, or event where people spread COVID without caring about it. I've seen a few mentioned on social media, but this is the first I'm reading about a gay civil war. 

But only one such event — a weekend-long gay dance blowout held at a beach resort on the West Coast of Mexico — has created enough social-media cont...

Are Doctors Advocating COVID-19 Vaccine Shots In Penises, Does COVID-19 Vaccine Shot Increase Penis Size, Ryan Field Books

 Are Doctors Advocating COVID-19 Vaccine Shots In Penises

I somehow missed this one on social media, but according to this article, there's another Internet hoax going around that suggests that doctors are giving men COVID-19 vaccine shots in their penises. Supposedly, it works better if it's given in the penis. 

A morphed screenshot of a CNN news article purported to claim that doctors are advocating injecting COVID-19 vaccines in the penis among men is doing the rounds on social media. The scree...

First Openly Gay Minister in Greece, Ryan Field Books

First Openly Gay Minister in Greece

Here's a story about Greece and its first openly gay minister. 

Nicholas Yatromanolakis, 44, was named as the new deputy minister of culture after being promoted from the position of general secretary at the ministry. 

. It's interesting to watch how these things are evolving and unfolding in other parts of the world. They go into more detail about how the COVID pandemic has left a strong impact over there. 

Don't Be Afraid of Virginia's Woolf


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"Forbidden Love in Heaven" Rare Hit Gay Film In China, Ryan Field Books

"Forbidden Love in Heaven" Rare Hit Gay Film In China

There's a reason why I'm posting this and why it's so significant. This article is about the way a gay film was received in homophobic China, where nothing is really that great for any LGBTQ people. So you have to consider the context in this situation. And for China, this is actually a good thing. 

A simple film about a gay couple who adopt a homeless child, Forbidden Love in Heaven has become something almost unthinkable for LGBT+ filmmakers ...

Should Straight Actors Still Play Gay Characters, Ryan Field Books

Should Straight Actors Still Play Gay Characters

Every single time I see a clip or a Tweet about that hideous quasi gay movie, Call Me By Your Name, I cringe at the scenes where straight Armie Hammer plays gay for pay and makes sexual advances toward a character who is a 17-year-old barely legal gay boy. For me it is total cringe. 

With that said, the debate about whether or not actors coming from places of straight white privilege should be playing gay roles continues. I know the argument is, "it...

Four Gay Men Taking a Vacation In Dubai, Ryan Field Books

 Four Gay Men Taking a Vacation In Dubai

Here's a global story about four openly gay men from Tel Aviv who decided to take a vacation in Dubai. It's a very informative article, and in a general sense I think it shows how all gay people wonder and worry about traveling to other places. I know Tony and I felt that way right here in the US the first time we ever drove cross country to Palm Springs. So the fear of discrimination against gay men is not just limited to other countries. And straight peo...

Older Court Case Shows How California Man Was Persecuted For Being Gay, Ryan Field Books

Older Court Case Shows How California Man Was Persecuted For Being Gay

Here's something that really should become an official part of gay history. In 1964, when no man would ever mention anything about having sex with another man, and before the word "gay" was even associated with same-sex partners, it was not easy to meet other people. A California school teacher named Donald Odorizzi decided to phone people at random in hopes of finding someone he could relate to. And it turned out to be the wo...

Bridgerton Series On Netflix Accused of "Queerbaiting", Ryan Field Books

  Bridgerton Series On Netflix Accused of  "Queerbaiting"

Tony and I just finished watching the Netflix series, Bridgerton, and we both enjoyed it. It started out to be a little slow, but when it finally picked up we started to enjoy it. To be totally honest, this queerbaiting thing did not occur to us until I read it just now. However, I didn't see the trailer so maybe that's why I didn't think about it.

Netflix’s Bridgerton has been accused of “queerbaiting” after prominently teasing gay sex scen...

Nurse Has Gay Sex With COVID Patient In Hospital Toilets With PPE In Plain View, Ryan Field Books

Nurse Has Gay Sex With COVID Patient In Hospital Toilets With PPE In Plain View

In a hospital in Indonesia, a COVID patient posted about having gay sex with a nurse, on his Twitter. Oh yes. According to this article, he allegedly Tweeted this out to the world. The patient actually posted a screenshot of a Whatsapp conversation. 

This was accompanied by a photo of the nurse’s Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) strewn across the floor of the hospital bathroom.

The hospital, which is an emergency fac...