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Was Princess Margaret a Gay Icon with Some Gay Men? And Not All Gay Men Have Women Icons, Ryan Field Books

Was Princess Margaret a Gay Icon with Some Gay Men? And Not All Gay Men Have Women Icons

Here's another one of those stories that always seem to focus on just one segment of the gay male community. And the straight mainstream media always gets it wrong. To the point of being insulting with these tired old stereotypes of gay men. 

I will never understand this need to focus on gay icons, especially women as gay icons. I simply do not get it. However, I know that it's a big thing in another segment o...

Starbucks Barista Sues Over Getting Fired For Not Wearing Pride Shirt, Ryan Field Books

Starbucks Barista Sues Over Getting Fired For Not Wearing Pride Shirt

I hate to take sides on things like this, but this story just reminds me of the millions of things LGBTQ people have had to do over the years that they didn't agree with. I think it just amazes me that straight people like this person never think about all we've had to take and deal with. Like all the straight weddings we had to endure when we weren't legally allowed to marry. That was not fun. We went and never complained or s...

How You Can Make Your Yuletide Gay, Ryan Field Books

 How You Can Make Your Yuletide Gay

Here's a review for the movie I posted about yesterday with Kristen Stewart that's titled, Happiest Season. I have no opinions on this and I haven't seen the movie, and this review will not have anything to do with me seeing the movie or not seeing it. I still plan on seeing it and reviews are always subjective. If anything, I don't really like this review much. 

The result is a very sweet movie with high rewatch potential. But still, I wanted so much more from ...

Kristen Stewart On Actors Playing Gay Face; Ryan Field Books

Kristen Stewart On Actors Playing Gay Face

Kristen Steward is promoting a new project and she recently gave an interview where she discussed her opinions on straight actors playing gay face, and I know it's just an opinion, but in trying to play it too safe, I think she got it terribly wrong. 

Having said that, it’s a slippery slope conversation because that means I could never play another straight character if I’m going to hold everyone to the letter of this particular law. I think it’s such a g...

Time To Ditch Toxic Positivity; Parents Won't Let Him Tell His Brother He's Gay; Ryan Field Books

Time To Ditch Toxic Positivity

I recently went through something difficult in my life involving the sale of our home of 18 years, and I've been getting my fair share of toxic positivity for the last month now. I think we all go through these difficult times in our lives and toxic positivity never helped anyone. And I'm thrilled to see people talking about it now. 

I do believe in positive thinking in a broad general sense. I also believe the subconscious mind has no mind of its own and it absorbs ...

Hallmark's Gay Holiday Romance Movie; Ryan Field Books

Hallmark's Gay Holiday Romance Movie

Here's another story about a gay romance going mainstream this year. It seems to be the trend. 

As it turned out, Bennett‘s love interest wasn’t a woman at all: Instead, he’ll play half of the first gay couple highlighted in the network’s heavily watched holiday programming. “My jaw practically hit the ground,” he recalled.

Here's the rest. It goes on to list a bunch of other holiday movies just like this. I really don't know enough about these movies to comment...

This Pandemic Hurting Gay and Lesbian Bars; Ryan Field Books

 This Pandemic Hurting Gay and Lesbian Bars

First, this pandemic is hurting the entire service industry, not just gay and lesbian bars. It's putting restaurants, bars, and all kinds of other small businesses out of business. I've been to downtown Philadelphia and I've seen what it looks like in person. Boarded up shops, empty streets, and almost nothing going on. Second, gay and lesbian bars have been shutting down now for decades. I've been posting about how they've been closing over the years a...

WTF? Are Gay Men Really Less Likely To Get a Degree In Science; Ryan Field Books

 

WTF? Are Gay Men Really Less Likely To Get a Degree In Science? 

Here's another one of those stupid study/research articles that made me laugh. I think it's probably one of the most peculiar studies I've seen in a long time. And here's why. My husband, Tony, has his degree in science.  Yup. It's chemistry. My gay nephew, Joe, has his undergrad degree in science and he's now a medical doctor. And Joe is pretty gay, too. Half the men I dated when I was single had their degrees in science or math. ...

Princess Diana's Wedding As A Gay Coming of Age Story; Ryan Field Books

 Princess Diana's Wedding As A Gay Coming of Age Story

I'm not so sure about this one...not sure in the sense that it's not something that would apply to all gay men. And when straight people read things like this I think that needs to be made clear to them. 

We...gay men...know this, but straight people don't have a clue and this is why we are always so misunderstood. Unlike the man who wrote this piece, I never had the urge to be Princess Diana or any other woman, I never cared much for royals i...

99 Things In Gay Culture Straight People Don't Know; Ryan Field Books

 99 Things In Gay Culture Straight People Don't Know

I'm always talking about gay culture and how it often differs from mainstream heteronormative culture, but I never went far enough to list 99 things that straight people wouldn't know. But here's a link that claims there are 99 things about gay culture that straight people don't know about. 

Here are several that are part of the list.

83. Halloween

84. The nuns from Sister Act

85. "Yeehaw"

86. Ring lights

87. Knowing what OnlyFans is

 Here's more. I f...