Ryan Field's Blog, page 111
October 20, 2020
Father Drives 500 Miles To Allegedly Kill Lesbian Daughter
Father Drives 500 Miles To Allegedly Kill Lesbian Daughter
Here's one of the saddest stories I've seen in a while about homophobia and gay hate. And it's especially bad because it's coming from a parent.
The 52-year-old man was arrested on a university campus in Narbonne in the south of France, shouting and threatening to kill his newly-out daughter, according to l’Indépendant.
Here's the rest. They mention something really interesting that I didn't know about. They claim that most younger LGBTQ p...
October 19, 2020
First Openly Gay Woman as Acting Mayor of Anchorage; Ryan Field Books
First Openly Gay Woman as Acting Mayor of Anchorage
This is happening more and more lately. In spite of so much homophobia out there, both passive-aggressive from liberal allies and aggressive from conservative enemies, LGBTQ people are still moving forward in their own quiet ways and breaking down the stereotypes. And things like this are now becoming commonplace.
Quinn-Davidson, 40, is an attorney who was first elected to the Assembly in 2018. She will be the first woman and openly gay person ...
October 18, 2020
Gay Beach Club Fined For Patrons Having Sex in See-Thru Pool; Ryan Field Books
This is something you don't read about every day. And frankly, it's not something I've seen before either. Apparently, there's a pool at a resort in Mexico that is see-through. The problem is that it's on a public beach and anyone can see what's happening inside the pool.
While the details of video footage have been blurred, it appears to show two men standing against one of the pool's transparent walls facing the beach while having sex...
October 17, 2020
The Sad Way They Treat Closeted Gay Men; Ryan Field Books
The Sad Way They Treat Closeted Gay Men
I have never been a fan of outing gay men. I have never been a fan of speculating about whether a man is gay or not. It's personal and it's complicated. I think it's dangerous and stupid AF. And I don't like people who do that either. I have been known to tell people this to their faces, too.
With that said, I'm no huge fan of Lindsey Graham. But that has nothing to do with whether or not he's gay. I just don't like it when people speculate about whether or ...
October 16, 2020
Hillsborough Sex Sting, Sheriff Publicizing It, and Police STILL Targeting Gay Men; Ryan Field Books
Hillsborough Sex Sting, Sheriff Publicizing It, and Police STILL Targeting Gay Men
Years ago, gay men couldn't meet one another in public. It simply was not done. They couldn't meet in supermarkets, in restaurants, churches, or anywhere out in the heteronormative world. This is why there were gay bars and gay venues in certain places, usually hidden carefully. However, not all gay men (almost always closeted) had access to gay bars and gay venues. So they lurked and cruised one another in state p...
October 15, 2020
Armie Hammer, Timotheeeee Chamalet, Bring Back More Gay Cringe; Ryan Field Books
Armie Hammer, Timotheeee Chamalet, Bring Back More Gay Cringe
As if we didn't have enough cringe from the storyline of Call Me By Your Name, where the sexual relationship between a 24-year-old man (played by a 34-year-old straight actor) and a 17-year-old gay boy (also played by a straight actor) is celebrated and normalized, here's even more cringe.
The stars of the hit gay romance, who are obviously both straight because it’s Hollywood, struck up a close relationship between filming love scene...
October 14, 2020
A Small Town's Battle Over Gay Pride Flags; Ryan Field Books
A Small Town's Battle Over Gay Pride Flags
Apparently, there are a lot of small towns in the US that are now dealing with more and more Pride flags being displayed. But not everyone is happy about this and some are claiming it's a political statement. This article is focused on a town called Heber City, in Utah. But it's an issue that's been popping up all over the US lately. Most recently there was a case near here in New Hope, in Reading, PA.
However, after the City Council voted for a controv...
October 13, 2020
Roxanne Gay Slams JK Rowling In Public; Ryan Field Books
Roxanne Gay Slams JK Rowling In Public
I'm thrilled to see so many people coming out in support of trans people. After the many vituperative comments Rowling has made about trans people (and they keep getting worse), I think we all need to offer as much support as possible.
Here's just part of what feminist Roxanne Gay thinks about Rowling.
She is painting herself as a victim, but she’s not. She’s a billionaire who has decided to pick on one of the most marginalised groups of people in the world...
October 12, 2020
SNL's Bill Burr and His Passive Aggressive Stupid Homophobic Comedy; The Lesbian Storyline in Bly Manor on Netflix; Ryan Field Books
SNL's Bill Burr and His Passive Aggressive Stupid Homophobic Comedy
Well, the heteronormative TV show, SNL, is at it again with their special brand of passive-aggressive homophobia. First, Bill Burr claimed he didn't even know what Pride Month is or that it existed, and second, he made this comment below.
He continued: “The month of June is gay Pride Month… that’s a little long, don’t you think, for a group of people that were never enslaved?
Here's the rest. Of course, he failed to mention that w...
October 11, 2020
How To Respond When You're Son Comes Out As Gay; Ryan Field Books
How To Respond When Your Son Comes Out As Gay
I always enjoy reading these things to see how straight people react to gay people coming out. This is from a Dear Abby column that talks about how you should respond to your son when he tells you he's gay.
As she hugged me, she said, “I will always love you, no matter what.” Then, looking me straight in the eye, she thanked me for my honesty before again pulling me into her arms and whispering, “I’ve known since you were a small boy.”
