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July 1, 2020
2020: No Pride Month This Year; Gay Bar Lays Off Staff On Facebook; Ryan Field Books
2020: No Pride Month This Year
This was supposed to be LGBTQ+ Pride month and it was almost completely ignored. And for good and obvious reasons...like Covid. But the problem is that other groups decided to hijack June with their own agenda and once again we all wound up getting kicked in the proverbial asses. It's as if we don't count as a marginalized group unless they give us permission to count. Many of us are still living in shame and still can't even come out.
Please don't get me wrong. It's...
This was supposed to be LGBTQ+ Pride month and it was almost completely ignored. And for good and obvious reasons...like Covid. But the problem is that other groups decided to hijack June with their own agenda and once again we all wound up getting kicked in the proverbial asses. It's as if we don't count as a marginalized group unless they give us permission to count. Many of us are still living in shame and still can't even come out.
Please don't get me wrong. It's...
June 30, 2020
Three Gay UK Friends Killed In Terror Attack; 90 Year Old Man Comes Out As Gay During Pandemic; Ryan Field Books
Three Gay UK Friends Killed In Terror Attack
It really bothers me that this story is not trending anywhere this week. It should be trending everywhere, because this sort of thing is still happening to us. Maybe we should all be out there looting and rioting. No one has been more oppressed and shamed by everyone than LGBTQ people. And we are still getting it, violently.
Three gay men in the UK who were close friends were stabbed to death on Saturday evening.
The Thames Valley Police, which oversees...
It really bothers me that this story is not trending anywhere this week. It should be trending everywhere, because this sort of thing is still happening to us. Maybe we should all be out there looting and rioting. No one has been more oppressed and shamed by everyone than LGBTQ people. And we are still getting it, violently.
Three gay men in the UK who were close friends were stabbed to death on Saturday evening.
The Thames Valley Police, which oversees...
June 29, 2020
A Gay Homeland In the Nevada Desert; A Black Owned Gay Bar In Manhattan; Ryan Field Books;
A Gay Homeland In the Nevada Desert
This is an unusual retro piece that I never knew about before. I never heard anyone even mention it. And that's rare for me. I have many older gay friends.
On Oct. 9, 1986, at the height of anti-gay hysteria during the AIDS crisis, a biracial gay couple from Reno, Nev., made a remarkable announcement: They were going to create what some called “a gay homeland” in the Nevada desert.
They wanted to call this place Stonewall Park and refer to it as a gay resort.
It...
This is an unusual retro piece that I never knew about before. I never heard anyone even mention it. And that's rare for me. I have many older gay friends.
On Oct. 9, 1986, at the height of anti-gay hysteria during the AIDS crisis, a biracial gay couple from Reno, Nev., made a remarkable announcement: They were going to create what some called “a gay homeland” in the Nevada desert.
They wanted to call this place Stonewall Park and refer to it as a gay resort.
It...
June 28, 2020
Ryan O'Connell On Gay Sex; Most Popular LGBT Web Sites and Blogs; Ryan Field Books
Ryan O'Connell On Gay Sex
It's not a secret I love Ryan O'Connell. I love his TV show, Special. I love the way he does things. I love his POV. And most of all I love that he represents all gay men so perfectly.
Here are a few of his thoughts on gay sex.
“I went to Barnes & Noble and got this book called Anal Pleasure and Health that was for straight people. L-O-actual-L… For, like, three months, I thought you could only have sex on your stomach.”
Here's the full article. It's so true. Most gay men l...
It's not a secret I love Ryan O'Connell. I love his TV show, Special. I love the way he does things. I love his POV. And most of all I love that he represents all gay men so perfectly.
Here are a few of his thoughts on gay sex.
“I went to Barnes & Noble and got this book called Anal Pleasure and Health that was for straight people. L-O-actual-L… For, like, three months, I thought you could only have sex on your stomach.”
Here's the full article. It's so true. Most gay men l...
June 27, 2020
The SCOTUS Marriage Decision 5 Years Later; Julius' Is New York's Oldest Gay Bar; Ryan Field Books
The SCOTUS Marriage Decision 5 Years Later
I can't believe it's actually been 5 years. And yet at the time it felt as though it would take forever for marriage to become legal on a federal level.
Five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guaranteed a right to same-sex marriage in all 50 states. Friday, the nation remember the historic decision.
It goes into a lot more detail about same sex marriage in general, with Tweets, photos, and quotes. You can read it all, here.
Jul...
I can't believe it's actually been 5 years. And yet at the time it felt as though it would take forever for marriage to become legal on a federal level.
Five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guaranteed a right to same-sex marriage in all 50 states. Friday, the nation remember the historic decision.
It goes into a lot more detail about same sex marriage in general, with Tweets, photos, and quotes. You can read it all, here.
Jul...
June 26, 2020
US Embassy in Moscow Flies Rainbow Flag; LGBT People in Gabon Fear Backlash After Gay Sex Vote; Ryan Field Books
US Embassy In Moscow Flies Rainbow Flag
In order to push a positive Pride message in Russia, the US embassy in Moscow put out the rainbow flag.
This is what they posted on Insta...
Today, the US Embassy in Russia honors the LGBTI Pride Flag during the #PrideFlagDay celebration.
You can check it out, here. The article goes into more detail about what it's like for LGBTQ people in Russia nowadays, and there's a photo of the flag on their building.
LGBT People in Gabon Fear Backlash After Gay Sex Vote
He...
In order to push a positive Pride message in Russia, the US embassy in Moscow put out the rainbow flag.
This is what they posted on Insta...
Today, the US Embassy in Russia honors the LGBTI Pride Flag during the #PrideFlagDay celebration.
You can check it out, here. The article goes into more detail about what it's like for LGBTQ people in Russia nowadays, and there's a photo of the flag on their building.
LGBT People in Gabon Fear Backlash After Gay Sex Vote
He...
June 25, 2020
How Straight Mainstream Publishing Screws Gay Authors; US Marines Mark Pride Month; Ryan Field Books
How Straight Mainstream Publishing Screws Gay Authors
Here's something interesting that I saw yesterday in a group for LGBTQ authors. It's not quite your run of the mill screw job that we usually get from mainstream publishing and straight authors, but it is clever...in a sneaky way.
Apparently, a straight liberal woman author who is well known for a series of books is number 1 in an LGBTQ book category on Amazon. How did she get there? She's with a large mainstream publisher, she's highly vocal...
Here's something interesting that I saw yesterday in a group for LGBTQ authors. It's not quite your run of the mill screw job that we usually get from mainstream publishing and straight authors, but it is clever...in a sneaky way.
Apparently, a straight liberal woman author who is well known for a series of books is number 1 in an LGBTQ book category on Amazon. How did she get there? She's with a large mainstream publisher, she's highly vocal...
June 24, 2020
Gay Sex In the Time of COVID; 20 More LGBTQ Sex Myths; Ryan Field Books
Gay Sex In the Time of COVID
It's no secret that everything about life as we've always known it has changed since the coronavirus took over the planet. Here's what it's doing to gay sex lives.
Many men have changed their habits completely, and they aren't having sex as often.
“They say, ‘I haven’t had any contact since I saw you last, so there’s no need to do any STD tests,’” said Klausner.
Here's more. If I were single I would be thinking the same way. And I think it's because we simply do not know...
It's no secret that everything about life as we've always known it has changed since the coronavirus took over the planet. Here's what it's doing to gay sex lives.
Many men have changed their habits completely, and they aren't having sex as often.
“They say, ‘I haven’t had any contact since I saw you last, so there’s no need to do any STD tests,’” said Klausner.
Here's more. If I were single I would be thinking the same way. And I think it's because we simply do not know...
June 23, 2020
10 Excellent Nude Beaches with Photos of Nude Guys; Mom Forces Teen To Come Out; Ryan Field Books
10 Excellent Nude Beaches with Photos of Nude Guys
I always try to post something about this every year in hopes that someone who's never been to a nude beach might try it. It's really a wonderful experience. You'll never regret it.
If you’re looking for clothing-optional options that include the sun, sand, and surf get thee to a nude beach. The following beaches have all reopened for the summer season. Please check the safety guidelines at each location.
Here's a link for more. There are photos, t...
I always try to post something about this every year in hopes that someone who's never been to a nude beach might try it. It's really a wonderful experience. You'll never regret it.
If you’re looking for clothing-optional options that include the sun, sand, and surf get thee to a nude beach. The following beaches have all reopened for the summer season. Please check the safety guidelines at each location.
Here's a link for more. There are photos, t...
June 22, 2020
Reebok Drops Pride Inspired Sneakers; Gym Owner's Straight Pride Logo; Ryan Field Books
Reebok Drops Pride Inspired Sneakers
This has been such a dismal Pride month, anything like this next story is wonderful to read.
This season’s Reebok pride collection, All Types of Love, is a nod to Baker’s creation but with subtle modern flair and with an expanded sense of diversity.
Here's where you can read more.
They also give some nice backstory about the rainbow flag, and Gilbert Baker the man who designed it.
Gym Owner's Straight Pride Logo
When I wrote The Straight Pride Parade I did it f...
This has been such a dismal Pride month, anything like this next story is wonderful to read.
This season’s Reebok pride collection, All Types of Love, is a nod to Baker’s creation but with subtle modern flair and with an expanded sense of diversity.
Here's where you can read more.
They also give some nice backstory about the rainbow flag, and Gilbert Baker the man who designed it.
Gym Owner's Straight Pride Logo
When I wrote The Straight Pride Parade I did it f...
