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December 25, 2016
RIP George Michael; David Bowie's Inspiration; Half Night Stands and Millennials
RIP George Michael
This was shocking...
The out singer, who launched his career as the front man of ’80s duo Wham! and went on to a successful solo career, is said to have died “peacefully at home.”
Michael came out as gay publicly in 1998. “This is as good of a time as any,” he told CNN‘s Jim Moret at the time. “I want to say that I have no problem with people knowing that I’m in a relationship with a man right now. I have not been in a relationship with a woman for almost 10 years.”...
This was shocking...
The out singer, who launched his career as the front man of ’80s duo Wham! and went on to a successful solo career, is said to have died “peacefully at home.”
Michael came out as gay publicly in 1998. “This is as good of a time as any,” he told CNN‘s Jim Moret at the time. “I want to say that I have no problem with people knowing that I’m in a relationship with a man right now. I have not been in a relationship with a woman for almost 10 years.”...
December 24, 2016
San Diego Pride; Carson Kressley On the Apprentice; Nico Tortorella Opens Up
San Diego Pride
Merry Christmas!!
It looks as though San Diego Pride will move forward. There was a little kerfuffle about this.
The conflict started when LGBT Community Pride reserved the location and dates of the 2017 Pride while San Diego LGBT Pride ran the event in the past. The double booking caused confusion in the city of San Diego since it was unclear which group would be leading the parade.
Leaders of the two groups have come together and decided LGBT Community Pride would disband.
Y...
Merry Christmas!!
It looks as though San Diego Pride will move forward. There was a little kerfuffle about this.
The conflict started when LGBT Community Pride reserved the location and dates of the 2017 Pride while San Diego LGBT Pride ran the event in the past. The double booking caused confusion in the city of San Diego since it was unclear which group would be leading the parade.
Leaders of the two groups have come together and decided LGBT Community Pride would disband.
Y...
December 23, 2016
Christmas Contest For "A Christmas Carl"; Why Gay Bars Are Closing; Obama Annoyed At Screaming Gay Activists
Christmas Contest For A Christmas Carl
They're having another contest for one of my books over at the Erie Gay News.
Enter for a chance to win a digital download of A Christmas Carl: A Gay Retelling of A Christmas Carol by Ryan Field! To enter the contest, fill out the form below between Friday, December 23 and Friday, January 13.
Here's the link with all the details. There's a simple form to fill out at the bottom of the page.
And here's another link to the Riverdale Avenue Books blog...
They're having another contest for one of my books over at the Erie Gay News.
Enter for a chance to win a digital download of A Christmas Carl: A Gay Retelling of A Christmas Carol by Ryan Field! To enter the contest, fill out the form below between Friday, December 23 and Friday, January 13.
Here's the link with all the details. There's a simple form to fill out at the bottom of the page.
And here's another link to the Riverdale Avenue Books blog...
December 22, 2016
Anne Rice Feels As If She's Gay; More About "Dude Sex"; The Benham Brothers Are Worried, Again
Anne Rice Feels As If She's Gay
It may have been authors like Anne Tyler and John Irving that inspired me to be a fiction writer and to love fiction, but it was Anne Rice, and ONLY Anne Rice, who first showed me that gay characters...and homoerotic scenes...could actually be incorporated into mainstream fiction. She did this when no one else was doing it. And I will never forget how I felt when I picked up Interview With the Vampire, started reading, and discovered there was something gay goin...
It may have been authors like Anne Tyler and John Irving that inspired me to be a fiction writer and to love fiction, but it was Anne Rice, and ONLY Anne Rice, who first showed me that gay characters...and homoerotic scenes...could actually be incorporated into mainstream fiction. She did this when no one else was doing it. And I will never forget how I felt when I picked up Interview With the Vampire, started reading, and discovered there was something gay goin...
December 21, 2016
Gay Stereotypes In Fiction: Unabated; North Carolina Rejects Repeal of Trans Bathroom Law; Colton Haynes On His Mental Health
Gay Stereotypes In Fiction: Unabated
I moan about gay stereotypes here on the blog sometimes because we see them happening in real life all the time. And when this happens, especially in a news story, it can be frustrating because it creates assumptions that may or may not be true.
However, another truth is that stereotypes are real and almost everyone has to deal with them. From doctors to gay men. Everyone. It may not be politically correct, and it may hit a few nerves sometimes, but it's not...
I moan about gay stereotypes here on the blog sometimes because we see them happening in real life all the time. And when this happens, especially in a news story, it can be frustrating because it creates assumptions that may or may not be true.
However, another truth is that stereotypes are real and almost everyone has to deal with them. From doctors to gay men. Everyone. It may not be politically correct, and it may hit a few nerves sometimes, but it's not...
December 20, 2016
Contest: Win Lunch With Trevor Donovan; Facebook, Twitter, Google Sued by Families of Orlando Victims; Designer Removed Gay Christmas Tree Ornaments With Two Josephs
Contest: Win Lunch With Trevor Donovan
Here's a contest you can enter where the winner gets lunch with a friend and Hollywood celebrity, Trevor Donovan.
While Trevor Donovan acquired his cult fan base for his role as lovable "Teddy Montgomery" in the drama series 90210, Donovan's dramatic skills and leading man appeal have also garnered the support of film A-listers like Jonathan Mostow, Oliver Stone and Roland Joffe who cast him in SURROGATES, SAVAGES, and history Channel's...
Here's a contest you can enter where the winner gets lunch with a friend and Hollywood celebrity, Trevor Donovan.
While Trevor Donovan acquired his cult fan base for his role as lovable "Teddy Montgomery" in the drama series 90210, Donovan's dramatic skills and leading man appeal have also garnered the support of film A-listers like Jonathan Mostow, Oliver Stone and Roland Joffe who cast him in SURROGATES, SAVAGES, and history Channel's...
December 19, 2016
Zsa Zsa Gabor Timeless Quotes; Straight Guys and Dude Sex; The Gay Christmas Ornament Freaking People Out
Zsa Zsa Gabor Timeless Quotes
When I think of Zsa Zsa Gabor I always think of earlier days in Hollywood where things were more glamorous. Of course it was all an illusion, but it was an illusion that entertained people.
This piece to which I'm linking has ten famous quotes from Gabor:
“I believe that in life you should always take the serious things lightly and the light things seriously. This attitude of mine gets me into a lot of trouble.”
You can read the rest here.
RIP, Zsa Zsa
Straight Guys an...
When I think of Zsa Zsa Gabor I always think of earlier days in Hollywood where things were more glamorous. Of course it was all an illusion, but it was an illusion that entertained people.
This piece to which I'm linking has ten famous quotes from Gabor:
“I believe that in life you should always take the serious things lightly and the light things seriously. This attitude of mine gets me into a lot of trouble.”
You can read the rest here.
RIP, Zsa Zsa
Straight Guys an...
December 18, 2016
When the Anti-Gay Politician Has a Gay Brother; Another Gay Bar In NYC Shutters; Hollywood's Guarded Reaction To Lesbians
When the Anti-Gay Politician Has a Gay Brother
I've posted about things like this time and again. It's not that I'm prescient. I just know for a fact that there are gay people out there no one knows about...yet.
Fresh off his success of his months-long crusade to make LGBTQ protections for state employees illegal in Louisiana, antigay Attorney General Jeff Landry is finally addressing that pesky political thorn in his side: his homosexual brother.
And now this:
Throughout his homophobic crus...
I've posted about things like this time and again. It's not that I'm prescient. I just know for a fact that there are gay people out there no one knows about...yet.
Fresh off his success of his months-long crusade to make LGBTQ protections for state employees illegal in Louisiana, antigay Attorney General Jeff Landry is finally addressing that pesky political thorn in his side: his homosexual brother.
And now this:
Throughout his homophobic crus...
December 17, 2016
Italians, Marriage, Gays, and Fidelity; Cindy Brady, Again; James Franco Smacking Guy's Bare Ass With A Chicken Wing
Italians, Marriage, Gays, and Fidelity
This is something that surprised me a little. It sounds valid, and I did check other sources.
An amendment to Italy’s Civil Code would remove references to “fidelity” from the institution of marriage, following the model adopted for Italy’s gay civil unions.
Passed earlier this year, the Italian civil unions bill omitted references to fidelity and marital faithfulness, and referred simply to “moral and material support” and “cohabitation.”
And this is...
This is something that surprised me a little. It sounds valid, and I did check other sources.
An amendment to Italy’s Civil Code would remove references to “fidelity” from the institution of marriage, following the model adopted for Italy’s gay civil unions.
Passed earlier this year, the Italian civil unions bill omitted references to fidelity and marital faithfulness, and referred simply to “moral and material support” and “cohabitation.”
And this is...
December 16, 2016
Ryan Field Gay Christmas Books; College Athlete and the Gay F Slur; Gay Fight at the Waffle House
Ryan Field Gay Christmas Books
I have another release out this month that's titled, A Christmas Carl. It's with Riverdale Avenue Books and it's being sold at their web site and most other sites where books are sold.
Amazon Link
Here's another, The Littlest Christmas Tree. This is a novella that was part of the Second Chance series I indie published. Here's the Amazon link, and this one is published in most places where e-books are sold as well.
Amazon Link
This one is titled, Chase of a Christma...
I have another release out this month that's titled, A Christmas Carl. It's with Riverdale Avenue Books and it's being sold at their web site and most other sites where books are sold.
Amazon Link
Here's another, The Littlest Christmas Tree. This is a novella that was part of the Second Chance series I indie published. Here's the Amazon link, and this one is published in most places where e-books are sold as well.
Amazon Link
This one is titled, Chase of a Christma...
