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President Biden Calls Gay Marriage Inevitable, Ryan Field Books

 President Biden Calls Gay Marriage Inevitable

This article mentions how President Biden, 10 years ago, announced his support for gay marriage. I remember that well because no one else was willing to make that statement, not Republicans or Democrats. Hillary Clinton was against gay marriage, until she "evolved." It's a shame she evolved after everyone else started to support gay marriage, especially because she's obviously no expert on good marriages. 

But I digress. This is about President Biden....

Florida Legislator Who Authored Don't Say Gay Bill Resigns Because of COVID Relief Fraud Charges, Ryan Field Books

Florida Legislator Who Authored Don't Say Gay Bill Resigns Because of COVID Relief Fraud Charges

His name is Joseph Harding and he is the guy who authored and sponsored the don't say gay bill in Florida. I posted about him yesterday and I knew we would be hearing more about his story. 

Apparently, after being indicted on charges that range from wire fraud to money laundering, in the midst of this scandal Harding has decided to resign from his position.  

This is Harding's statement. 

“It has been a ...

Author of Florida "Don't Say Gay" Bill Indicted for Money Laundering, Ryan Field Books

 Author of Florida "Don't Say Gay" Bill Indicted for Money Laundering

This is too good not to share. Apparently, according to the article to which I'm linking, the guy who authored the don't say gay bill, Republican lawmaker Joe Harding, was allegedly messing around with COVID relief funds and laundering money, and he got caught. 

Not only did he get caught, but they indicted him, too. They claim that Harding allegedly received more than 150K from the Small Business Administration. He supposedly o...

, Neal Bledsoe Leaves GAC Network Because of Candace Cameron Bure Comments, Anti-Gay Kirk Cameron Denied Story Hour in Libraries, Ryan Field Books

 Neal Bledsoe Leaves GAC Network Because of Candace Cameron Bure Comments

A few weeks ago I posted about Candace Cameron Bure commenting that she will only deal with traditional marriage stories on the new "family oriented" channel, GAC Family. 

Bure made this statement, in public. And there has been huge backlash ever since. 

“I think that Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core,” the Full House alum said.

I actually thought all the backlash would die down eventually and we...

Colorado Gay Club Shooter Charged with Hate Crimes, Ryan Field Books

 Colorado Gay Club Shooter Charged with Hate Crimes

Here's a follow up story about the mass shooting in a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs. At the time the story broke, the police there still hadn't determined if this was a hate crime or not. 

The suspect, Anderson Lee Aldrich, is accused of killing five people and injuring 17 other people by shooting them with an AR-15 rifle. The suspect went on this shooting spree during the celebration of a drag queen's birthday. All those people were there ju...

Fox News and Its 5th Back to Back Bestselling Book, Ryan Field Books

Fox News and Its 5th Back to Back Bestselling  Book

With overall book sales down in recent months, according to Publisher's Weekly, I found this book publishing article interesting. 

Apparently, Fox news is having some good times with book publishing. With back to back bestsellers, they continue to do well. Fox News Channel Host, Harris Walker, hit the NYT bestseller list almost the moment her book dropped. 

I know nothing about Walker, but according to article to which I'm linking, the book is abo...

Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett Should Recuse Herself with Regard to LGBTQ Issues, Ryan Field Books

Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett Should Recuse Herself with Regard to LGBTQ Issues

After what happened with the reversal of Roe vs Wade, I think that most people don't trust this particular SCOTUS any longer. We are done. To take a ruling that had been in place for years and years and then reverse it speaks loudly, in volumes we've never seen before in this country. They really did set us back years. 

With that said, there is another case coming up regarding a web designer who ref...

National Cathedral and Gay Hate Crime Victim Matthew Shepard's Portrait, Ryan Feld Books

 National Cathedral and Gay Hate Crime Victim Matthew Shepard's Portrait

One thing is for certain, I don't think Matthew Shepard will ever be forgotten. In fact, as I recall what happened to him started the hate crime movement. Before this, we didn't refer to certain crimes against gay men as hate crimes. 

With that said, the Washington National Cathedral just unveiled a portrait of Shepard and it's really vey good. For those who don't know, Matthew Shepard's death was a pivotal moment in gay hist...

Man Allegedly Pulls Out Gun in Minneapolis Gay Bar While Screaming Gay Slurs, Ryan Field Books

 Man Allegedly Pulls Out Gun in Minneapolis Gay Bar While Screaming Gay Slurs

This might sound odd, but I never really did feel 100% safe in a gay bar. I know that's where we are supposed to go to feel safe, but I was always worried about what might happen. Especially getting from the car into the gay bar. There were more than a few times when I saw straight guys harass and troll gay men on their way into a gay bar. And the gay men who just stepped out of nice cars just kept walking and enduring ...

FIFA's Investigation Regarding Anti-Gay Chants From Mexicans, Ryan Field Books

FIFA's Investigation Regarding Anti-Gay Chants From Mexicans

I've heard this before, anti-gay comments from Mexicans. As a matter of fact, just recently. And don't tell me I have to use a politically correct word here. I know what these anti-gay comments are firsthand. 

As if it isn't bad enough FIFA held the world cup in homophobic Qatar, now they are investigating alleged homophobic chants from Mexican fans. This is not the first time something like this has happened. 

Here's what the organizing ...