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July 26, 2022
Dems Slam Disney-Owned HULU For Refusing to Air Issues Ads Like Abortion and Guns, Ryan Field Books
Dems Slam Disney-Owned HULU For Refusing to Air Issues Ads Like Abortion and Guns
First, I don't know much about Hulu. I never watch it and I feel a little happy about that right now. And that's because I don't like this kind of censorship. When Hallmark pulled the ad with two lesbian brides kissing I was truly let down. The CEO of Hallmark at the time was a man named Bill Abbot. He actually stepped down after backlash from his decision to pull that ad and now he's running a hard to find on cabl...
July 24, 2022
Gay Republicans In Texas Claim They've Failed to Gain Acceptance, Ryan Field Books
Gay Republicans In Texas Claim They've Failed to Gain Acceptance
It's hard to keep my opinion out of this, but what TF were gay Republicans thinking in the first place?
The homophobia, the hate, and the ridiculous comments from these straight GOP MAGA people are astounding. And I don't see that changing any time soon. And yet gay Republicans have been seeking acceptance from the Texas GOP for decades. Unfortunately, these same gay Republicans have not learned their lessons.
The slaps in the face n...
Cuba on Same Sex Marriage and Family Rights, Ryan Field Books
Cuba on Same-Sex Marriage and Family Rights
This is pretty straightforward. Cuba's assembly passed an update on its family law, which could lead to legalized same-sex marriage and many more protections for many people, including women and the elderly.
The new Families Code will be put to a referendum vote on September 25 after being debated in community meetings earlier this year, where organisers said 62 percent of participants expressed their support.
Here's more. Just like here in the US, the...
July 23, 2022
Lifetime Does A Gay Version of Prequel to "Flowers in the Attic" Just Like My Version of "Flowers in the Attic, Ryan Field Books
Lifetime Does A Gay Version of Prequel to "Flowers in the Attic" Just Like My Version of "Flowers in the Attic"
A few years ago my publisher at Riverdale Ave Books asked me to do a gay version of Flowers in the Attic. At first, I wasn't sure I wanted to do it because of the incest, but I turned it around and left the incest out. I made a few other changes, too. With these gay parodies, I always mix it up. It was, clearly, doable. Even though I have no regrets it was a tough book to write. And my ...
July 22, 2022
Republicans Help Pass House Vote for Same Sex Marriage Bill, Ryan Field Books
Republicans Help Pass House Vote for Same-Sex Marriage Bill
This is not a huge surprise to me. I personally know gay republicans and I know that almost everyone nowadays has a gay kid, a gay boss, a gay uncle, or a gay neighbor. In short, we are everywhere and public opinion has shifted so much in the last ten years that something like 71% of the mainstream approves of gay marriage. The only area where we have trouble is with the far-right MAGA crowd. Those who refer to themselves as Christians...
July 21, 2022
Palm Springs Man Gets Monkey Pox, Ryan Field Books
Palm Springs Man Gets Monkey Pox
This news item really took me by surprise because I know the guy who got Monkey Pox. I'm not a good friend of his, but he lived in the same complex Tony and I lived in about a year ago. This was the same complex that was so pet-unfriendly that we sold and moved away as fast as we could. To our surprise, we sold that condo fast and bought a single-family home in Palm Springs with its own property. I posted all about that, here.
But there were many things about livi...
July 20, 2022
Oklahoma's First Openly Gay Mayor Adam Graham Resigns Over Threats and Harassment, Ryan Field Books
Oklahoma's First Openly Gay Adam Graham Mayor Resigns Over Threats and Harassment
When Tony and I travel cross country one of our main overnight stops is either Tulsa Oklahoma or Oklahoma City. Each time we stop there we always meet at least one or two gay people working in the hotel or in a restaurant. In fact, there are many, many LGBTQ people in every state, and that's why this article bothers me so much.
The first openly gay mayor of a small town in Oklahoma allegedly had to resign because o...
July 19, 2022
Russia's Top Tennis Player Comes Out As Gay and Slams Putin's War, Ryan Field Books
Russia's Top Tennis Player Comes Out As Gay and Slams Putin's War
Considering how hateful and homophobic Putin is, this is a very brave woman. Her name is Daria Kasatkina and she's ranked the number one tennis player in Russia. And she's speaking up on a number of topics, from Putin's war against Ukraine to the "gay propaganda" law in Russia.
“So many subjects are taboo in Russia,” Kasatkina said in her interview. “Some of them more important than ours, it’s no surprise. This notion of someone w...
July 18, 2022
Here's a Funny "Spank Bank" Throwback Story, Ryan Field
Here's a Funny "Spank Bank" Throwback Story
First of all, I think we all know what a spank bank is so I'm not going into any details, especially since Google blogger now censors the smallest things. This post will remain G-rated.
It's a short piece that talks about how gay men had to take care of themselves, so to speak, before the Internet became the most popular spank bank venue.
For better or worse, gone are the days of magazine clippings, underwear catalogs, and dial-up internet connections ...
July 17, 2022
Ted Cruz Is Against SCOTUS Gay Marriage Ruling But He Doesn't Think Anything Will Change, Ryan Field Books
Ted Cruz Is Against SCOTUS Gay Marriage Ruling But He Doesn't Think Anything Will Change
I saw Ted Cruz on Twitter yesterday talking about how he believes the way SCOTUS ruled on gay marriage was wrong. The fact that he would even state that after so many years makes me wonder. Public approval in support of gay marriage has risen significantly in the last ten years, which makes me think that Ted Cruz may have made a huge mistake with his comments.
But, Cruz also said this.
Cruz added that it would...
