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Disney Continues to Fund Backers of the Don't Say Gay Bill, LGBTQ People Stuck in Ukraine and Terrified of Russia, Ryan Field Books

Disney Allegedly Continues to Fund Backers of the Don't Say Gay Bill

Apparently, there's been backlash about Disney and the way they are dealing with the don't say gay bill in Florida. In spite of the fact that this bill will hurt so many LGBTQ kids, Disney is still funding those politicians who are backing this bill. The interesting thing about this don't say gay bill is that I remember when I was a kid we didn't talk about anything "gay" often and the subject was usually avoided, but the topic ...

Disney Goes Dead Silent with Florida's Hideous Don't Say Gay Bill, Ryan Field Books

Disney Goes Dead Silent with Florida's Don't Say Gay Bill

I've been wondering why we haven't heard anything from Disney about the new bill in Florida that would silence LGBTQIA kids in schools and cause dangerous repercussions. Disney draws huge numbers of people from all over the world to Florida and from what I hear (I've never been there) they employ many LGBTQIA people. Many of their customers are LGBTQIA, too. So why haven't we heard from Disney? 

The CEO of Disney, Bob Chapek, is claiming he...

The Straight Bachelor Colton Underwood Is Engaged to a Man, Ryan Field Books

The Straight Bachelor Colton Underwood Is Engaged to a Man

I'm never really sure whether or not to be irritated by gay men like Colton Underwood or to praise them. On the one hand, most of us know that we're gay at a very young age. On the other hand, we all struggle with coming out. But only a select few of us will pursue a highly public career and pretend that we are straight to make money. What to think of these gay men really is a dilemma for me. I understand the need to be private and the ne...

5 Things Straight People Don't Know About Being Gay in the Old West, Ryan Field Gay Romance

5 Things Straight People Don't Know About Being Gay in the Old West

There's a movie out based on a book written by a straight man who was married to a woman. At least that's as far as I can tell. He might have been in the closet, but I'm not sure about that. There is also a movie based on the book that is titled The Power of the Dog and it has some "gay" content...if you could even call it that. The movie was interpreted by a straight woman, Jane Campion, and the "gay" content is coming from a he...

Happy Posts On Social Media Can Backfire on You , too, More On Florida's Don't Say Gay Bill, Ryan Field Gay Romance

Happy Fake Posts on Social Media Can Backfire on You, Too

Right now there's a war going on in Ukraine. Russia...Putin...invaded Ukraine without being provoked and the Ukrainian people are fighting for their lives, their freedom, and their dignity. My mom was a full-blooded Ukrainian. My maternal great-grandparents were born and raised in Ukraine. So I know I'm a little biased. But the rest of the world seems to be in agreement that what Russia has done to Ukraine is one of the most criminal war a...

Happy Posts On Social Media Ca Backfire on You , too, More On Florida's Don't Say Gay Bill, Ryan Field Gay Romance

Happy Fake Posts on Social Media Can Backfire on You, Too

Right now there's a war going on in Ukraine. Russia...Putin...invaded Ukraine without being provoked and the Ukrainian people are fighting for their lives, their freedom, and their dignity. My mom was a full-blooded Ukrainian. My maternal great-grandparents were born and raised in Ukraine. So I know I'm a little biased. But the rest of the world seems to be in agreement that what Russia has done to Ukraine is one of the most criminal war a...

How to Spot a Bad Gay Ally, Ryan Field Gay Romance Books

 How to Spot a Bad Gay Ally

The other day another gay author posted something about an initiative he started for gay southern writers. That alone bothered me. All gay writers need help, not just those in the south. I'm also sick of all that southern crap because they usually ignore the real history of the south in the US. This is also a gay writer who tends to romanticize the south, which I'm not too fond of either. 

But this time this gay author posted a video with a woman and I commented very ni...

Backward Florida House Passes Don't Say Gay Bill, Ryan Field Books

Backward Florida House Passes Don't Say Gay Bill

Here's more about what's happening in Florida with the Don't Say Gay Bill. State Rep., Joe Harding, introduced the measure and there's a photo of him at the link below. In short, they passed a bill in Florida that will silence LGBTQ kids from speaking about sexual orientation or gender identity. In doing so, they've plunged us right back into the 1950s. 

Speaking to legislators on the House floor, Rep. Joe Harding, the Republican who introduced the ...

Putin Invades Ukraine, Staten Island's Homophobic St. Patrick's Gay Parade, Ryan Field Books

Putin Invades Ukraine

I may or may not have mentioned that on my maternal side everyone is Ukrainian. My mom was full Ukrainian and her grandparents were all born in what was then referred to as "The Ukraine." As a small child, I remember the oldest living relatives who had come to the US from the Ukraine. I remember the old stories about Ukrainian culture and traditions. Ukraine is a country with peaceful people and they don't start wars. So what that filthy Putin is doing right now is unforgive...

New York Mayor Eric Adams Appoints Officials with Anti-Gay Histories, Ryan Field Gay Romance Novels

New York Mayor Eric Adams Appoints Officials with Anti-Gay Histories

Even though it's a really bad move for Eric Adams to make, I'm really not surprised about this one. It's something that straights do all the time and they mostly fly under the proverbial radar for it. You see, when you are so deeply rooted in straight privilege you don't have the capacity to understand the magnitude of appointing officials with anti-gay histories. You can't feel the hurt and disappointment. Eric has appointed th...