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July 11, 2021
A Gay Teacher Sues A California City, Ryan Field Books
A Gay Teacher Sues A California City
A gay teacher is suing over alleged threats from the police that he claims happened after he reported alleged homophobia among students to the police.
In addition to himself, he said he feared for the safety of his partner. The couple now hesitate to reveal their sexual orientation in the area, Cole said
Here's more. It sounds as though it's been a traumatic experience. I hope there's a follow-up.
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July 10, 2021
Married Gay Couple Deals with Anti-Gay Slurs in Alexandria, Virginia, Ryan Field Books
Married Gay Couple Deals with Anti-Gay Slurs in Alexandria, Virginia
I post about how dismal things are in other countries for gay men like pretty much any country in Africa and like what recently happened with the death of a young gay man in Spain. But here's something that happened right here in the US, in Alexandria, Virginia.
Neighbors say they've never heard anything like it anywhere. Vile anti-gay slurs caught on a Ring camera hurled at a gay couple in the heart of Old Town Alexandria. Anti...
July 9, 2021
Smashwords Huge Summer Sale!! All of My Books Listed For 50% Off, San Francisco Gay Men's Choir Faces Backlash For Saying They Will Come For Your Children
Smashwords Huge Summer Sale!! All of My Books Listed For 50% Off
Smashwords is having this huge summer sale and all of my books are 50% off for the time being. I'm not sure how long it's going to last, because no one ever gives me details unless I ask specific questions, but I do know that's the sale is going on right now.
You can check it out here. This link will take you to my profile page and then you click each book. As far as I know, it's a straight...
July 8, 2021
Family Says Kansas City Man Killed For Being Gay, Ryan Field Books
Family Says Kansas City Man Killed For Being Gay
Ever since the young gay man was brutally killed in Spain, there have been massive protests calling for justice. Here's a link to that. I hope this call for justice continues.
And now, here in the US in Kansas City, the family of a young gay man is claiming that he was killed for being gay.
Now his family is trying to give him and other victims a voice in their calls for justice. His sister shared a much better rendition of “Happy Birthday” he san...
July 7, 2021
Books: “The Wizard of Pride,” an LGBTQ Retelling of "The Wizard of Oz", More On the Anti-Gay Murder in Spain, Ryan Field Books
Books: “The Wizard of Pride,” an LGBTQ Retelling of "The Wizard of Oz"
A really nice blogger wrote up a blog post for my latest book release, The Wizard of Pride. It was just a nice thing for them to do.
The innovative book publisher, Riverdale Avenue Books has just published The Wizard of Pride, an LGBTQ retelling of the Wizard of Oz from Lambda awarding-winning author, Ryan Field.
Here's more. Check out the rest. It's a good website, too. This book is filled with references to gay culture with w...
July 6, 2021
Young Gay Man Samuel Luiz Beaten To Death In Spain, Ryan Field Books,
Young Gay Man Samuel Luiz Beaten To Death In Spain
This is a very disturbing story about a beautiful young gay man in Spain who was outside a club celebrating Pride weekend when straight men bullied him and then beat him to death. These pigs who beat him thought he was filming them but he was only doing a video chat his a friend.
As the last words he heard alive were his attackers barking “disgusting f****t” at him, Luiz was pummelled by a group of men who reportedly mistook his video call for hi...
July 5, 2021
A Gay Son Remembers His Gay Dads Who Died From AIDS, Ryan Field Books
A Gay Son Remembers His Gay Dads Who Died From AIDS
Here's a poignant story about a gay son who recalls wonderful memories about his two gay dads who passed away as a result of AIDS related complications.
They get into all the back story about the kids who were adopted.
The boys had been surrendered at New York City's Metropolitan Hospital. “Our mother and dad were heroin addicts, and they couldn't really care for us,” Noel said.
Here's more. There's a wonderful photo at the end.
July 3, 2021
Gay Couple Wins Case Against Florist, Ryan Field Books
Gay Couple Wins Case Against Florist
This is about that Washington state flower shop that refused to serve a same-sex couple for so-called religious reasons. "They" always use religious reasons.
But the judgment against Arlene's Flower shop will continue to remain in place. It's a bittersweet victory for the gay couple because the damage has been done. Like most gay couples they will always avoid certain things now. Or they'll live in fear that anything can happen. I know Tony and I have worried ...
July 2, 2021
Presidential Hopeful Eduardo Leite in Brazil Comes Out As Gay, Ryan Field Books
Presidential Hopeful Eduardo Leite in Brazil Comes Out As Gay
Here's another coming-out story that I would imagine is shocking a lot of people in Brazil. Eduardo Leite is one of the most popular politicians in Brazil. Some are calling this a "triumph over prejudice."
“I’m gay – and I’m a governor who is gay rather than a gay governor. Just as Obama in the United States wasn’t a black president, but a president who was black. And I’m proud of this,”
Here's more. There's a photo of him. He's young....
July 1, 2021
California Bans Out of State Travel to 5 More Anti-LGBTQ States,
California Bans Out of State Travel to 5 More Anti-LGBTQ States
In an attempt to make it clear to the rest of the country that they are not going to support bigotry or discrimination, California is now adding 5 more states to the travel ban list they already have in place.
Florida, Montana, Arkansas, and West Virginia passed laws that prevent transgender women and girls from participating in school sports consistent with their gender identity.
Here's the rest. We now live full-time in California a...
