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June 21, 2021
Gay and Lesbian Russians Are Tired of Hiding, Homophobic Comments Trigger Stress and Health Problems, Ryan Field Books
Gay and Lesbian Russians Are Tired of Hiding
Here's something from the global front that's allegedly happening in Russia now with LGBTQ people. Like many LGBTQ people around the world, those in Russia have had a difficult time with hate and discrimination. And it sounds as though they are sick of the oppression.
“We’re not hiding,” Androshina said. “We’re openly speaking about who we are now.”
Here's more. They're tired of being targeted and abused, too. I've been following what's been happening ...
June 20, 2021
Why Straight Actors Playing Gayface Are No Longer Praised, People Hit By Truck In Wilton Manors Pride March, Ryan Field Books
Why Straight Actors Playing Gayface Are No Longer Praised
This is an excellent piece that discusses straight actors playing gayface. It begins with Tom Hanks playing gayface in the movie about AIDS, Philadelphia, and then it gets right into a film that I've never liked, Brokeback Mountain.
Since 2005’s Brokeback Mountain, as many as 35 Oscar-nominated roles have been LGBTQ+. None of those, however, were portrayed by openly LGBTQ+ performers. Playing gay is brave enough to get a medal. Being gay a...
June 19, 2021
South Florida Gay Couple Fined For Pride Flag, Ryan Field Books
South Florida Gay Couple Fined For Pride Flag
This is another one of those Home Owners Association disputes about flying the Pride Flag. I have an HOA here at this place where we are living in Palm Springs and I’m not even sure I can fly a Pride flag. This is what I don’t like about HOAs.
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. – A Broward County couple is being fined by a homeowner’s association for displaying a small gay pride flag in their home’s front yard.
Here’s the rest Tony and I have a pet unfriendly HOA. ...
June 18, 2021
Photo Book: Wonderful Examples of Gay Fatherhood, Ryan Field Books
Photo Book: Wonderful Examples of Gay Fatherhood
With Father's Day approaching this weekend, this article is perfect. I know...and have known...a few gay fathers and they do a great job. Gay dads are nothing new. It's just finally getting some attention in the mainstream.
This is about a book that's being branded as "intimate moments of queer dads in America."
When Bart Heynen showed up at a Brooklyn home of a family he hoped to photograph in 2015, his subjects weren’t quite ready. One dad was b...
June 17, 2021
The Gay Fascination With Arm Pits, Straight People and Poppers, Ryan Field Books
The Gay Fascination With Arm Pits
Earlier this week someone on social media posted a joke about a good-looking guy with sexy armpits and all the straight women just cringed. Or they didn't "get" it. And these straight women were genuinely confused. Even more confused about this than they are about circuit parties. It was very entertaining. I've seen this reaction before with gay romance novels whenever a real gay man writes about gay sex and mentions armpits.
Whether you like it or not, and wheth...
June 16, 2021
First Openly Gay Republican Lawmaker In West Virginia, Ryan Field Books
First Openly Gay Republican Lawmaker In West Virginia
About 10 years ago, I predicted things like this would eventually start to happen. I knew we would be hearing from a lot more gay Republicans. The media and our government has been swaying our opinions and our beliefs for many years. We are taught to believe gay people are always Democrats. But that just doesn't make sense. And we are now discovering that there are some gay people who have been locked in double closets because they're gay and...
June 15, 2021
Blood Donation Rules In UK for Gay Men Have Changed, Gay Sex Robot with Bionic Penis, They Can't Exclude Gay Men From the Act Up Story, Ryan Field Books
Blood Donation Rules for Gay Men In UK Have Changed
After living with antiquated blood donation rules for gay men that date back to the early days of AIDS, the rules seem to be changing. At least they are changing in the UK.
From Monday, gay men in sexually active, monogamous relationships can donate for the first time.
Gay Sex Robot With Bionic Penis
Here's something new in the world of adult sex toys and sex robots.
New sex robots from leading AI robotics company RealDoll will be pr...
June 14, 2021
Banned Police From New York Pride All Head to the Suburbs for Equality Instead, Ryan Field Books
Banned Police From New York Pride All Head to the Suburbs for Equality Instead
A few venues around the country, including New York City, have banned the LGBTQ police from attending Pride events openly and there has been backlash. And according to gay people I know in New York, as a result of banning the police, MANY people are canceling New York City Pride and they are heading out to the suburbs instead this year.
It’s a twist from a previous era when officers often felt more comfortable marching...
June 12, 2021
Straight Companies Supporting Pride While Still Giving Money to Anti-Gay Groups, Ryan Field Books
Straight Companies Supporting Pride While Still Giving Money to Anti-Gay Groups
The other day I saw a straight toxic male D-list actor on Twitter pretending to support Pride. And a few moments later he was showing all kinds of affection for homophobic Eminem. It doesn't work that way. You cannot support LGBTQ+ people and support homophobia at the same time. We know.
This article is about large companies who pretend to support Pride because it makes them look good, while also giving money to anti...
June 11, 2021
Simu Liu Addresses His Comments About Netflix's "Kim's Convenience," Kid Rock's Use of Anti-Gay Slur, Ryan Field Books
Simu Liu Addresses His Comments About Netflix's "Kim's Convenience"
I love the series that's on Netflix called "Kim's Convenience." And Simu Liu is wonderful in his part. All good things. But there's been a discussion about conflict within the show that I found interesting. Among several issues, it's been said that the writers are all coming from a place of white privilege. It's interesting to me because I see it with gay content on TV, in books, and in films all the time. Straight privilege wil...
