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May 3, 2016

Reacting when people use the Bible against gays. #NoH8 #Homophobia #LGBT

The follow excerpt is from Reactions to Homophobia, an essay in Duane Simolke’s book Holding Me Together. Keywords: homophobia, homosexuality,
gay pride, lesbian, LGBT, transgender, religion, ex-gay, Bible, scripture, Leviticus, LGBT resources, church, Christian, faith, family.

“The Bible says it’s wrong.”

If we want to take some Leviticus verses literally and out of context, what about

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Published on May 03, 2016 14:14

April 27, 2016

New Readings of Winesburg, Ohio Image

New cover image for Stein, Gender, Isolation and Industrialism: New Readings of Winesburg, Ohio. Gertrude Stein, gender roles, gay subtext, the machine in the garden, feelings of isolation, and attempts at communication, as they all relate to Sherwood Anderson's masterpiece.

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Published on April 27, 2016 12:53

April 12, 2016

New Alternate Covers for Texas Humor and Drama Stories

New alternate covers for The Acorn Stories.

Big Texas Laughs
Big Texas Tears

Big Texas Scandals

Small Texas Town

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Published on April 12, 2016 05:42

April 1, 2016

One of my favorite creations is Taldra (Lorfeltez), a First Nation woman who guides her world.

Unfortunately, Maintainer law forbade her from telling anyone about her colorsight. Supposedly, the Maintainers feared giving so-called “special rights” to colorsighted people, thus making them cultural elitists. Lorfeltez wanted no special rights, but she knew that she was different, and she only wanted to explore those differences. She wanted to tell other people about the colors that her eyes

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Published on April 01, 2016 14:09

March 14, 2016

Code 8 SciFi Movie: Teaser Trailer

Starring:
Robbie Amell, Sung Kang, Aaron Abrams, Chad Donella, Alfred Rubin Thompson
Director: Jeff Chan Writer: Chris Pare
Producers: Jeff Chan, Chris Pare, Stephen Amell, Robbie Amell, Geoff Mclean, Tommy Dingwall.

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Published on March 14, 2016 05:44

February 24, 2016

Gay Movie: RainBRO Official Indiegogo Campaign Trailer (2016) HD

"When a high school bully is accidentally sent to a gay reform summer camp, he must find a way to escape before his bad boy reputation is ruined forever. On his hilarious, yet heartfelt journey, he meets a diverse host of characters that ultimately challenge the way he sees the world, and himself." https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ra...

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Published on February 24, 2016 16:18