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I updated my Reactions to Homophobia page. That resource ...

I updated my Reactions to Homophobia page. That resource deals with hate crimes, suicide, relationships, religion, family, anti-gay laws, internalized hatred, and many other factors affecting gays and lesbians.

Oct. 1, 2010: Degranon: A Gay-Themed Science Fiction Adve...

Oct. 1, 2010: Degranon: A Gay-Themed Science Fiction Adventure receives another five-star rating at GoodReads.

I'm a featured writer at Bitsy Bling's Book Review! Read ...

I'm a featured writer at Bitsy Bling's Book Review! Read my interview there about what led to the Texas fiction collection The Acorn Stories and its fundraising spinoff, The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer. The interview also includes more about my writing.

Watch for the gay-themed film Violet Tendencies, starring...

Watch for the gay-themed film Violet Tendencies, starring Mindy Cohn from Facts of Life, to open in theaters on November 5. I'm looking forward to the comedy because of her, and because Casper Andreas directed it. I love his movies! Watch here for more about Violet Tendencies.

Congratulations to Juana Esparza for winning an eBook of ...

Congratulations to Juana Esparza for winning an eBook of the gay-themed novel Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure! See my blog entry from yesterday for another book giveaway.

Free fantasy novel, drawing October 1, 2010. If you want ...

Free fantasy novel, drawing October 1, 2010. If you want to win a paperback copy of The Return of Innocence: A Fantasy Adventure, visit AuthorIsland Giveaway and follow the directions.

I've updated my listing for the fundraiser The Acorn Gath...

I've updated my listing for the fundraiser The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer.

Gay-Themed SciFi. From Blastr, Torchwood Writer reveals t...

Gay-Themed SciFi. From Blastr, Torchwood Writer reveals the reasons why Ianto Jones had to die. The British series featured a love affair between its male lead and one of the male supporting characters. In 2011, Torchwood: The New World will bring the remaining Torchwood members, along with new ones, to the Starz network.Monthly appointment with my Reading List puts Degranon: A Science Fiction

Gay short film contest, a gay movie review, and more love...

Gay short film contest, a gay movie review, and more love.Visit TLAgay.Com Shorts for details about a short film contest. They want original, gay-themed films, less than twenty minutes long. Submissions end November 1st, 2010.BearCity. Learn about bear culture in a rowdy comedy from the director of Raising Heroes. A bear chaser bursts onto the scene, where he finds friendship and conflict. Read

The CW has posted a teaser trailer for the final season o...

The CW has posted a teaser trailer for the final season of Smallville. The video mostly just uses scenes from past seasons, but with the addition of a glimpse at the Superman costume.