Gay Apps, Sex Parties, WeHo, and COVID 19; ER Doc Tells Guys To Stop Hooking Up; Gay Sex and Coronavirus; Ryan Field Books

Gay Apps, Sex Parties, WeHo, and COVID 19

Here's a piece that discusses gay hook up apps and whether or not they create a higher risk for WeHo residents with regard to COVID 19.

But what about Grindr? And Scruff, and Adam4Adam, and Growlr, and Daddyhunt, and BBRT? These are websites and apps that gay men use to connect with one another. 

They cover a lot of proverbial ground with this one, so you can read it in full, here. 

ER Doc Tells Guys To Stop Hooking Up

This is from a Reddit thread where a health professional who's been working closely with COVID 19 patients shared a message to gay men about staying home. 

“I’ve worked countless hours trying to protect myself and others with limited PPE [personal protection equipment] and treating patients, and seeing posts saying things about how fun the weekend was […] makes me sick!” he wrote. 

Here's a link to more. I've seen this kind of behavior everywhere. It's not just gay people. 

Gay Sex and Coronavirus

This is all about professional advice for gay men with regard to sex and passing on the COVID 19 virus. It's really very thorough and anyone who's not monogamous and who's sexually active right now should probably check it out. I learned a few things I never knew before, especially the part about doing it doggie style.  

‘The virus can be passed on through direct contact with saliva or mucus, so this would include kissing. The COVID-19 virus has also been found in the faeces of people who are infected so rimming may also be a risk for infection.

You can read it all, here.  There's a really long list I found interesting, plus they get into PrEP and people with HIV. 


 

A Different Kind of Southern Love Story

Once Upon a Castle by Ryan Field

What readers are saying about "Uncertainty"

Amazon

"A wonderful story that I loved. The characters were well developed, and strong. Gus: A sweet young man. Doing something for all the wrong reasons. Craig: his boyfriend, he'll go along with anything Gus say. Henry: Gus father a no nonsense man, who's husband died last year. I enjoyed this story."

What readers said about "Altered Parts"

"Best Gay Novel In Years. This story will stay with you and you will feel you know every character and the beauty of their home in the mountains of North Carolina."

In paperback or e-book. #gayromance #Wednesday

Altered Parts

What readers said about Kendle's Fire. 

While the book is easily readable, it also addresses emotions stereotypes and relationships. I would have preferred it be 3 times as long and tragically most guys don't find happy endings as depicted.. but in a short book, it provides food for thought, clarity and insight.. far more and better expressed than 99% of gay fiction . I don't think it could have been done better.

Terrance McNally Dies From Coronavirus; Gay Man Prefers Sex with Straight Men; Ryan Field Books

Terrance McNally Dies From Coronavirus

Back in 2014 Tony and I were married in northern Vermont by Vermont Supreme Court Justice, Beth Robinson. Our ceremony was also part of a documentary about same sex marriage titled, The State of Marriage. Tony and I were only a very small focus in the documentary that took years to make, but a large part of the film included Terrance McNally and his husband, Tom Kirdahy. For us it was just an honor to be a small part of this, and an even bigger honor to be married by Beth Robinson. 

With that said, the world has lost a wonderful, talented writer in Terrance McNally. 

“Theater is not a place to hide from the world but instead the very place where we may finally discover our true selves,” McNally wrote in the foreword of his 2002 musical A Man of No Importance.

Here's the entire story.

RIP 

Gay Man Prefers Sex with Straight Men

This is something I've heard many times before from some gay men. But like everyone else in the world you have to take into consideration that all gay men are unique and you can't force any group of people into a set mold. The fact does remain, though, that there are gay men who are not interested in romance and that's always been a part of gay culture. 

And this gay man who's remaining nameless decided to be open about his feelings. It's from The Guardian:

“I prefer sex with straight men because they don’t want romance; with gay men there’s always the possibility that they could get the wrong end of the stick and want something more.”

Here's the link. It gets more complicated, as you would imagine.


  Once Upon a Castle by Ryan Field

A Different Kind of Southern Love Story

What readers are saying about "Uncertainty"

Amazon

"A wonderful story that I loved. The characters were well developed, and strong. Gus: A sweet young man. Doing something for all the wrong reasons. Craig: his boyfriend, he'll go along with anything Gus say. Henry: Gus father a no nonsense man, who's husband died last year. I enjoyed this story."

What readers said about "Altered Parts"

"Best Gay Novel In Years. This story will stay with you and you will feel you know every character and the beauty of their home in the mountains of North Carolina."

In paperback or e-book. #gayromance #Wednesday

Altered Parts

What readers said about Kendle's Fire. 

While the book is easily readable, it also addresses emotions stereotypes and relationships. I would have preferred it be 3 times as long and tragically most guys don't find happy endings as depicted.. but in a short book, it provides food for thought, clarity and insight.. far more and better expressed than 99% of gay fiction . I don't think it could have been done better.

8 Men Arrested For Coke Fueled Orgy During Coronavirus Lockdown; Abercrombie & Fitch Parts with Michael McCauley For Racist Social Media Posts; Ryan Field Books

8 Men Arrested For Coke Fueled Orgy During Coronavirus Lockdown

Trust me when I say this, I know this behavior was wrong. But I can't help wondering whether or not any straight people are having coke fueled orgies during this lockdown. I'm just curious. It just seems that people...all people...are so horny during this whole quarantine thing. 

This actually happened in Spain, where there's a country-wide lockdown due to the coronavirus. The Spanish police arrested 8 men involved in an orgy and it doesn't even sound as if they were trying to hide it. 

The men in attendance “did not hide” the fact they were participating in group sex, sources told Olive Press, after an invitee rung up police about the ongoing party at 10pm Friday.

Here's the link to more. Apparently, there were supposed to be 30 men at this orgy, but only 8 attended. There are no photos with this one.

Abercrombie & Fitch Parts with Michael McCauley For Racist Social Media Posts

Last week I posted about plus size model, Michael McCauley, and a few allegedly racist comments he once posted on social media and there's been some fallout. McCauley was supposed to be launching a new ad campaign with Abercrombie & Fitch dealing with inclusiveness.

However, that seems to have changed. A&F is now parting ways with McCauley. Here's part of what they said...

A&F’s Face Your Fierce campaign was created to help promote diversity, equity and inclusion, and the comments made by Mike McCauley clearly do not support that goal.

You can read more, here. The reader comments below the article are not very kind.  

 Once Upon a Castle by Ryan Field

A Different Kind of Southern Love Story

What readers are saying about "Uncertainty"

Amazon

"A wonderful story that I loved. The characters were well developed, and strong. Gus: A sweet young man. Doing something for all the wrong reasons. Craig: his boyfriend, he'll go along with anything Gus say. Henry: Gus father a no nonsense man, who's husband died last year. I enjoyed this story."

What readers said about "Altered Parts"

"Best Gay Novel In Years. This story will stay with you and you will feel you know every character and the beauty of their home in the mountains of North Carolina."

In paperback or e-book. #gayromance #Wednesday

Altered Parts

What readers said about Kendle's Fire. 

While the book is easily readable, it also addresses emotions stereotypes and relationships. I would have preferred it be 3 times as long and tragically most guys don't find happy endings as depicted.. but in a short book, it provides food for thought, clarity and insight.. far more and better expressed than 99% of gay fiction . I don't think it could have been done better.

Coronavirus Sex: Phone Sex is Safe Sex; Andy Cohen Tests Positive for Coronavirus; Ryan Field Books

Coronavirus Sex: Phone Sex is Safe Sex

Maybe it's just me, but I have been noticing so many horny people online lately. It's like the moment everyone started going into self-quarantine, the hormones started to rage. And I don't think there's any age limit to it either. On social media alone I have seen people that range in age from 20 to 80 talking about how horny they are. And they are not joking. These people want it bad.

So maybe this article will help. It talks about a safe alternative to having physical contact with someone. It also discusses a few serious matters that I found important.

Now seems the perfect time to bring back good old-fashioned phone sex. Or if you’re blessed with flattering lighting in your quarantine bunker, use the camera.

Here's the link. Stay TF home.

Andy Cohen Tests Positive for Coronavirus

On Instagram, Andy Cohen announced he just tested positive for Coronavirus.

"After a few days of self-quarantine, and not feeling great, I have tested positive for Coronavirus. As much as I felt like I could push through whatever I was feeling to do #WWHL from home, we’re putting a pin in that for now so I can focus on getting better.”

Here's the link to more. He's in self-quarantine and focused on getting better. But no real details about what he's actually experiencing with the virus. I think people are curious about that. So I hope he posts more. 

 Once Upon a Castle by Ryan Field

A Different Kind of Southern Love Story

What readers are saying about "Uncertainty"

Amazon

"A wonderful story that I loved. The characters were well developed, and strong. Gus: A sweet young man. Doing something for all the wrong reasons. Craig: his boyfriend, he'll go along with anything Gus say. Henry: Gus father a no nonsense man, who's husband died last year. I enjoyed this story."

What readers said about "Altered Parts"

"Best Gay Novel In Years. This story will stay with you and you will feel you know every character and the beauty of their home in the mountains of North Carolina."

In paperback or e-book. #gayromance #Wednesday

Altered Parts

What readers said about Kendle's Fire. 

While the book is easily readable, it also addresses emotions stereotypes and relationships. I would have preferred it be 3 times as long and tragically most guys don't find happy endings as depicted.. but in a short book, it provides food for thought, clarity and insight.. far more and better expressed than 99% of gay fiction . I don't think it could have been done better.

FREE Gay Book: "Uncertainty"; Gay Guys Hooking Up During Coronavirus; Little Gay House On the Prairie Helping To Kill Gay Culture; Ryan Field Books

FREE Gay Book: "Uncertainty" by Ryan Field

I'm still doing that free promotion this week for Uncertainty. There's a link below that will lead you to Amazon.

Gay Guys Hooking Up During Coronavirus

Tony and I have been in self-quarantine for almost two weeks now and we don't see that ending any time soon. Most of the people we know are doing the same thing. From family and friends, from NY to LA, everyone's staying home. Well, almost everyone.

Apparently, other people have different opinions.

One Redditor said he’s hooking up as usual. “I’m avoiding large group gatherings,” he wrote. “Most people don’t have corona. We’re trying to stop it from spreading, so avoid large gatherings and orgies. That doesn’t mean two healthy people can’t hook up.”

Here's the link. A lot of guys stated they are staying home. One guy thinks his health is more important than a 2 minute hook up. That's right, a 2 minute hook up. He said it, not me.

 Little Gay House On the Prairie Helping To Kill Gay Culture

I know this sounds like a parody of Little House on the Prairie, but it's really an interesting article about gay couples with children who don't live in large cities. 

...same-sex couples are more likely to be parents in Middle America than in big cities

I guess it's a sign of the times. You can read it all, here.  One of the things mentioned that's interesting is that gay couples with kids claim they have more in common with straight couples who have kids than they do with gay couples who don't have kids. I don't totally buy into that. I do believe it's true to a certain extent, but what about their own gay culture? Does this mean that because they are raising children they will forfeit their gay culture simply to raise children in a more heteronormative environment? Is that the price they are willing to pay to be heteronormative? It doesn't sound fair to me. Because straight people with kids are definitely not trying too hard to be more like gay people. They don't even want to learn about gay culture.  

 Once Upon a Castle by Ryan Field

A Different Kind of Southern Love Story

What readers are saying about "Uncertainty"

Amazon

"A wonderful story that I loved. The characters were well developed, and strong. Gus: A sweet young man. Doing something for all the wrong reasons. Craig: his boyfriend, he'll go along with anything Gus say. Henry: Gus father a no nonsense man, who's husband died last year. I enjoyed this story."

What readers said about "Altered Parts"

"Best Gay Novel In Years. This story will stay with you and you will feel you know every character and the beauty of their home in the mountains of North Carolina."

In paperback or e-book. #gayromance #Wednesday

Altered Parts

What readers said about Kendle's Fire. 

While the book is easily readable, it also addresses emotions stereotypes and relationships. I would have preferred it be 3 times as long and tragically most guys don't find happy endings as depicted.. but in a short book, it provides food for thought, clarity and insight.. far more and better expressed than 99% of gay fiction . I don't think it could have been done better.

A REAL Gay Performer Playing Gay: Adam Lambert Playing George Michael; Gay Sex and the Coronavirus; Books by Ryan Field

A REAL Gay Performer Playing Gay: Adam Lambert Playing George Michael

Well this is certainly a novelty. Imagine it. A real openly gay performer with tons of talent playing the lead role in a biopic about George Michael. I'm not sure Hollywood would even let this happen, let alone straight people who go to theaters. Having an openly gay performer actually play a gay character might take all the fun out of it for them.

In spite of all that, Adam Lambert would be willing to play the lead in a biopic about George Michael. He also wants to know more about George Michael's life and I couldn't agree with him more.

“I think that would be very interesting. That’d be cool, I just feel like, we don’t know that much about him. You know, to me, it would be great to kind of explore George’s life.”

You can read the entire story, here. It sounds like a fantastic project to me. Let's see if this actually happens.

Gay Sex and the Coronavirus

Here's another article about how gay men should be dealing with sex and hook ups during the coronavirus pandemic. I've seen a few out there and this one is actually pretty good.

And this is coming from the NYC health department. They also seem to make it clear this is for all New Yorkers...it's not just gay specific. 

"All New Yorkers should stay home and minimize contact with others to reduce the spread of COVID-19," the agency wrote in a white paper dated March 19, 2020.

There's more at this link. They also get into some examples of safe sex. 

 Once Upon a Castle by Ryan Field

A Different Kind of Southern Love Story

What readers are saying about "Uncertainty"

Amazon

"A wonderful story that I loved. The characters were well developed, and strong. Gus: A sweet young man. Doing something for all the wrong reasons. Craig: his boyfriend, he'll go along with anything Gus say. Henry: Gus father a no nonsense man, who's husband died last year. I enjoyed this story."

What readers said about "Altered Parts"

"Best Gay Novel In Years. This story will stay with you and you will feel you know every character and the beauty of their home in the mountains of North Carolina."

In paperback or e-book. #gayromance #Wednesday

Altered Parts

What readers said about Kendle's Fire. 

While the book is easily readable, it also addresses emotions stereotypes and relationships. I would have preferred it be 3 times as long and tragically most guys don't find happy endings as depicted.. but in a short book, it provides food for thought, clarity and insight.. far more and better expressed than 99% of gay fiction . I don't think it could have been done better.

There Shouldn't Be A Ban On Gay Blood Donors Now; Gay Plus Sized Model's Racist Posts; Ryan Field Books

There Shouldn't Be A Ban On Gay Blood Donors Now

Admittedly, I'm not up on all the facts about gay men donating blood. But I do know there are restrictions that have been around ever since the beginning of the AIDS crisis. All these years later they continue to exist. There have been modifications, but it's still antiquated.

Up until 2015 gay men were totally banned from donating blood. Then in 2015 they said it was okay for gay men to donate blood as long as they hadn't had sex with men for a year or more. But there are so many things about this whole thing that don't make sense.

To suggest that only gay men who have not had sex for as year are “clean” enough to give blood is homophobic.

Here's the link for more. It goes into a lot more detail, and it's a very good article. And right now during the coronavirus crisis even the Surgeon General is calling for people to donate blood.


Gay Plus Sized Model's Racist Posts

There's a gay plus-sized model named Michael McCauley who apparently made racists posts on social media. I haven't seen them until now, so I'm only going by this link. 

According to this article, the racist posts have started to resurface on Twitter again, and McCauley is about to launch some kind of new ad campaign about inclusiveness. You really can't make this stuff up anymore. It just happens on its own.

In one of the posts, McCauley blasted members of Black Lives Matter, calling them “a group of extremists.” In another, he bemoaned the activist group for blocking the streets and making him late for a meeting.

You can read it all, here. They also link to a recent interview where McCauley talks about the importance of diversity. And there are comments from readers at the end. 

McCauley did apologize...kind of.

 Once Upon a Castle by Ryan Field

A Different Kind of Southern Love Story

What readers are saying about "Uncertainty"

Amazon

"A wonderful story that I loved. The characters were well developed, and strong. Gus: A sweet young man. Doing something for all the wrong reasons. Craig: his boyfriend, he'll go along with anything Gus say. Henry: Gus father a no nonsense man, who's husband died last year. I enjoyed this story."

What readers said about "Altered Parts"

"Best Gay Novel In Years. This story will stay with you and you will feel you know every character and the beauty of their home in the mountains of North Carolina."

In paperback or e-book. #gayromance #Wednesday

Altered Parts

What readers said about Kendle's Fire. 

While the book is easily readable, it also addresses emotions stereotypes and relationships. I would have preferred it be 3 times as long and tragically most guys don't find happy endings as depicted.. but in a short book, it provides food for thought, clarity and insight.. far more and better expressed than 99% of gay fiction . I don't think it could have been done better.