CATCH A FALLING STAR Chapter Four, "If Pain Persists", Part 2 has been updated. You now find out about the visitor that has broken into Matson's hotel room and is watching him take a shower (and it ain't Norman Bates).
August 15, 2010 - Chapter Four, "If Pain Persists", Part 1 is updated.
Updated 6/5/2009
All of chapter 3 is now online. You find out what Beef Matson finds in
his search for hidden mobster rooms, you learn all about the "creature"
and much more. There's some interesting color illustrations and a comic
strip version of part of the chapter as well!
The masculine
San Francisco gay detective who sleeps with a teddy bear is back in a
new adventure called "Catch A Falling Star" which is a prequel to "A
Person In A Position Of Trust". This adventure has a science fiction
theme and has our detective hero involved with political intrigue,
mysterious murders and a journey on a luxury trans continental train.
CHAPTER 2 - GETTING AWAY FROM IT ALL.
Since it's basically a Christmas story, A PERSON IN A POSITION OF TRUST
will make a good read for the Christmas season. In this story, none of
the gay characters die, in fact many of them become "not dead".
Beef Matson, A PERSON IN A
POSITION OF TRUST previous chapters:
Chapter 11, It Came
Upon A Midnight Queer
Chapter 10, Just My Funny Way Of Laughin'.
Chapter 9, Faithful
Friends Who Are Dear To Us Gather Near To Us Once More. The last section of
chapter 9 is actually part of chapter 7 as seen from a different point
of view.
Chapter eight, Little Orphan Randy. Chapters five,
six and seven. Chapters
1 to 4 of the mystery are available for reading on first Beef Matson archive page.
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Adam
And Andy
A comic strip featuring the adventures
of a gay male couple.
Gilbert
Baker
Meet
the man who created the rainbow flag.
Belasco
Comix
Homo afro erotic artist. Author of 'Brothers of New Essex', creator of
character 'A Brutha Named Boo'
Zack
Blank
Australian
artist and photographer Zack Blank.
ButchBoyStudios
From San Francisco, the art of Joel Hoyer and Martin Freeman
Capitol
Hillbillies
Comic
strip adventures of gay guys in Seattle. "Because sodomy is funny."
Daniel
Cool
Auf Deutsch and in English.
"My pictures stand for friendship, partnership and love."
Danny
Boy Studio
Masculine
art of bears and full figured men.
The
Sultry World Of Bobby Cook
Arizona artist Bobby
Cook
CManart
Thoughts
Cartoonist
and Caricaturist. Upbeat and fun imagery of celebrities and all kinds of hunky men.
Drubskin
The blog of San Diego artist Drubskin.
durkART
Artist durkART's Myspace page
The
Gay Monsters
Online animated comic strip
about gay monsters by Andy Bauer.
Steven
Laredo Garrett
Author, Artist and Photographer
Homoerotic
Art Museum
Matt and Andrej Koymasky Foundation Homoerotic Art Museum
Hotlead
The erotic art of
Michael Broderick
Christopher
Howlind
A gay male artist living
in southern California.
Zane
Maxwell
Gay erotic art paintings,
drawings and illustrations for sexy men and male nude in watercolors.
His artwork is simple, unique, and provocative to stimulate intellect
and humor.
Randy
RD Riccoboni
San Diego artist Randy Riccoboni
Tedited
An artist living in Oslo, Norway
Comic
strip about a gay bed and breakfast.
Writers
Jay
Bell
Home of author Jay Bell, writer of fantasy, romance, and gay fiction.
Keep up to date with his latest novels and releases.
Beau
To Beau Publishing
The writings of BK Wright. "All persons are
entitled to unconditional acceptance." These fictional stories of romance
(with happy endings) help to convey the message that gay men can find
a significant other with whom to share their lives.
America
Blog
US politics overall with a particular focus on the
Bush Administration, the radical right, and gay civil rights.
Arrumako's
Gay Blog
En
Español.
Best
Gay Blogs
Keep up on the best gay blogs on the web.
BOBnews
Russian Bears. In Russian.
Buff's
Tufftalk
Exploring man to man relationships from a top man's perspective.For top
men who care about their relationships. Setting a responsible example
while pursuing our gay identity.
A
Conservative Lesbian
A newly conservative lesbian
David
Mixner
Live From Hell's Kitchen
The
Gaytheist Agenda
Two Cats,
One Wife, No God
Good
As You (G-A-Y)
Gay and lesbian activism with a sense of humor.
Perez
Hilton
Hollywood gossip blog
Joe
My God
Gay culture, short stories, politics, and fabulous disco trivia.
Il
Salottino Del Barbiere
In Italiano. Vietato ai minori di
anni 18!
Dyer
Times
Notes on a crazy world - Milwaukeean
Kurt Dyer's views on politics, rights, Jake Gyllenhaal, etc.
KC
Risen Phoenix Journal
A
blog by Ben, who lives in Kansas City.
The
Latest Outrage
A political
blog by Erik Ose.
Lavender
Newswire
If you're not outraged, we're not doing our job.
LGBT
Minute
Newsy commentary about the latest community issues by a delightful, positive
soul named Bonnie.
The
Male Vagabondage
Italiano.
Un viaggio attraverso una cultura tutta al maschile nel tentativo di scoprire
e riscoprire nuovi e vecchi orizzonti artistici. L'obiettivo primario
di questo blog é quello di analizzare, principalmente attraverso le immagini,
l'eros maschile in tutte le sue possibili espressioni artistiche.
Meatcute
A blog about gay art and artists.
Pam's
House Blend
Always steamin'.
Queerclick
"All things queer"
which includes a lot of naked guys.
Queerty
Free of an agenda, except that gay one
Bobby
Rivers
Website and blog of former VH1 veejay and the host of cable network TV
shows, actor, writer and movie reviewer, Bobby Rivers.
Sacred
Pauses
Blog on faith and spiritually. " Never let any preacher tell you that
you're a worthless sinner."
Saint
Mychal Judge
To
encourage greater Faith, Hope & Love through "the saint of 9/11"
Salsa
para Pecar
En
Español. Un lugar homoerótico
para gente adulta, responsable y hedonista.
Towleroad
More gay news for more gay men.
Truth
Wins Out
Fighting anti-gay lies and the ex-gay myth.
The
Unbearable Truth…Fear Eats The Soul
True
life stories of a man who learned that "A life lived in fear is a life
half-lived…". (A very literate, sensitive and entertaining blog.)
What's New In The Gallery
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are NOT computer generated images. I do my paintings the traditional
way, by hand and start with a pencil sketch and work my way to the
finished painting. So what you are getting is a product of my skill
and not a software program.
During these rough times…
I know things are kind of
rough out there for a lot of folks
and the only magic I have to share with you is through my art and my
little web site. If you are having bumpy day, I'd like to share my
Affirmations page with you. It's one of the oldest pages on
rickchris.com. Maybe you can use that page to build a little magic,
gather a little grace and get the strength to help you through your
trials. "Where is the night luster? Past my trials…" Click here.
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Teen Driven from Home for Going Gay to Prom Founds Support Group
Richmond, CA – “Thanks to the kindness of strangers I survived abandonment for the ‘crime’ of being gay and young,” said Derrick Martin, announcing the launch of a new organization to help LGBTQ youths. When Martin decided to go to take another male as date to his high school prom in Cochran, Georgia last year. “If I have anything to say about it, no one else will ever have to go through what I did. Project LifeVest is my ‘give back’ for the critical help caring people around the country extended to me when I needed it.
“I believe there are kids out there like me who need the help, and I now know there are people who will come to the rescue when called. Project LifeVest (http://www.projectlifevest.org) will put those in need together with those who can help.” The new organization, to be based in Statesboro, Georgia, will concentrate on helping young people who are experiencing, or in fear of, discrimination because of sexual orientation get whatever resources they need to cope with the challenges they face. That help may range from making sure a closeted youngster has somebody to talk with confidentially to get through a lonely night or an intimidating social situation, to re-locating someone who can’t stay where they’ve been living any longer because they face physical or psychological abuse, to making sure that kids have access to information about HIV or drug abuse prevention. |
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The plight Derrick Martin found himself in when he decided to invite his boyfriend to his senior prom at Bleckley County High School in the town of Cochran, Georgia, could happen almost anywhere in America. In the end, it was not the school which refused to sanction Derrick’s choice of a date, but his own parents. Their moral convictions prompted them to inflict the very punishment LGBTQ children too often live in fear of from the moment they recognize their same-gender attraction or traditional-gender non-conformity; parental condemnation, rejection and expulsion – loss of family, just at the time when a teenager’s sense of personal identity is apt to feel most at risk.
But once the conflict became public, Derrick found himself in the midst of a national crusade, nearly overwhelmed by media coverage, positive and negative, but buoyed up by the messages of respect and support he received from around the country. The prom went off virtually without a hitch and is now part of LGBTQ history, becoming not only a lesson in tolerance for a community, but a blueprint for LGBTQ young people to stand up for themselves and get help in overcoming obstacles to living open and honest lives.
An alphabet soup of LGBTQ-supportive organizations rode in like the cavalry, from PFLAG to HRC, offering resources and expertise, along with encouragement which came from individuals, such as Art Beeche and David Higdon, a married couple, who came to Derrick’s graduation and welcomed him into their home to meet their 13 year-old son and spend the summer with their family in Richmond, California. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) proved invaluable in rallying support and handling the media. The result was that Derrick Martin found himself an unexpected spokesperson for the unmet needs of young LGBTQ people throughout the United States and much of the world, and an example of how homophobic challenges can be defeated with candor, courage – and connections. He now wants to be one of those connections, funneling his renown as a living success story through a support organization run by and for young LGBTQ men and women.
“My situation and the attention it has drawn have provided me a unique perspective and opportunity that I feel I cannot pass up”, Martin noted. “Young people who, like myself, have been disadvantaged because of discrimination, hate, or ignorance need somewhere to turn for help. GLAAD was my life vest, and I plan to be a life vest to as many others as I can. I only want those who face obstacles like mine to know that they are not alone, for everyone has the right to love regardless of sexual orientation.”
Project LifeVest’s mission is simple: “To be a helping hand, a life vest, to as many LGBT teens and adults as possible. We will carry out this mission through the establishment of safe places in as many cities as possible; through a call center with a qualified team of counselors who can give advice where needed; through screening a network of families who can, when need arises, host rejected teens while they finish schooling or find a new home.”
Gilbert Baker - Six Or Eight Rainbow Stripes?
Meet the man who created the rainbow flag. He's produced new designs that bring back the original eight stripe format. Click here.
Out Radio
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Out Radio
is a production of JD Doyle. You can find links on the Out Radio site
to his other radio shows as well as an email link to JD. JD Doyle writes: "I'm very pleased to announce that I've started a new radio show, called OutRadio. This is a companion show to Queer Music Heritage, and like QMH it will be a monthly multi-part show, but it will focus on new and recent music by GLBT artists. There is just so much new music I want to share and this will be my way to do that. It starts at www.OutRadio.com." |
 Queer Music Heritage and Out Radio host, JD Doyle |
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JD Doyle writes: OutRadio for September includes Four, I think, very interesting interviews…with Kevin Wong, Avi Wisnia, Linq and Mama’s Black Sheep. And then there’s Part 3, which starts with “Freedom” and ends with “The Climb,” with lots of music I admire in between, some you’ll probably hear nowhere else. OutRadio for July: Interviews and More: http://www.queermusicheritage.com/outsep10.html Out Radio is a new show produced by JD Doyle in addition to his Queer Music Heritage shows. Queer Music
Heritage For August - Troy Walker Interview, and much more JD
Doyle
writes: "Troy Walker is the subject of my special feature interview
this month. One thing that makes it special is that I love to share
with you the actual voices of our pioneers, and this one started
recording about fifty years ago, and he’s still performing. And you’ll
hear him talk about many of the folks he’s worked with, like Jerry Lee
Lewis, Leon Russell, Timi Yuro, Johnnie Ray, Cher, and Phil Spector,
among others".
Queer Music
Heritage For September - Lesbians on cassette, Part II JD
Doyle
writes: "How DOES he do it? Three hours of obscure lesbian music from
1975 through 1996. I can just see folks lining up to hear this one! The
criteria was that an artist's recording could ONLY have been released
on cassette tape, Not on vinyl or CD, or later reissued on CD. So this
is entirely the releases of independent artists, and most of these
releases never had a prayer of getting played on the radio. And, no I
didn’t learn my lesson…this is actually the second edition of “Lesbians
on Cassette”…did it the first time in November of 2008. So this is
another show overflowing with history.".
http://www.queermusicheritage.com Co-producer of Audiofile,
the monthly radio review of CDs of interest to the GLBT communities,
airing on over 175 stations around the world on This Way Out. |
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Rick Chris very much recommends the Queer Music Heritage web site. If you are at all into music and would like to see how much gay performers have contributed to the music scene over the years, this site is a MUST SEE. For those of us who love music, JD Doyle has catalogued an incredible amount of information on gay artists and albums including some incredible rare stuff. A fun site to visit and JD has done a great service for the gay community by preserving the history and memory of these artists and recordings. QMH is also a radio show on KPFT radio in Houston, Texas and is also netcast. JD writes: |
There are also many extra sections, such as a page of Gay Marriage Songs (with free downloads), a page of songs about Matthew Shepard, a section on Gay Musicals, lots of info about drag artists, a page listing songs about AIDS, etc, etc."
Take
Back Pride
In response to the current political environment and in the interest of
unifying the work of LGBT Organizations around the country, Take Back
Pride is a new campaign aimed towards educating our community and the
citizens of the United States on the many inequalities we currently
face.
God
Help The Outcasts
Take a stand against the homo haters.
Septeber 07 , 2010
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posted 9/7/2010
Maggie Gallagher
Meets St. Peter
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In the meantime, take good care of yourself. You've got to, because you're the only one of you we've got. They just ain't making anymore just like you.
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Closet:
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National Suicide
Hotline
1-800-suicide (784-2433)
Rick Chris says: "Take care of yourself. You've got to, because you're the only one of you we've got. They just ain't making anymore just like you."
The Trevor Helpline
An around-the-clock (24/7) crisis and suicide prevention helpline for
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.
1-866-488-7386
Project Life Vest
A lifevest to at-risk LGBTQ youths in need
Youth suicide with a focus on gay male youth.
In memory of GLBT suicide victim
Do we have a gay saint watching out for us? If you have an issue, it wouldn't hurt to send a prayer his way and see what happens. Click here.
"The great thing about suicide is that it's not one of those things you have to do now or you lose your chance. I mean, you can always do it later." - Harvey Fierstein
"Never place a period where God has placed a comma." - Gracie Allen
News
Gay
Russia
Gay
Russia - News on Russia and Human Rights.
Robert
Reich
Informative commentary about
politics and the economy by Robert Reich, Professor of Public Policy at
the University of California at Berkeley, Served in three national
administrations and as Secretary Of Labor.
Truthout
An alternative
to big media news.
Truth Wins
Out
Fighting Right Wing Lies and the
Ex-Gay Fraud.
Move
On .org
Democracy In Action
Denver, Colorado News and Info
WHAT'S
GAY ON TV
TV Gay Guide
GIFTS AND SHOPPING
Classic Top Forty rock and roll radio by
the master.
Queer Music Heritage
An internet music museum site
and radio show devoted to GLBT music hosted by the cognoscenti of gay
music, JD Doyle.
Below are some of Rick Chris's favorite Live365 radio stations. The following listed stations can also be accessed through the Live365 widget below.
WGAY 365
Fun and upbeat original Classic Disco
and Dance with extended plays and special mixes plus lounge tunes
including Streisand, Garland and Minelli. Stereo, 32
kbps.
Brokeback
Mountain Radio
Music from and inspired by the movie and short story. 64kbps
Gay
Bar Music
Hi-NRG tracks heard in gay bars and clubs, Current
and classic hits. 32kbps
Mark's
Dance Party
The most eclectic dance station on Live365. Wide variety of tracks from
60's to present. You won't get bored. Low band width! 16kbps.
Sites Of Interest
Arcigay
The Italian Gay Association
Easy Boy
Friend
Home of the future ex-boyfriend of the
week.
Gay Gamer
For boys who like boys who like joysticks.
Gay Heroes
Singer Jay Spear's totally
excellent site highlighting gay historical figures.
HomoRodeo
Interested in gay cowboys and
gay rodeo events? This site's for you, a matrix of information for gay
rodeo fans.
JoeHerzenberg.org - a site devoted to the life of the first openly gay elected official in the former Confederacy.
Leonard Matlovich.com
To inform and inspire. Awarded a Purple Heart for being wounded
by a land mine, Sgt. Leonard Matlovich was the first to volunteer to
fight the military's ban on gays.
Miracomovan
En Español. Hombres
para Hombres. Dibujos y Pinturas de hombres de todas las épocas del
arte. Site contains images of nude and homoerotic art.
Not Kansas
A personal memoir and reflections on gay history and popular culture
from the post-World War II years to the early Nineties. An alternative
to politically correct history.
Savage Love Advice Column by Dan Savage
Truth
Wins Out
Fighting
Right Wing Lies and the Ex-Gay Fraud.
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