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Brandon Shire

Author of Contemporary Gay Romance

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    • The Love of Wicked Men
    • Afflicted – Gay Romance Series
    • Cold – Gay Romance Series
    • Erotic Short Stories
    • Summer Symphony
    • Listening To Dust
    • The Value Of Rain
    • Afflicted – Book 1
    • Afflicted – Book 2
    • Cold – MM Romance
    • Heart of Timber – Gay Romance
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LGBT Music Monday – Matt Alber

July 8, 2013 By Brandon Leave a Comment

mattalber- contant crowsSometimes it’s just better to let the music speak for itself, but you should be aware that this openly gay singer/songwriter started his singing career in a church in Missouri. Needless to say, he chafed against the animosity he found there and has become a profound musical talent in his own right. His latest CD only solidifies what many in the LGBT community already know: he’s freaking awesome.

You can find Matt Alber’s touring schedule on his website, connect with him on Twitter or Facebook, or purchase his CD from CDBaby.

 

Filed Under: LGBT Musicians Tagged With: LGBT, lgbt music, music monday

UK Writers and Publishers Coming Together for LGBT Youth

July 5, 2013 By Brandon 2 Comments

My friend and fellow author Elin Gregory and I share passions, LGBT youth and history. And while I don’t write historical fiction, she does it wonderfully. ~B.

Cupid_as_Link_Boy_by_Joshua_ReynoldsMany thanks, Brandon, for agreeing to host me on your blog.

One of the big problems for an historical novelist is how much information to dump into your text.  Whatever makes it into the final version has no business being there if it doesn’t move the story along, so sometimes hard decisions have to be made. One of the hardest decisions for me, while writing On a Lee Shore, was to cut out a lot of the text involving a very minor character – Will, the link boy. [Read more…] about UK Writers and Publishers Coming Together for LGBT Youth

Filed Under: Author Interviews, Gay Romance Novels, LGBT Youth Organizations Tagged With: charity, gay literature, gay teens, gay youth, LGBT, lgbt fundraising, lgbt homeless, lgbt organizations, mm romance

LGBT Youth Prostituting for Survival

July 2, 2013 By Brandon Leave a Comment

From the Front Line: A weekly post about what Lost-n-Found, a Homeless LGBT Youth organization in Atlanta, deals with on a daily basis. Names are changed or removed to protect the youth. 

lgbt youth nonprofitFrom the Hotline for Homeless LGBT Youth:

Often when we talk about LGBT kids prostituting themselves for survival, people automatically think of some kid standing on a street-corner waiting for a john to cruise by and pick them up. And while that does happen, too often there’s a more insidious form of prostitution going on behind the guise of a safe place to stay. [Read more…] about LGBT Youth Prostituting for Survival

Filed Under: From the LGBT Youth Hotline, LGBT Youth Organizations Tagged With: charity, gay teens, gay youth, LGBT, lgbt homeless, lgbt organizations, nonprofit

LGBT Music Monday – Ryan Amador

July 1, 2013 By Brandon Leave a Comment

Ryan Amador CDIf you haven’t heard Ryan Amador yet, you’re missing out. His new CD was just released on June 28th and is quickly gaining momentum.

The song DEFINE ME, an ode to LGBT equality, was released exclusively on Ryan Amador’s bandcamp in conjunction with his live performance at the True Colors LGBT Youth Conference on March 22nd. 100% of its proceeds was donated to organizations working towards LGBT equality.

Have a listen to several of his newest tunes below.

You can find out more about his music, his touring schedule and get links to purchase from his website, RyanAmador.com. (See his videos on Youtube.)

Filed Under: LGBT Musicians Tagged With: LGBT, lgbt music, music monday

MM Romance Fans for LGBT Youth

June 28, 2013 By Brandon 3 Comments

MM_Romance_Fans_for_LGBT_YouthIt has begun. We have had enough. We are mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, teachers, bloggers, writers, grandparents, cops, firefighters, marines, plumbers, construction workers, life guards. We are people. We are romance fans. We love the ideal that everyone gets a happy ending, even though we know how unlikely that is in real life. We are on the corner with a Kindle, hiding in the coffee shop with a Nook, waiting at the office so we can get back home and read that HEA.

We have seen LGBT kids beaten, abused, jailed, institutionalized, screamed at, berated, and raped for being different. We have seen them stepped over, stepped on, pushed aside and pushed away. We have witnessed their tears, their agony, their desire and need just to be loved.

We are tired of the desolation of our LGBT Youth

This post begins our campaign to raise awareness and funds to help end homelessness among LGBT Youth. Join us. Spread the word, use the logo above and link it to our fundraising effort. Tell us your story about your interaction with LGBT homeless youth, tell us about your own efforts to help, or tells us your story AS a homeless LGBT youth.

You don’t know what these kids are going through?

Read how one child was locked in a basement for being gay, how another was simply abandoned. That’s just a start, just a small drop in the bucket of depravity that youth organizations hear every day.

Not a romance fan? You don’t have to be to understand that 500,000 homeless lgbt kids on the street is absolutely ridiculous. Join us in this effort to raise awareness and funds.

Our first goal is to raise $25,000 for Lost-n-Found in Atlanta. Every single penny donated to this all volunteer organization goes directly to aiding lgbt youth, and for as little as $10 you can help get one kid off the street for a day. Donate here.

 

Filed Under: LGBT Nonprofit News Tagged With: gay teens, gay youth, Homophobia, LGBT, lgbt fundraising, lgbt organizations, lgbt youth, mm romance

Teacher Shares Closely Guarded Dirty Secret

June 28, 2013 By Brandon 1 Comment

secretInstinctively, I knew it was bad. Yet, until September of 2012, I had no idea how bad. Ignorant. I was ignorant. Plain, simple, and completely inexcusable.

What didn’t I know? 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBT.

Why was it shocking that I did NOT know this stat? This past academic year was my twentieth year teaching mathematics; more than half of my career has been spent teaching at the college level in Boston.  Shouldn’t this be something I knew??? Sadly, the depth of my ignorance gets worse. By September of 2012, I was already actively supporting a wonderful young person discarded by family due to sexual orientation. I knew and loved a LGBT homeless teen. I thought it was an anomaly. As I spent that September night combing the university’s research holdings on the plight of LGBT youth, I had two main thoughts. [Read more…] about Teacher Shares Closely Guarded Dirty Secret

Filed Under: Brandon's Musings, LGBT Equality Tagged With: gay teens, gay youth, LGBT, lgbt homeless, lgbt youth, nonprofit

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