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Brandon Shire

Author of Contemporary Gay Romance

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Why participate in the Blog Hop? #HAHATB

May 17, 2015 By Brandon 20 Comments

2015PngI recently had someone ask why I participate in blog hops like this?  This, being the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia.

The question was probably not meant to be as revolting as I took it. But to me, the undertone had more to do with a secret phobia of  ‘the gay agenda’ than it did with anything I post on this blog. That it came from someone who I thought of as a close personal friend bothered me even more.

So why do I do this? Better yet, why do I fill my timelines with LGBT news of suicides and murders and beatings? Why not just talk about books and cats and those funny gay YouTubers who shit rainbows and never have a bad day. They can just shave their forty-year-old chest and say “We’re all queer and happy here!”  and everything is okay. [Read more…] about Why participate in the Blog Hop? #HAHATB

Filed Under: Brandon's Musings Tagged With: blog hop, free book, gay authors, gay youth, Homophobia, LGBT, lgbt homeless, transgender

Spotlight on Gay Teen Romance – Secrets and Demons

February 15, 2015 By Brandon Leave a Comment

The buzz on this series is building rapidly…

Secrets and DemonsBook Blurb:

Liam is a lonely teenager, lost in a world of his own. Unwilling to speak for the last six months and starving himself, Liam has no friends and is constantly bullied. Jayden is a new kid at school. Immediately he is drawn to Liam’s ice blue eyes and the beauty of his features. After a struggle and unconditional love, Jadyn finally gains Liam’s trust and love; ignoring all the other students’ taunts and warnings, befriends Liam and becomes his constant companion. When Liam is hospitalized and in terrible condition, Jayden realizes his feelings for Liam may run much deeper than “just friends,” as he stays by Liam’s bedside. It’s a story of deep love and friendship and finding sexuality in the midst of it all. By facing their own secrets and demons, these two boys find something neither one was looking to find.

Get it from Amazon!

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Filed Under: Gay Romance Novels Tagged With: gay love story, gay youth, LGBT, mm romance

Silent Youth – Gay Film Trailer (video)

November 20, 2014 By Brandon Leave a Comment

silent youth

A poetic coming-out story that unfolds when two boys bump into each other on the streets of Berlin, unaware that a casual sequence of events will change their lives drastically. After a brief exchange, Marlo can’t resist his immediate attraction to Kirill and starts following him through the city. Soon they begin to amiably wander together, and a strange and subtle relationship begins to brew between them, becoming more confusing the more Kirill exposes about himself. SILENT YOUTH centers on those oft-forgotten moments when falling in love, from the first approach to awkwardly sitting across from each other not knowing what to say.

 

Filed Under: Queer Film Tagged With: gay love story, gay teens, gay youth, LGBT, lgbt films, video

48 hour Vigil for Homeless LGBT

November 8, 2014 By Brandon Leave a Comment

“Three hours in to our 48 hour vigil… It’s 43 degrees lgbt youth nonprofitoutside.”

Lost-n-Found Youth, a nonprofit which we support, is having a 48 hour vigil this weekend to allow people to truly understand what it means to be young and homeless.

Stop by their Facebook page, see the videos, and please get involved. You could change a life.

Today also begins a 140 mile journey for Dr. Mark Sweatman, an amputee who lost his leg in 2010. He will lead a 140-mile walk around and through Atlanta for the next 9 days in support of lgbt youth. Learn more: The Long Walk Home.

Filed Under: From the LGBT Youth Hotline, LGBT Nonprofit News Tagged With: charity, gay youth, LGBT, lgbt fundraising, lgbt homeless

Barbie Boy – LGBT Short Film

October 7, 2014 By Brandon 1 Comment

Winner of audience awards in film festivals all over the world, “Barbie Boy” is the recipient of the Alfred C. Kinsey Award for its major contribution to the discussion of gender. I’m sure you’ll enjoy this one.

Barbie Boy from Nick Corporon on Vimeo.

Filed Under: Queer Film Tagged With: gay youth, LGBT, lgbt films, video

LGBT Music Monday – Shura – Touch (Video)

August 25, 2014 By Brandon Leave a Comment

Based out of London, I really couldn’t find much on this artist, but… love her work on this. Check it out. You can connect on Facebook.

Filed Under: LGBT Musicians Tagged With: gay youth, lesbian, LGBT, music monday

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