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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

LGBTQ Push Back Fundraiser and Giveaway

April 18, 2015 By Brandon Leave a Comment

lgbt book giveaway and fundraiser

From April 18th to May 1st, over 200 LGBT authors are coming together to push back against bigotry.

1) Instead of spending $5 on a book during the next two weeks, please consider donating $5 to an LGBT charity of your choice.

2) Go to Diverse Reader and tell them about it in the comments section.

3) Get in the drawing to win a book from one of the participating donors.

4) If you can’t afford to make a donation, then please share a charity link in the Diverse Reader comments section and spread the word across your social network. Every little bit helps.

Click the picture below to join in!

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Filed Under: Brandon's Musings, From the LGBT Youth Hotline, Gay Fiction, Gay Nonfiction, Gay Romance Novels, LGBT Equality, LGBT Nonfiction, LGBT Nonprofit News Tagged With: free book, gay authors, gay literature, gay love story, Homophobia, LGBT, lgbt fundraising, lgbt homeless, lgbt youth

Happy Thanksgiving

November 26, 2014 By Brandon Leave a Comment

Happy Thanksgiving from the Shires

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I wanted to say a quick thank you to all my readers and the many, many supporters who have helped us raise funds for homeless LGBT kids over the last several years. The holidays are hard for some, and many of you have stepped forward to change that.

If you haven’t had the opportunity to help homeless LGBT kids yet, you still can. (Just click the link.)

And from my family to yours…

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Filed Under: Brandon's Musings Tagged With: LGBT, lgbt fundraising, lgbt homeless, lgbt organizations

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

Gay and Homeless in Amsterdam

July 11, 2014 By Brandon 1 Comment

Welcome author David Swatling to the blog with his new suspense novel, Calvin’s Head. It is available for pre-order from Amazon and Bold Strokes Books.

Calvin's Head In July 2012, with an early draft of my debut novel tucked under my arm, I pitched the story to agents interested in crime fiction at ThrillerFest in New York City. I always began the same way: “Amsterdam. Summer of 1995. I’m homeless, living in my jeep with my dog, Calvin. True story.”  The rest didn’t seem to matter so much. “You were actually homeless?” they interrupted. A flicker of excitement appeared in their eyes. Could be a strong marketing tactic. Homeless author pulls himself from the gutter… But when I told them the homeless protagonist in the book was a young gay man, interest appeared to diminish. The agents politely asked me to send a submission, and several weeks later I received a series of encouraging rejections. [Read more…] about Gay and Homeless in Amsterdam

Filed Under: Gay Fiction Tagged With: gay authors, gay literature, LGBT, lgbt homeless

GiveOUT Day with Brandon Shire

May 15, 2014 By Brandon Leave a Comment

Cropped Give Out Day Final Logo Rectangle with Tagline ColorToday I have the pleasure of hosting the annual GiveOUT Day over at Smoocher’s Voice. We’re raising $2000 for homeless lgbt children (and we’re halfway there!). You can win prizes, meet new people and help us reach our goal by giving to the part of our LGBT community that need it most. Stop by, have some fun, win some prizes. And even if you can’t give, please help us share the event.

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Filed Under: LGBT Nonprofit News, LGBT Youth Organizations Tagged With: charity, free book, LGBT, lgbt fundraising, lgbt homeless, lgbt organizations

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