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  • Title: Diddy Innocent? The Court of Public Delusion Rules Again

    Title: Diddy Innocent? The Court of Public Delusion Rules Again

    In a stunning turn of events that will surprise absolutely no one who’s been paying attention to the American legal system since, oh, forever, Sean “Diddy” Combs has emerged from his latest legal firestorm with his reputation slightly singed, his wallet marginally lighter, and his Instagram following entirely unbothered. That’s right: despite a tornado of

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  • When the Silence Spoke Back: The Unspoken Cord and the Book That Refused to Let Go

    When the Silence Spoke Back: The Unspoken Cord and the Book That Refused to Let Go

    In March 2020, amidst uncertainty and personal turmoil, I wrote “The Unspoken Cord.” This novel explores grief, truth, and the complexities of caregiving within queer love. It portrays the painful realities of watching a loved one fade, not through death, but through silence, and the emotional struggles that accompany such experiences.

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  • 100 Times I Didn’t Flinch: My Book Quote Collection

    100 Times I Didn’t Flinch: My Book Quote Collection

    From Small Town Gayby “If God made me, then either He’s not angry—or He’s not very good at His job.” “I was born with a bruise on my soul and a glitter bomb in my ribcage.” “Coming out didn’t feel brave. It felt like bleeding in front of people who cheered the wound.” “I didn’t…

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  • Why I’m Self-Publishing: When the Doors Don’t Open, Build Your Own

    Why I’m Self-Publishing: When the Doors Don’t Open, Build Your Own

    Not the Plan, But the Point” I believe LGBTQ+ stories deserve to exist on the page—not as punchlines, sidekicks, or cautionary tales—but as full, complex lives with agency, nuance, and joy. We are firefighters. Nurses. Teachers. Cops. Parents. Grocery store managers. Everyday people. And the more we tell our stories—ourselves, for ourselves—the harder it becomes

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  • I’m Not Lovin’ It: Why McDonald’s Is Cancelled. Would You Like Fries With That?

    I’m Not Lovin’ It: Why McDonald’s Is Cancelled. Would You Like Fries With That?

    At long last, America is doing what nutritionists, cardiologists, and the ghost of Julia Child have been begging us to do for decades: we’re boycotting McDonald’s. Not for the usual reasons—arterial cement shakes, meat that’s one existential crisis away from sentience, or fries that stay intact longer than most celebrity marriages—but because… freedom. Or wages.

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  • Screw Perfection. My Books Are Live. Amazon Knows Where to Find Them.

    Screw Perfection. My Books Are Live. Amazon Knows Where to Find Them.

    For years, I did the thing we’re all taught to do: polish the manuscript, pitch the agents, wait for permission. I submitted. I revised. I shelved entire books waiting for the “right time.” Spoiler: it never came. So I stopped waiting. I’m self-publishing. And I’m terrified. And proud. And exhausted. And—finally—free. These books are raw.

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  • The Rainbow Delusion: Why Queer Representation Clearly Needs a Little Less Glitter and a Lot More Gaslighting

    The Rainbow Delusion: Why Queer Representation Clearly Needs a Little Less Glitter and a Lot More Gaslighting

    Representation matters. Or so we’ve been told—usually by someone holding a Diversity & Inclusion pamphlet in one hand and a pitchfork full of budget cuts in the other. But nothing says progress like a major studio loudly patting itself on the back for including a gay character that blinks ambiguously in the background of a

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  • Pray the Gay Away: A Conversion Therapy Survival Guide (Now With 60% More Trauma and Zero Science)

    Pray the Gay Away: A Conversion Therapy Survival Guide (Now With 60% More Trauma and Zero Science)

    Welcome to Conversion Therapy™—the only place where Jesus moonlights as a licensed therapist and heterosexuality is somehow contagious if you cry hard enough. Buckle up, buttercup. It’s time for a full-bodied, unlicensed, medically discredited journey through the spiritual carwash known as “turning you straight.” Spoiler alert: It doesn’t work. Unless the goal is PTSD, self-loathing,

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  • SpaceX and the City: Elon’s Galactic Baby Mamas

    SpaceX and the City: Elon’s Galactic Baby Mamas

    Welcome to “SpaceX & the City,” the only show where the launchpad is your loins and the paternity test is pending. Today’s episode? A whirlwind romp through the Musk-iverse—a place where kids are named after Wi-Fi passwords and co-parenting involves occasional Twitter likes. Let’s meet the brave women who made the bold decision to bear

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  • Ken Mehlman Comes Out—Just a Few Million Hate Crimes Too Late

    Ken Mehlman Comes Out—Just a Few Million Hate Crimes Too Late

    In today’s episode of The Gays Can Forgive, But We’re Gonna Roast You First, let’s talk about Ken Mehlman: former Bush campaign manager, architect of the 2004 “Ban the Gays” electoral strategy, and current reformed homosexual with a PR-approved redemption arc. Because nothing screams “personal growth” quite like helping destroy millions of lives before quietly

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