Hops

I got an email from Hop Against Homophobia today. I don’t think I’m going to participate in any hops this year.

Hop Against Homophobia

Just because the Hop Against Homophobia is over does NOT mean the fight is over. We need to remember every day that just because someone is different from us, does not mean we have the right to bully or condemn them.

Hop Against Homophobia

I just sent out 15 copies of First Impressions Don’t Count to those who commented. You have until tomorrow noon CDT to comment and get your free copy.

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Hop Against Homophobia

Today is the last day to register for a free copy of First Impressions Don’t Count. Winner will be chosen at noon tomorrow CDT-USA.

Bloghop

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Well, today is the third day of the Hop Against Homophobia. I haven’t gotten to visit as many blogs as I would like, but will do some more today and tomorrow.

The response has been tremendous, however, I wonder how many people who really need to see these blogs are actually seeing them.

Hop Against Homophobia

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When I was a child growing up, I never heard about homosexuals. It wasn’t until I was in my twenties that I knowingly met anyone who  was gay and not until my thirties that I knowingly met any lesbians.

In the late sixties, early seventies, I lived across the street from a gay couple and found them to be very good neighbors even though my husband had to tell me they were, in his words, “queer as three dollar bills.”

In 2003 there was a TV show on Bravo called Boy Meets Boy. Because of that show, I met (on-line) over 3,000 gay men. When the show was over, we still corresponded for about three years and they educated me about the inequity of the laws regarding gays. They also got me into gay books and movies. I found that most of them ended unhappily and decided to write a gay story with a ‘happily ever after’ ending. That book was Acceptance: One Man’s Quest.

My second book, First Impressions Don’t Count, has an underlying message about homophobia. During the first year of their life together, Dave and Jesse encounter many instances of homophobia. BUT – in each instance, there is at least one straight ally ready to stand up for them.

PRIZE — Your choice of ebook or hard copy of First Impressions Don’t Count. Click on cover at right to read excerpt. Must comment to be eligible.