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I’ll admit it; I thought The Face of Gay 33 might have been the end of the run, but two entries have come in at the last minute to keep us going for another month. Whew! A huge shout out to Tom Webb and Patti Logan for helping get word out. The best part is I was blown away by both submissions. Sure, we’ve all heard about diversity, but how often do we really come into contact with a couple of prime examples of it?

So grab something to drink and sit back in your comfortable chair. I’d like to meet Joelle. This is her Face of Gay.
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Some online friends who I’ve had the pleasure to meet in person have been giving me a hand reaching out and asking their peeps if they’d like to submit something for the Face of Gay series. And when their initial approach hasn’t yielded any fruit, they’ve taken to more direct suggestions that there’s compliance. So I’m proud to say thank you to Patricia Logan for threatening…er…introducing Petra to little ol’ innocent me. Why? Because we’re going to be reminded today that hate and intolerance don’t come pre-loaded in our software. It’s taught. It’s learned. It can be undone. Welcome to Petra’s Face of Gay.
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One of my favorite bands, Tears For Fears, regrouped several years ago and released an album titled Everybody Loves A Happy Ending. I find that I concur. The human adventure comes with a number of hidden traps and pitfalls mixed with uncertainty and the ever-looming unknown. And then there are times when we’re asked to look over that life in order to find something about it worth telling others. Welcome to Jon Michaelsen’s Face of Gay.
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There are certain people I’ve met who I’d never want to be in a dark alley with if I’d just ticked them off. And then there are people I’d simply never want to be in a dark alley with under any circumstance. Now, there are people I know who voice their opinion quite loudly that they don’t understand how women can be writing m/m romance novels. These same people aren’t afraid to say these things while in the company of those aforementioned female authors. Allow me to now say that I’d rather be in a dark alley with someone I don’t want to be in a dark alley with instead of in that well-lit room with the person who said what he did about those female authors who happen to be in attendance.

Still, it does lead to some interesting discussions, doesn’t it? Welcome to Sharita Lira’s Face of Gay.
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Welcome to our 30th Face of Gay post, which I believe is cause for celebration. You’ll find that the length of today’s piece is a little longer than usual, but packs a tremendous amount of emotional punch equal to its length. Plus, having met Moxie Ann Magnus at OutlantaCon last year, I can think of nobody better to have written it.

Moxie is a force to be reckoned with. She has a quick wit, huge heart and gigantic hair. And like all intergalactic heroines, there’s an origin story featuring someone who changes the course of lives around them. This is that story. Welcome to Moxie’s Face of Gay.
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I greatly respect all the contributors of this series, especially when they’ve approached me with topics or ideas they felt might not be a match. Nothing has been turned away so far and it’s not my intention to do so. If nothing, this series has helped establish a rapport between people, it’s generated conversations and documented some incredible stories. I’m anticipating today’s entry will fit right in. Bi-sexuality hasn’t really been covered…until now. Welcome to Wayne’s Face of Gay…er…Bi.
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Two things. First, someone asked me two weeks ago if writing a Face of Gay post was by invitation only. It’s not. Anybody can contribute one. Or, in today’s case, more than one since we have our first repeat offender. So if you’re getting something out of reading these posts and want to contribute one of your own, please let me know. I’ll be more than happy to get you on the calendar. As it stands right now, I have nothing lined up after today.

Second, when it comes to today’s contributor, I frequently joke about Patti being old. Because it’s true. Anybody who brags about giving George Burns his first noogie before introducing him to Gracie Allen–in a fictitious bio I wrote for her that nobody’s read–is old. But she has a heart of gold. Well, it’s gold-plated. And my dear friend and fellow author is opening up her heart in that non-surgical way for her second Face of Gay.
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Gay men and religion often mix together about as well as someone telling me they can’t see a difference in quality between DVD and Blu-Ray. And yet there are many in the LGBT community who continue to attend church and embrace faith and religion. We just don’t hear about it very often, only that’s about to change today.

I’ve sent out a number of requests to friends and acquaintances since last year asking and sometimes begging for them to share a bit of themselves. Chris’s life has been especially chaotic. From the journey out of his parents’ home to his newfound peace with… Well, I’ll let him tell his own story. Welcome to Chris’s Face of Gay.
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It’s official: I’m a guilty pleasure. Or, rather, I’m guilty of something. A few things. I may possibly guilt people into offering up a post for this series from time to time. It’s a generally accepted alternative when begging doesn’t work. And, believe me, I’ve begged. Today’s post comes from someone who not only nominated me for my token African American card, but who issued it to me, too. I haven’t met her in person yet, but she’s promised me a sushi dinner and an offering of Blu-Rays if and when I do. Okay, maybe dinner. So, without further ado, welcome to Monique Thompson’s Face of Gay.
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I know what you’re thinking. The cute ones always flock to Kage, right? How much I want you to believe that’s true. Alas, today’s guest came to me via authorette extraordinaire J.P. Barnaby. They flock to her now…bitch. But that’s okay. There’s still always guilt by association and that means I’m very, very connected. Gotta love that.

I believe, too, that Eli may be the first Face of Gay blogger who mentions comic books and that surprised me. It didn’t occur to me that somebody else hadn’t brought that up. Or, if they had, it just means my mind is slipping faster than I thought. I grew up on comic books; Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica…Star Wars and did I mention Battlestar Galactica? Right, enough of that. Let’s get on to Eli Lewis and his Face of Gay.
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