Randy Boyd's Blocks blog, Version 1

Author Randy Boyd's first blog

10/01/2008

Building Blocks, Spinning Tales

New to the Blocks? Check out the mind of a black author who loves sports, men and has been living with HIV/AIDS for 23 years and counting:
  • Disease-Free At Last
  • On Being HIV+ Like Magic Johnson
  • The Man Who Pegged Amaechi and Hardaway as Gay Speaks Out
  • Fields of Better Dreams
  • Would You Say That to Ryan White?
  • College Football Players: Lighten Up on Your Gay Teammates!
  • A Simple Cure for Homophobia
  • Interview with Poet Essex Hemphill (1957-1995)
  • The “Out” Pro Athlete Dream
  • One Homo's Deepest Sports Dream
  • Boy Jock Becomes Cheerleader
  • Randy Boyd's Bio
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Four Novels, Five Lammy Nods

Randy Boyd's novels are available wherever most books and ebooks are sold. (Book covers below link to Amazon.com)

Uprising

Uprising
Lambda Literary Finalist: Best Men's Mystery, Best Small Press Title

Bridge Across the Ocean

Bridge Across the Ocean
Lambda Literary Finalist: Best Small Press Title

The Devil Inside

The Devil Inside
Lambda Literary Finalist: Best Sci-Fi

Walt Loves the Bearcat

Walt Loves the Bearcat
Lambda Literary Finalist: Best Romance

Popular Blocks

  • Showering with Gay Guys
    "Y ou've already shared the locker room with men who have had sex with other men. This much is true. "Whether you know about ...
  • You, Go, Mr. President, Sir!
    I ntroducing a new block on the Blocks. In honor of the first black man to reach the highest office in the land, my land, the United States ...
  • Food Services Is Closed for the Night
    B oomer's a beggar. Whenever there's food, he's there with those big, brown eyes, giving me that look, the one he hopes earns hi...
  • Dear Magic Johnson, Thanks for Saving My Life
    In February, 2009, Cookie Johnson, wife of Earvin "Magic" Johnson, was among the honorees at Heroes in the Struggle, an event hel...
  • Is Violence Ever Justified?
    Which side will you be on? Uprising , the suspense thriller by Randy Boyd, a Lambda Literary Award Finalist for Best Mystery and Best Small...
  • Randy Boyd's Trikke Blocks
    Trikke Randy was the name of my first column on the Blocks about my amazing journey with the joyride of the 21st century . Now, the journey...
  • The First Randy Boyd Book
    Three closeted celebrities One homophobic US Senator A deadly plan of assassination A straight FBI agent out to stop it O thello is a black ...
  • The Sins of Big Government
    F or most of history, there was no government. First there were wandering clans, then tribal leaders, then feudal lords and kings and queen...
  • How To Survive Being HIV-Positive in an HIV-Negative World
    D ear Poz People, don't let the negative bigots define you. It's a tough, negative crowd out there. People call themselves clean an...
  • Biography
    Randy who? Click here for Randy Boyd's bio . Author of what? Click here for Randy Boyd's novels .

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The Segregation Era lives on in My Racist Gay World. Click on the photo above to see what it looks like.

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      • What's Next for the AIDS Monster?
      • Stop Fighting AIDS Already!
      • The Monster's Favorite Monster Movies
      • A Halloween Treat, Rare Photos of Count Randolpho
      • A Halloween Treat, a-comin' & a-goin'
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