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

  • Dear Oprah: Can I Get a Witness?
    H ow does a little known black author let Oprah Winfrey know about his little known but wonderful novel? He contacts her through Oprah.com l...
  • A Magazine that Makes a Difference
    T his year, Poz Magazine celebrated its 15th anniversary. That's fifteen years of putting voices and faces to the human story that is H...
  • Who Be this Randy Boyd?
    Hockey player? No. Oregon teacher? No. Writer and author? Yeah, that's the one. That's this Randy Boyd. The former USC and UCLA c...
  • Making Forever Last Forever
    You fall in love, but how do you make it last? You have a child, but how do remain bonded to that child for life? You've found your BBF...
  • Do Men with AIDS Deserve Love?
    N owadays, people can live long, healthy lives while living with HIV/AIDS. But can people with AIDS have healthy sex lives? Yes they can. Ev...
  • When I Was Young and HIV-Positive
    I had no support, no one I could talk to. It was a crazy time, a very panicked time. There was talk about quarantining people with AIDS. ...
  • Jock Blocks
    I love sports, but I hate the homophobia perpetuated in sports. When I was a kid, I quit playing sports because I was a fag. As an adult, ...
  • 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...
  • When Magic Johnson Shocked the World
    In 1991, Magic Johnson shocked the world when he announced his HIV status in a press conference that became one of those "where were y...
  • Gay Rights and Civil Wrongs
    W hy are fags up in arms about marriage rights while ignoring the civil wrongs occurring daily within their own community? Why is there mora...

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WHITES AND LATINS ONLY
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'
      • A Halloween Treat, Presented Backwards
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