GayAgenda Speaks OUT on Blog Talk Radio

Every Wednesday night from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. EST, make sure you listen live as your host, James Hipps, brings you the very latest in LGBT news, events and special guest on our Blog Talk Radio show.

This Wednesday’s topics included Ted Kennedy, National Organization for Marriage, Gay Adoption, Right Wing nuts, and the Religious Wrong!

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Stanley Bennett Clay Reviews “Shaming the Devil”

SHAMING THE DEVIL

Collected Short Stories
By G. Winston James

Reviewed By Stanley Bennett Clay

Poet G. Winston James makes a remarkable fiction debut with SHAMING THE DEVIL, a collection of short stories that examine black, predominantly homoerotic experiences with beauty, passion and a boldness that renders it both transcendental and deeply personal. One need not be gay or black to enjoy these well-honed nuggets of literary art that twist, turn, enthrall, and provoke in ways that only a poet can. Mr. James is not merely a fantastic storyteller and thinker but a wordsmith Michelangelo whose nearly every sentence is painstakingly crafted into well-cut diamonds. Forgive the hyperbole, but I am simply overwhelmed.

The collection opens with UNCLE, innocently, even sweetly, narrated by a little boy celebrating his sixth birthday while his body celebrates feelings for his uncle that he does not understand. An empathy-inducing reminiscence of new and uninformed sensations, desires and longings, it will take many a reader back to those first frightening and fantastic pre-pubescent shivers engendered by the very presence of a hero-worshipped same sex relative.

While RAHEN (my personal favorite) boldly tackles gay bashing and rivets until the heartbreaking end, CONFINING ROOM flips the script on homie-sexuality. And take note of this beautifully written phrase from THE SPACE BETWEEN: “He opens her with four fingers. He speaks rivers inside her. She does not know what to do with her hands. The rest of her body. Or the thoughts, like famine and harvest, roiling in her head.”

UNDER AN EARLY AUTUMN MOON is the tale of a late night tryst with a surprising twist set in the fuckable landscape of a public park. PATH and SICK DAYS are thematically linked both in tone and content; tracking the light hearted—-in fact downright hysterical—escapades of a metrosexual homosexual’s quest for transient trade and the attended consequences of infidelity.

JOHN poignantly examines a self-loather’s confrontation with his demons via a therapist and a hustler, and although I’m not much of a fan of sadomasochism, I found SOMEWHERE NEARBY brilliant in its mix of cruel sex, brutal assault, intellectualism and the power of brooding self-examination at death’s door.

A seventeen-year-old boy weathers a violent physical and psychological storm in his native Jamaica as his older gay brother, banished years earlier by a now-absent father, lays dying of AIDS in the brief but powerful STORM. And CHURCH returns a prodigal world traveler to his hometown congregation where his moving revelation restores faith in a true and loving God.

This twelve-story collection ends with THE EMBRACE, a bright and buoyant story of three friends and their sexual fantasies that slowly turns erotically haunting when one of them introduces another to a mysterious lothario. THE EMBRACE is sure to leave you breathless.

As in any story collection, some are better than others. But there is not a week one in this bunch, as the author gives each narrator a unique voice, each story its own fascinating twist, and writing as appealingly grandiose and artful as Morrison and Baldwin.

Indeed, Baldwin and Thomas Glave are the only BGM writers to win the prestigious O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction. Based on a couple of the best stories in SHAMING THE DEVIL, it would not surprise me one bit if G. Winston James was chosen to make this a literary trinity.

You can but a copy of the book by clicking here. Find more about Stanley Bennett Clay by clicking here or listen to gayagenda’s interview with Stanley Bennett Clay by clicking here.

If you’re interetested in attending a special Los Angeles Black Pride Celebration performance of Stanley Bennett Clay’s “Armstrong’s Kid” followed by a champagne reception Sunday July 5th, request information by sending an email to: sbcpublishers@earthlink.net

GA Speaks with T.J. Cass on BlogTalkRadio

Every Wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. EST, your host James Hipps brings you the latest in LGBT news and issues, along with special guest on The Gay Agenda on BlogTalkRadio.  In case you missed it, this weeks special guest was the OUT and HOT, HOT, HOT recording artist, T.J. Cass!

T. J. Cass a.k.a. T dot Cass or T Cass short for Tony Cassadine, and J is for Junior. Cass was born in Atlanta, GA and raised in Memphis, TN. , and spend most of his time in both Raleigh and Frasyer areas. All though Cass started writing at the age of 11 he grew up singing. He tried to form his first musical group at the age of 12 when he started rapping. He went threw various groups and songs writing for various people, and writing poetry before deciding to hook up with what would be the last group for a while. He hooked up with E Rok and Law his god brothers and recorded there 1st and only song to this date titled love me. He continued writing for years and working on his productions. He wrote about trying to hide his sexuality, and if he should let anyone know. He finally came out to some but still didn’t decide to put it into his music until he recorded the 1st five songs that let him know that he could and would continue as a solo artist which was bump this ****, Hustle, Intro of my nigga, on the low, and **** **** nigga. He continued to write and ended up going off to Job Corp for a year. On his summer break he wrote a song called Get Like Me and recorded a verse to Khia’s Snatch the Cat Back. He decided to continue went he got out of Job Corps. He came back to hook up with some other friends that rap to record the song Murk Da Beat with Ne-Nee, Ben, and T Baby, to show himself and others that he only gets better with time. He is now recording, and working to get signed. He states “Although it won’t be easy, it’s not impossible…”

Click here to listen live at 8:00 p.m. EST every Wednesday night.  Also feel free to call in @ 646-929-0506 with questions or comments or join us in the live chat room!

You can find more on T.J. on his myspace page or by following him on Twitter!

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Us v Them Live: Just In Case You Missed It!

Most of us in the LGBT community are fully aware of what the Right Wing has to say about the LBGT community.  We all know they distort facts, and in many cases, offer misleading and untrue statements in their quest to keep LGBT citizens as second-class.

What we don’t always know, is the motivation behind the lies and deceit, as well as the hate, intolerance and bigotry spewed.  We can speculate about the reasons.  Perhaps it’s fear, lack of education, greed, or a combination of all three.

One thing we do know for certain, no matter what the reason, it’s not very often we, as LGBT citizens, have the opportunity to ask the questions, debate, and call our Right Wing adversaries “out” on the mistruths that abound in the Right Wing blogophere.

In case you missed it, last night, gayagenda hosted a Right Wing blogger on BlogTalkRadio.  Your host, James Hipps,and Right Wing blogger Nancy Morgan of RightBias.com took to the air to voice differences between the LGBT community and the Conservative Right.

James and Nancy debated various topics including marriage and other rights, or lack thereof, the LGBT community has and is seeking.

One thing I will have to say is that Nancy, although a staunch conservative, was and is, willing to listen, and debate…respectfully.  I will reiterate my opinion that dialogue is key.  We have to be willing to talk to and listen to each other if we ever expect to move closer to a common ground.  I greatly appreciate Nancy’s candor and willingness to voice her opinions and afford me the same respect by listening to mine.

Missed the show?  No worries, you can listen on the player below.  We have invited Nancy back in the near future and it looks like she’ll be joining us, so take the time to listen, and please comment on any points you’d like to hear brought up the next time she joins the show.  Please be part of the show!

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Ryan Field Speaks to GA on BlogTalkRadio

Ryan Field is an openly gay author that has been a published romance writer for the past fifteen years.  Some of his more popular reads include “An Officer and His Gentlemen” and “American Star”.

Critics have said Fields writing is “sweet escapism” and they are “impressed with the quality” of his writing.

Join us each Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. EST on BlogTalkRadio (click here) as your host James Hipps talks about news and issues that affect the LGBT and beyond.  What’s your agenda?

If you missed this week’s show, you can listen to it below!

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