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Crispin Bart 🏳️‍🌈🇯🇵📚
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Danish-American 🏳️‍🌈 queer romantasy author who weaves tales where spirits, hearts and worlds collide. 🏯👹 Living in Japan 🇯🇵 Love traveling and kissing guys. https://www.amazon.com/author/crispinbart
Been on holiday in Da Nang talking a break... see more of my work on Amazon: www.amazon.com/stores/autho...
July 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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The four horsemen coming for all your CEOs
July 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
www.motherjones.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
New spin-off novella in the Kami & Kitsune series out now! Learn more about Ren and his lost love in Where Spirits Clash.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGKCC2DD
July 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Secret LGBTQ+ Codes in Japan
During the Edo period, "nanshoku" (male love) was an accepted practice among samurai and Buddhist monks, with written records celebrating same-sex relationships.

#ts #transgender # #queer #pride #nonbinary #lesbian #gay #translivesmatter #LGBTQ #LGBT, #Gay #LoveIsLove
June 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Did you miss the Pride parade in Tokyo? Check out these upcoming talks, screenings and festivals celebrating the queer community across Japan.
The persistence of Pride: LGBTQ+ events in Tokyo and beyond
Pride isn’t just a one-off weekend — a slate of activities and programs in support of the queer community continues in full force, from Hokkaido to Kyushu.
www.japantimes.co.jp
June 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Just two days left for the Bookshop Pride sale! 75 Personalized recommendations plus a whole bunch more, 20% off with code PRIDE25! Support queer books, indie bookstores, *and* LGBTQReads while treating yourself! bookshop.org/info/pride
June 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
He lathered the soap, running it over his shoulders, his arms, his chest, every movement slow and sensual, an unspoken invitation. He bent to wash his legs, his back arching, deliberately exposing the curve of his buttocks. Haruki’s breathing grew shallow.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFHK1SP7
June 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Read gay authors this Pride! Find me and my books on Amazon at www.amazon.com/stores/Crisp...
#queer #romantasy #Japan #author #pride #LGBTQIA+
June 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
New book in the Kami & Kitsune series out now! Threads of Defiance continues the story of Yuki, Ren and Elias and we learn more about Haruki and his secret desire for Kenji. They all need to come together to tackle the latest cosmic threat to Kyoto.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFHK1SP7
June 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Working on the next book in the Kyoto Chronicles series.
June 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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"Kenji leaned in, his lips finding Yuki’s, a kiss that was hesitant, then surged with a raw, earnest passion. His athletic body, so vibrant and full of unspent energy, pressed against Yuki’s, a powerful offering. " www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCDDGJPG
June 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Did you know that reading to children helps them build empathy? It’s true. And right now there’s so many reports and studies about how people read less, and read less to kids, and it seems like a time we need more empathy. So please read to the children in your life!
June 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Read gay authors this Pride! Find me and my books on Amazon at www.amazon.com/stores/Crisp...
#queer #romantasy #Japan #author
June 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Ren’s mouth broke from Elias’s, trailing burning kisses down Elias’s jaw, then turning to Yuki, his golden eyes, hot with passion, locking onto Yuki’s. He drew Yuki into a kiss that was soft yet utterly consuming, tasting of plum and wild magic...https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FCCYCY8N
June 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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Edmund White, pioneering author of A Boy’s Own Story and co-author of The Joy of Gay Sex, has died at 85. His candid portrayals of gay life reshaped literature and inspired generations. Rest in power.

#EdmundWhite #QueerBooks #QueerAuthors
June 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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After enduring gay ‘conversion therapy’, author Jake Johnson is finally ‘where he’s supposed to be’ #Booksky
Author Jake Johnson shares harrowing account of gay 'conversion' therapy
Speaking to PinkNews after the launch of his debut book author Jake Johnson discusses his experiences in conversion therapy
www.thepinknews.com
June 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Read gay authors this Pride! Find me and my books on Amazon at www.amazon.com/stores/Crisp...
#queer #romantasy #Japan #author
June 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"Kenji leaned in, his lips finding Yuki’s, a kiss that was hesitant, then surged with a raw, earnest passion. His athletic body, so vibrant and full of unspent energy, pressed against Yuki’s, a powerful offering. " www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCDDGJPG
June 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Happy Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈
In the current political situation, it is more important than ever that we are visible in our protest for human rights!
#queer #lgbtq #books #gaybooks #pridemonth #pridetogether #felixkurt #queerlove #gaylove #loveIsLove #schwul #author #pride2025
June 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Like, why not support and uplift LGBTQ authors making actual LGBTQ art ffs
June 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own
#BookSky #Books
June 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Step into a Kyoto you've never seen before! 👹 Dive into the Kami & Kitsune series where ancient Japanese folklore, sizzling M/M romance, & fantasy collide. A scholar, Kitsune, & hunter fight to save reality itself.#Romantasy #LGBTQFiction #JapaneseFolklore #MMRomance www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCDDGJPG
June 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Where Spirits Bloom a MM queer romance perfect for pride month. 🏳️‍🌈 Now available in paperback and on Kindle: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCBPJM93
#pride #mmromance #romantasy #queerauthor
June 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM