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A dog was dumped at a North Carola shelter after he humped another male dog and his owners cid he was gay.

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HOW THE TE STORY OF A GAY MAN AND HIS DOG BEME THIS SUMMER'S MT-READ BOOK"SIMON & SCHTER HAS BEEN UNWAVERG THEIR BELIEF THAT A GAY LEAD CHARACTER N RRY A BLOCKBTER NOVEL."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CULTUREBY ADAM SALANDRAJUNE 5, 2016/1:47 PMBY ADAM SALANDRAJUNE 5, 2016 / 1:47 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW THE TE STORY OF A GAY MAN AND HIS DOG BEME THIS SUMMER'S MT-READ BOOK","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-06-05T17:47:56.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-06-05T17:47:56.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ADAM SALANDRA","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANYONE WHO HAS LOST A PET KNOWS HOW HORRIBLE THE EXPERIENCE N BE, BUT THOR STEVEN ROWLEY WAS ABLE TO TURN HIS PA TO ONE OF THE SUMMER'S MOST ANTICIPATED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LILY AND THE OCTOP IS BASED ON THE TE STORY OF ROWLEY'S LATE DOG, LILY, WHOSE NCER TOOK THE FORM OF AN EVIL OCTOP THE THOR'S MD. MORE THAN JT A HEARTWARMG STORY, TAK A EP LOOK TO JT HOW FAR WE WILL GO TO SHIELD OURSELV OM THE PA OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROWLEY'S JOURNEY BEGAN WH HIM JT WRG DOWN MEMORI OF HIS GOOD TIM WH LILY AFTER SHE DIED, BUT HIS BOYIEND ENURAGED HIM TO TURN THOSE MI-STORI TO SOMETHG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE RULT WAS ROWLEY'S FIRST NOVEL, LILY AND THE OCTOP, WHICH HE ASSUMED MAY BE WHERE THE STORY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WHEN I FISHED THE BOOK, I WAS PROUD OF AS A PIECE OF WRG, BUT FELT THE SUBJECT WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EPLY PERSONAL THAT I WASN’T SURE WOULD NNECT WH ANYONE WHO DIDN’T KNOW ME OR DIDN’{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KNOW MY DOG," HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE THOR CID HE WOULD JT TRY TO SELF-PUBLISH THE BOOK, BUT FATE TERVENED, AND THE MANCRIPT LAND THE HANDS OF AN EXCED EDOR AT SIMON & SCHTER WHO FELT THEY HAD "SOMETHG MAGIL" ON THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVEN MORE EXCG, PERHAPS, IS THE FACT THAT THE PUBLISHG PANY HAS MA THIS ONE OF S LEAD SUMMER TL, WHICH IS RARE FOR A BOOK WH A GAY MA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WHILE PUBLISHG LEADS THE FILM AND TV DTRI TERMS OF DISTRIBUTG STORI WH FULLY-ROUND CHARACTERS THAT REFLECT THE DIVERSE LGBT EXPERIENCE, MANY GAY LOVE STORI AND BOOKS WH GAY LEAD CHARACTERS ARE STILL RELEGATED TO NICHE IMPRTS AND SMALLER PUBLISHG HO," ROWLEY SAID. "SIMON & SCHTER HAS BEEN UNWAVERG THEIR BELIEF THAT A GAY LEAD CHARACTER N RRY A BLOCKBTER NOVEL AND BE A SUMMER BEACH READ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE ALSO NOTED THAT, WHILE "MAN AND HIS DOG" STORI ARE POPULAR FICTN, THEY ARE UALLY ALMOST EXCLIVELY ABOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I'M THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO ADD A GAY ENTRY TO THE GENRE," HE SAID. "AFTER ALL, WHO LOV THEIR DOGS MORE THAN GAY PEOPLE? WE'VE BEEN AT THE FOREONT OF TAKG THEM OM PETS TO FULL-FLEDGED FAY MEMBERS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LILY AND THE OCTOP OUT HARDVER AND EBOOK ON JUNE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

* gay guy and his dog *

"When I fished the book, I was proud of as a piece of wrg, but felt the subject was soeply personal that I wasn’t sure would nnect wh anyone who didn’t know me or didn’tknow my dog, " he thor cid he would jt try to self-publish the book, but fate tervened, and the mancript land the hands of an exced edor at Simon & Schter who felt they had "somethg magil" on their more excg, perhaps, is the fact that the publishg pany has ma this one of s lead summer tl, which is rare for a book wh a gay ma character. "While publishg leads the film and TV dtri terms of distributg stori wh fully-round characters that reflect the diverse LGBT experience, many gay love stori and books wh gay lead characters are still relegated to niche imprts and smaller publishg ho, " Rowley said. "Simon & Schter has been unwaverg their belief that a gay lead character n rry a blockbter novel and be a summer beach read.

DOGS AND GAY MEN: A MATCH MA HEAVEN

A dog who ma natnal headl this month after beg abandoned by his owners for beg “gay” has been adopted by a same-sex uple. * gay guy and his dog *

"I'm thrilled to be able to add a gay entry to the genre, " he said. "After all, who lov their dogs more than gay people? So are gay dog lovers somehow different om straight on?

A Gay Man’s Gui to Dogs (Bow Tie Prs). “Dogs wele any chance to be outdoors wh a group of half-drsed homosexuals, whether ’s for a gay pri para, a Lady Gaga ncert, or a Log Cab nventn the Ozarks, ” says the charmg thor, who unts Joan Rivers and Carson Krsley among his book’s many fans. As turns out, there are a few key factors makg dogs grateful for Gay Pri Month, DePris explas.

“Here are three reasons a dog prefers to be ‘owned’ by [gay people] stead of hets: 1) The gay ‘fay’ dog ually don’t have to play send oboe to two-legged children. Gay men are sentially jt as greedy, though we will share our toys wh men if they buy a meal first.

ABANDONED ‘GAY AS HELL’ DOG FDS HOME WH GAY NORTH CAROLA UPLE

3) Dogs love to be the spoiled ‘kids’ of a gay uple — two and all the bbl and nylon bon that money n buy. ” What’s the, ahem, biggt difference between gay dog lovers and straight on?

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“There are wonrful gay and straight dog owners out there, and there are horrible gay and straight dog owners out there, too. When a sensible, rponsible gay man — if such a creature exists — ms to a dog, the dog be his fay, his kid, and a tly important part of his world. ” When breers, rcuers, or shelter-dog adoptn unselors see a potential dog owner/adopter who is gay, they tend to jump for joy, figurg that dog will enjoy a great, pampered life.

“Y, gay men tend to spoil their dogs, treatg them like te fay and givg them high prry. For lots of gay men, dogs exist as substut for lovers, children, close fay, and maybe even good iends.

DOG ABANDONED FOR BEG 'GAY' IS ADOPTED BY SAME-SEX UPLE

Secretly, most gay men want to be like dogs, even when they’re standg.

” Acceptance, tolerance, unndnal love … the are thgs dogs give everybody, but gay people haven’t always been the beneficiari of such gifts om their fellow humans.

Are gays pecially appreciative of that ne love — more, perhaps, than someone who’s never experienced tolerance or prejudice? “Gay men have a lot to learn om dog love, ” DePris says.

CAN DOGS BE GAY? WELL, Y AND NO…

” But serly, he adds, “Many gay men feel a disnnect wh their own fai. Dogs live to nnect, and the unndnal love a dog offers when he rais a paw or bs his nose his new owner’s crotch may be the first te moment of ‘fay’ a gay man experienc. Might gay people be more likely to overlook “what everybody else thks” by boldly selectg a maligned breed as a ne pann?

NO, WHEN MALE DOGS MOUNT OTHER MAL, IT DON'T MEAN THEY'RE GAY

“Who’s more keenly aware of stupidy this world than gay people?

If dogs let some gay people experience fay at s nonjudgmental bt for the first time, do dogs livg wh gay folks feel the difference, not beg objectified as “pets”? Unlike gay men, dogs are fairly discrimate about the tails of their liftyle. Is a gay man quicker to give his whole heart to a dog?

“I don’t see gayns havg much to do wh how open you are to givg of your heart or yourself, ” the thor says. “I know plenty of gay men who wouldn’t expend the energy to water a Christmas ct, no ls re for a needy, four-legged animal.

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