@RyanNewYork
He sits on the Broad of Directors of The Ali Forney Center, where he is the founding producer of their annual Broadway Beauty Pageant fundraiser. He's also on the Board of Directors of The Deconstructive Theatre Project and the Board of Advisers of the startup TV Dinner.
He's also a director/producer, who lives in Brooklyn, NY and created the musical White Noise. Ryan writes about politics for The Huffington Post & The Hill. He has been a guest editor for Queerty and is the host of the podcast Gay History: Uncut.
Here Ryan blogs about politics, film, TV, history, religion, science, books, theater, digital media, LGBT issues, Bushwick & Williamsburg, New York City, and anything else he's interested in at the moment. Oh, and he'll probably talk a lot about himself.
This is a personal blog. Any opinions expressed here and on my Twitter represent my own and not those of my employer or clients.
Thanks for helping me reach my personal fundraising goal of $500 for my mom’s St. Jude Children’s Hospital walk on Saturday!
My mom plans a fundraising walk for St. Jude Children’s Hospital each year and this year, I’ve pledged to raise $500 for her. So far, we’ve raised $252 dollars in 48 hours. We’ve got just 24 hours to close the gap.
The above is a picture of my mom and me, designed to soften you up for the donate ask.
Please donate now! The money goes to help kids with cancer and you’ll win points with my by supporting my mother.
Read an article on the walk below.
OCEAN CITY — Judy Davis knows firsthand what illness looks like.
A former school teacher, Davis was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia two decades ago. Recently married and with a 1-year-old son, Davis was told she had less than a 50-50 chance at survival.
Today, Davis’ health is stable, and she is fighting to make sure others won’t have to overcome the long odds and undergo the difficult treatments to earn the title of cancer survivor.
“As a retired teacher, I love children and hate to think of them ill,” Davis said. “My love for children has been the catalyst for the yearly Let’s Walk the Boards for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Knowing what sickness looks like, I can’t imagine being the parent of a child with a serious disease.
Read the full article here.
