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One of the short stories in the Gay Icon Classics collection is "Halo's Golden Circle", a tragic love story set in ancient Judea. Author and Jewish scholar [[Steven Greenberg (rabbi)|Steven Greenberg ]] remarked that it was a "beautiful story".<ref>{{cite news|title=Story takes new approach to Old Testament|url=http://www.pridesource.com/guidearticle.html?article=50589 |accessdate=April 8, 2013|newspaper=PrideSource|date=December 8, 2011}}</ref> |
One of the short stories in the Gay Icon Classics collection is "Halo's Golden Circle", a tragic love story set in ancient Judea. Author and Jewish scholar [[Steven Greenberg (rabbi)|Steven Greenberg ]] remarked that it was a "beautiful story".<ref>{{cite news|title=Story takes new approach to Old Testament|url=http://www.pridesource.com/guidearticle.html?article=50589 |accessdate=April 8, 2013|newspaper=PrideSource|date=December 8, 2011}}</ref> |
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==Early years== |
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Robert Joseph Greene was born in New York and raised in [[Trumbull, Connecticut]]. He is the youngest child of Thomas Joseph Greene, President and CEO of Greenebark Press, a publisher of children's books, and Camilla Church Greene, and education consultant and former high school English teacher. Greene spent his senior year of high school at the École Privée Charles Péguy in [[Aix-en-Provence]], France. He studied at the [[University of San Francisco]] and graduated with a BS in Business Administration. |
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Robert Joseph Greene (born January 11, 1973) is a Canadian author of gay romance fiction, best known for The Gay Icon Classics of the World, a collection of gay-themed love stories from over 12 different countries. Each story represents a culture and a people. The book was listed by PFLAG Canada as a recommended book in their “Books Worth Reading” section.[1]
One of the short stories in the Gay Icon Classics collection is "Halo's Golden Circle", a tragic love story set in ancient Judea. Author and Jewish scholar Steven Greenberg remarked that it was a "beautiful story".[2]
Writing career
As a Gay Youth Coordinator at the Long Beach LGBT Community Center in Long Beach, California, Greene started writing book reviews for ONE in to encourage young adults to read. In 1995, he moved to Canada and began work on a series of short stories called "Gay Folklore Stories of the World." The stories were a collection of gay love tales created to teach gay men about bravery, chivalry, and selfless romantic acts. Greene wanted to show that romanticism could bring deeper meaning to gay love.
His first piece was published in the now-defunct SBC Magazine spring 2000 edition entitled, "The Soiled Loin Cloth.” The magazine's editor, Stanley Bennett Clay, accompanied the African-themed piece with a photograph of two Nubian men wrestling in the water. The piece garnered much attention for the magazine and Greene was requested to submit another short. Greene then went on to submit "The Wrong Voice Far Away," which was published in the winter 2001 edition of SBC Magazine.
Greene got more personal in his writing when, in 2003, he was asked about his family's heritage in Canada. The Halifax Herald carried a piece written by Greene called "Africaville: A Young Girls Journey". It detailed his mother's memory as a child visiting long lost relatives. Greene believed that this branch of relatives came to Canada as runaway slaves from the US.
"Letters From Camp Rehoboth" published an excerpt from "The Journey and the Jewels" in 2006.[3] That year "The Journey and the Jewels" received praise both in Canada and the US. The Watermark, a weekly LGBT publication in Florida, gave kudos in their story which honored the writer.
In 2008, Greene's writing interests turned to more a controversial issue. Crossover: Straight Men - Gay Encounters addresses a growing trend in gay sexual experimentation among straight and bi-curious men.
Following the release of The Gay Icon Classics of the World II in 2012, a group of Russian students translated one of its short stories and used it as a protest against the Anti-Gay Propoganda Laws recently been enacted in Saint Petersburg.[4]
Greene's This High School Has Closets was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards in the 2012 young adult novels category.[5]
In 2013, Greene was invited to read at the Midsumma Festival in Melbourne Australia. At the reading Greene shared examples of different cultures that had gay love stories that were "hidden from society" which through his research have come to light. Mr. Greene stated that each fiction story had a non-fiction background story behind it. Greene stated that he dedicated 15 years of research into finding LGBT stories from different cultures and countries.
Controversy
In February 2008, Greene filed a complaint with the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) against CKYE-FM and the Harjinder Thind Radio show that aired on January 31, 2008.[6][7] The complaint sighted bias against the LGBT Community. Greene also stated that the radio show allowed callers to make inaccurate statements against the LGBT Community and did not allow or invite any discussion for an opposing view. After a formal investigation, on October 23, 2008, the CBSC issued their decision and sided with Greene and found CKYE-FM and the Harjinder Thind Show in violation of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Code of Ethics, Clause 7. CKYE-FM and the Harjinder Thind Show were required to air the decision and correction both in Punjabi and English.[8]
In 2012, Greene's publisher found that librarians would not review This High School Has Closets because they might provoke negative reactions from the public.[9] This prompted the Canadian Library Association to reiterate their policy towards LGBT inclusiveness that would apply to "freedom of expression".[9] Greene's publishing house, Icon Empire Press, organized a panel of librarians, teachers, and parents to review the book and revisions were made to better meet young adult criteria.[citation needed]
Works
- The Gay Icon Classics of the World
- The Gay Icon Contemporary Short Stories
- Crossover: Straight Men - Gay Encounters
- The Gay Icon Classics of the World II
- This High School Has Closets
- Would You Mind?
References
- ^ Pflag Canada Book Recommendations
- ^ "Story takes new approach to Old Testament". PrideSource. December 8, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "An excerpt from The Gay Icon Fables of the World". LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth. February 10, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ Takeuchi, Craig (March 20, 2012). "St. Petersburg's anti-gay law: Canadian travel in Russia cautioned, Vancouver author protests". straight.com (Vancouver). Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "Lambda Literary: Finalists for Best LGBT Young Adult Novels". Story Carnivores. March 9, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "APPENDIX B CBSC Decision 07/08 - 1229" (PDF). Canadian Broadcast Standards Council. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "Xtra West Complaint filed against Surrey radio station". Canadian Broadcast Standards Complaint. February 13, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ "CKYE-FM re an episode of the Harjinder Thind Show". CBCS Decisions. Canadian Broadcast Standards Council. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ a b Christofle, Robert (July 1, 2012). "Are Librarians Fearful of Giving Their Opinion Publicly?". Feliciter via Highbeam. Retrieved April 8, 2013.