LBGTQ Archives - The Gay Vegans

Animal Cruelty is Everywhere

Written by Dan Hanley on July 12, 2026. Posted in LBGTQ, Mike and Dan, Veganism. No Comments on Animal Cruelty is Everywhere

And there are endless opportunities to end it. I became vegan in 1996 when I decided that I could no longer participate in the cruelty that comes with eating meat and animal products. Becoming vegan was only the start. It can be easy for me to forget my fight against...

A Post for My Gay Male Readers

Written by Dan Hanley on May 1, 2026. Posted in LBGTQ, Mike and Dan. No Comments on A Post for My Gay Male Readers

A couple of podcasts I want to recommend! Hi everyone! Several years ago, while preparing for a vegan bloggers’ conference, I surveyed readers of The Gay Vegans. I wanted to know who read the blog. To my surprise, the majority of readers at that time were...

Remembering Felix Godinez, Taken Too Soon By HIV

Written by Dan Hanley on July 13, 2025. Posted in LBGTQ, Politics, Uncategorized. No Comments on Remembering Felix Godinez, Taken Too Soon By HIV

Many clear memories of this wonderful man, 33 years after he passed away. Felix has been physically gone for 33 years now, an amount of time that is almost impossible for me to believe. He’s been gone longer than he lived. And through all of those...

A Gay, Vegan, Sober Guy Goes to Ireland

Written by Dan Hanley on March 12, 2025. Posted in LBGTQ, Mike and Dan, Travel, Uncategorized, Veganism. 2 Comments on A Gay, Vegan, Sober Guy Goes to Ireland

My grandfather immigrated from County Mayo, Ireland to Detroit, Michigan in 1926. Well, he first went to New York but ended up in Detroit. I have always wanted to go to Ireland to see where he grew up, and to travel around the island. I knew Ireland was...

Another Delicious Vegan Holiday Season

Written by Dan Hanley on December 23, 2024. Posted in Food Review, LBGTQ, Mike and Dan, Veganism. No Comments on Another Delicious Vegan Holiday Season

December is one of my favorite times of the year. As one who LOVES to eat, we tend to be a little more out and about in the food scene during the holidays. This year one of our closest friends is visiting for Christmas! We decided to pick them up at the airport,...