Cody Ray Shafer

Cody is a writer and media critic living in Salt Lake City, Utah. When he's not writing he plays guitar and sings with his wife Sara Beth. They have one son, Oliver, and pug, Hugo.

Ireland Comes Home For Equality

By Cody Ray Shafer on May 22, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

The Republic of Ireland is holding a referendum today to decide whether to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples. If the vote turns out in favor, it will be a remarkable historical […]

Fever in Baltimore

By Cody Ray Shafer on April 28, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

America woke up today to news of riots in Baltimore. We’ve seen this before, too often. But what bothers me is the inevitable outrage directed at the protestors and rioters, rather than […]

The 2016 Democratic Primary Is The Lamest Party Of The Year

By Cody Ray Shafer on April 15, 2015 • ( 4 Comments )

I’m really disappointed in how unenthusiastic the democratic party has been in response to Hillary’s official campaign launch. Unenthusiastic about Hillary, but also unenthusiastic in the primary opposition. Right now, there are […]

President Obama Moves to Ban Gay Conversion Therapy

By Cody Ray Shafer on April 9, 2015 • ( 4 Comments )

President Obama now publicly supports banning gay conversion therapy in a move that is both common sense and likely to send Christian fundamentalists into a frenzy over the tyranny of the White […]

Anti-Gay Harrassment at Southern Virginia University Drives Away Student

By Cody Ray Shafer on February 26, 2015 • ( 72 Comments )

The Roanoke Times recently published an article about Nic Jensen and his battle with Southern Virginia University over allegations of sexual harassment from the school’s provost Madison Sowell. There has been discussion about Nic’s supposed activism in […]