Interviews
Judy & Liza, Again
If you’re a fan of Judy Garland, then you know her work way beyond the rainbow. The role of Dorothy might have made her…
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Long conversations with people who built something — performers, artists, advocates and organisers. Some of these interviews are twenty years old and read now like oral history; others were recorded this year.
If you’re a fan of Judy Garland, then you know her work way beyond the rainbow. The role of Dorothy might have made her…
Miss Gay Louisiana, Miss Clique USA, and liaison to the Louisiana governor’s office — the remarkable life of Teryl-Lynn Foxx.
Kiki & Herb is a cabaret act written by Justin Vivian Bond and performed by Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman. There have been different…
Kevin Aviance is a club kid, party promoter, and #1 Billboard dance recording artist! Being fabulous is about mind, body, and shoes! BORN: MALE…
Venus de Mars and I sat for an interview. It was all so surreal. I was sitting on a bed at the Charlton Arms…
To understand the world of Lauren Foster, imagine this: you’re enjoying a quiet dinner with friends at a trendy restaurant when suddenly, a bald…
In her teens, Mimi Marks left her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa, and moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There she began to work in “drag,” but…
The Alien Love Child In 1982, a young hippie musician named Roger Anthony Mapes came to NYC from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Armed with a…
If you live in New York and haven’t heard of Lisa Jackson & Girl Friday, you’ve been sleeping for the past year. The band…
Artists and performers including Justin Vivian Bond, Kevin Aviance, Venus de Mars, Teryl-Lynn Foxx, Lauren Foster, Mimi Marks, Yolanda and Lisa Jackson.
I ask about the work first and the transition second. People who have spent a life making something usually have more interesting things to say about the making than about the parts of their body strangers are curious about.
Yes — use the contact page. I am particularly interested in people whose work has not been covered elsewhere.
One thoughtful piece a week, plus what's behind it.