This is the 5th Anniversary of the first time my documentary Lead With Love was screened publicly, after I had carried around the truth of this story (as well as all of the hot media takes, death threats, and letters of support, from folks who weren’t there) privately for half a decade.
I remember, at the time, feeling like I needed to release this film in order to survive. All the projections, all the misinformation, all the hate, and all the love — it just needed to be informed.
Thank you to Revry for believing in this movie enough to stream it out to over 250 million homes in the years since. And thank you to the people from this film who ultimately took down the hateful Mars Hill Church and ideologies from the inside. It’s been gone for many years now and the world is entirely better for it.
Kill Rock Stars Pride Showcase and New Money album release show — 6.30.22 (Premiering at 6pm PST / 9pm EST on the KRS YouTube channel)
Thank you to Isaiah Esquire, GreenLight Creative, The Dandy Warhols, Banana Stand Media, X-Laser, INDÍGENA, Gucci, my team at the label, and the whole crew who helped make this happen.
I was being interviewed for an upcoming story and when they asked about what I hope people take away from this new record, I said my entire goal this album cycle has been to be so unabashedly queer that even people who thought they were pro-gay before go “Ewww!” whenever they see me, hear the songs, or watch the videos.
“Returning to his electro-pop roots after collaborations with 80’s pop star Tiffany, The Dandy Warhols and Styrofoam, New Money is Logan’s 10th studio album, but first for Kill Rock Stars.
Produced in collaboration with longtime co-writer and collaborator Gino Mari and written at home over the course of 2020, the album is a nine song testament to queer power, gay joy, and the belief that we will someday come back together; at shows, in crowds, and on the dance floor.
Tackling themes of life in the face of suffering, Covid loneliness, and addiction recovery; lampooning New Portland and gentrification; and including two tributes to his all-time musical heroes Liz Phair and Elliott Smith, New Money is Logan’s infectious invitation to dance the last few years off.”
I’m also really proud of the work I did with DotGay this year.
From producing a second season of our Revry series in collaboration with Two Penguins, to raising over $168,000 for GLAAD and CenterLink: LGBT Centers, the safer internet we set out to create for queer people has grown into the most beautiful community — and the gayest brand on earth.
Thanks to Roxane Gay, George Takei, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, and every single one of you who registered your .gay domain names this year.
