“I like this idea that sometimes you can inherit a gay from your mother. Sometimes that happens. Like ‘Baby, you remember uncle Ron? Well, he got a D.U.I. so he’s gonna babysit you from now on.’ The magic of the relationship between an old gay man and a little girl is, like, the best friendship that you could possibly have on earth. They will watch Twilight as many times as you want and they will play Barbies with you and they don’t have to be Ken. It’s like ‘Girl, I wanna be Skipper!’ and it’s the most beautiful thing, so I wanna really acknowledge that, and call out that one relationship that I know exists. There’s never been a movie about it. There’s never been a TV show about it, like that generational comedy between this really old gay man and this really little girl. It’s such a funny thing. It could be a crime duo! The closest thing to it is Paper Moon but that’s not even really it. Really old gay and really little girl is such a perfect combination of personalities, so I’m really trying to explore that.” – Margaret Cho

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MARGARET CHO x LOGAN LYNN
for Portland Queer Voices blog series (2013)

(Photo by Nick Spanos)

Summer of Bitch!

TOMORROW (June 22) – Bitch performs at Off Cabot in Beverly, MA

July 2 – September 3: Bitch will be bringing back her one-woman show Hey Bitch! to Provincetown’s Post Office Cabaret every Wednesday this Summer, fresh on the heels of a successful off-Broadway run of her critically-acclaimed musical play. Bitch will be hosting a FREE weekly Sapphic-forward party, OPEN DYKE NIGHT on Thursdays at Post Office, too.

Also!! Lesbian supergroup One Long Earring will be performing at The Gifford House on July 22nd, 25th, and 29th. One Long Earring is a show about the feminist comeback tour that should have stayed home and is the brainchild of Faith Soloway (Transparent on Amazon, Jesus Has Two Mommies, Miss Folk America) developed with (and co-starring) Bitch, featuring Melissa Ferrick, Pamela Means, Anne Stott, and Myra Kooy. Think Lesbian Spinal Tap. The “band” rose to fame in womyn’s bookstores, coffee shops, and Ren Faires, then had their infamous break up at the Labia Majora festival. The gals haven’t seen each other in years. Can they bring back the music without bringing back the drama? Come to the Clotted Pot and find out! Read the rest of this entry »