This Pride Month I am partnering with George Takei, The Personal Stories Project, and DotGay Domains at GoDaddy Registry to celebrate GAY POWER and help bring visibility to our lives, loves, and experiences as LGBTQ+ people.
Check out stories — mine included — and submit yours, all during June (and beyond) at www.PersonalStories.gay ️
(P.S. Come kick off NYC Pride with me and the queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race next Thursday at W Hotel Times Square! We’ll be making Gay happen with W Hotels, Gaybors Agency, and Times Square NYC all weekend during New York Ciry Pride . Tickets are on sale now at www.ServeTheParty.gay)
Jun 6, 2024Comments Off on SOFTCORE — Out now on Kill Rock Stars
1. To Be Of Use
2. I’m Just A Hole, Sir
3. I Feel Alone When I’m With You
4. Where The Sun Don’t Shine
5. Bet It All
6. We Will Try To Bring The Sun
7. Send Your Army
8. I Get High (featuring Capital B)
9. SOFTCORE
10. Giant
11. Kill For Love
Oct 11, 2022Comments Off on Today is National Coming Out Day. I’ve Been Out for 30 Years.
October 11th is National Coming Out Day and today I’m celebrating 30 years of being openly queer. It was really unsafe when I was outed as a teenager in the early ‘90s in the Midwest and I’ve been in a process of reclaiming that experience and rescripting that narrative ever since.
Looking at photos of me from that time, it’s hard to imagine anyone hating or wanting to hurt this kid — but it was a different time in the world. I don’t see a 14 year old who has demons in him when I look at this picture. I see a sweet gay kid with big dreams, who deserved better than the hateful, anti-gay church he was born into.
For me, coming out is an ongoing process. I feel like I come out every day, in every room I enter. The term ‘coming out’ means different things to different people, and it’s informed by our individual experiences in the world. You’re still queer before you’re out. Out is a state of mind as much as it is a political act.
Are you able to be your whole self in every room you enter? If so, great. But that’s not always safe. I think people should come out when it works for them and when they are going to be safe in that process. This looks different for everybody.
It’s hard to be afraid of people when you know them to be good, and it’s even harder to hate someone you already love. Whether we are talking about our families, communities, or Hollywood, LGBTQ+ people demanding to be seen and celebrated while showing people who we really are, helps facilitate that.
