by Mark "Mom" Finley July 20, 2015 When I first moved to Seattle there were hundreds of fringe theater companies producing some pretty amazing theater in the city. In fact, the first show in which I was cast in Seattle was The Holiday Survival Game Show produced by...
Stose is mad as hell, and he's not gonna take it anymore. The 26 year old gay hip hop artist and activist sounds off on all that is wrong with the world in his latest EP, Civil Disobedience. The album, featuring song titles like Class War and Murdered By The State,...
Of the many forms of artistic expression that exist, dance is the most primal. Bodies move to rhythm, either heard or imagined, expressing thoughts, ideas, and feelings. Or none of those things. By combining dance with an openly queer aesthetic, Out To Dance, a dance...
A new era in late night shenanigans has begun, with Kimball Allen at the helm, and a plethora of Seattle based talent to back him up. The guest list was quite extensive, starting with the likes of Dan Savage, Prom Queen, and Mama Tits all gracing the stage at the...
Sean wants to get HIV. It’s a challenging concept, especially now that we’re more than three decades into an HIV/AIDS epidemic. Good or bad, it’s a valid concept, if only because of fear. Sex is scary, and the idea the such an intimate, sometimes enjoyable,...
The LGBT presence is growing on network and cable television. Gay characters on shows like Modern Family are a more regular presence, while shows like Lookihng offer a more specific lens into queer culture. Still, network and cable shows aren’t always able to offer as personal and relatable an experience as an LGBTQ viewer, like myself, would want.
When I first heard about the release of a movie version of Into the Woods, based on the Stephen Sondheim stage musical I had adored since I was a teenager, I was excited and skeptical. The recent film adaptation of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd had its moments, definitely...
by Alex King When the past is always with you, it may as well be present; and if it is present, it will be future as well." - Neuromancer To most, William Gibson is the father of cyberpunk. He may not be the first author out of the gate with a story, but it was his...
by Alex King Wouldn't it be cool to have a society that really, genuinely doesn't care about gender" Science fiction and fantasy stories have long been a popular medium for social commentary. After all, what better way is there for an author to demonstrate the...
by Robert Roth Long before her masses of adoring gay fans knew of her, Jerek Hoffer, aka Jinkx Monsoon, and her partner in crime, Richard Andriessen, aka Major Scales, were performing their two man show for adoring audiences at Cornish College. Cut to the present and...
Heaven’s Queen heralds our return to the universe of Devi Morris, Rachel Bach’s spunky spitfire hero from Paradox. It is the third in the whirlwind Paradox series that started with last year’s Fortune’s Pawn, and brings Devi’s story to a rollicking conclusion. Bach,...
The coming out while coming of age story is an integral part of most every gay person’s life experience. As public acceptance of the LGBTQ community has grown over the years, more and more young people are coming out at younger ages. The struggles between...