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GaymerX 4: Putting The Gay In Gaming
What is GaymerX, you may ask? GaymerX is a convention where gaming and LGBTQ interests come together. Whether your interests involve socializing with queer gamers, network for gaming jobs, or changing the world through inclusiveness of players and content in games, GaymerX has something for you.
Trans Models Strut Their Stuff
When cable TV’s Oxygen network recently debuted their new show from producer Whoopi Goldberg, it had all the hallmarks of good reality TV. Their was sexy models, trash talk confessionals, and drinks being thrown into well made-up faces. Only one thing made the show stand out from the pack: the cast were all trans.
Man of La Mancha’s Don Darryl Rivera And His Magic Carpet Ride
When the 5th asked Don Darryl to play the role of Don Quixote’s traveling companion in the 5th’s 2016-2017 season opener Man of La Mancha, he got the ok from the House of Mouse. In the midst of rehearsals, this delightful performer talked to Jetspace about his amazing journey from Seattle to Broadway and (briefly) back.
Behind Torrey Pines: Interviewing Clyde Petersen
With star-studded casts, poignant subject matter, and diverse perspectives, TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival is set to be especially profound this year. But one film is already a standout for the 21st annual lineup: Torrey Pines, the festival’s opening night film, screening Thursday 10/13 at SIFF Cinema Egyptian.
Ru-minations: Selling Out
Folks, this season of All-Stars has been one of the best—if not the best—season of Drag Race to date. But this week’s episode took a hard turn, and got the flack on social media to prove it. Let’s dig in.
Listen To This: Fall 2016 Music Preview
Autumn means a whole slew of new music, both releases and live performances, for all the queers to enjoy. Summer and its attendant festivals are behind us, and now we can swath ourselves in flannel and raincoats like the goddamn Seattleites we are and get on with it.
Turning Tricks with Deven Green
Deven Green is seven and a half feet tall. Ok, maybe not, but she still looms over you in that fabulous way only someone with such statuesque beauty can do. No matter how tall she is though, she’s definitely a force to be reckoned with.
Ru-minations: Bitter Ru-venge
This is it. The moment we’ve all been waiting for. The revelation behind the “Revenge” twist of All-Stars Season 2. And girl, prepare your taste buds, because this sumptuous feast is salty as hell. Last week’s episode ended with all 4 eliminated queens glaring through the one-way vanity mirror, just in time to catch Phi Phi O’Hara badmouthing Alyssa Edwards after Alaska eliminated her.
The Meditative Wonderland of Mykki
Maybe the best summary of Mykki Blanco’s raison d’être comes from Blanco herself. In an interview on Youtube, she responds to a question about acceptance by mainstream hip-hop by stating, “I didn’t come to be accepted, I came to be visible.”
BenDeLaCreme is Back, and There’s Hell To Pay
I write about BenDeLaCreme because how could I not? I am compelled by forces far too forcey to resist: up to and including my own freaking-out, hair-pulling, screaming-girl fandom. My position on the matter is well documented, and Ben’s charms and talents are held in high esteem by teaming hordes.
Wedding Band: A Well-Told Story That Needs To Be Told
It should go without saying that stories about race such as this one are just as important in our time as the history they depict. But it cannot, and in fact bears repeating. Stories about race, such as this one, are just as important in our time as the history they depict.
2016 Emmys Most Diverse Ever, According to Emmys
This weekend’s Emmy Awards celebration was one of the most diverse Emmy Awards celebrations ever. At least to hear them tell it. And tell it they did, whether they were awkwardly congratulating themselves for it, or awkwardly making fun of themselves for it.
Ru-minations: Double Taken
Shocked? Despondent? Aghast? How would you describe your feelings after this week’s Drag Race All-Stars episode? Try bloodthirsty, because “Ru-venge” is a dish best served juicy.
Judy Gold: Kids Will Break Your Effing Emmy
Judy Gold is a smart, funny, and unapologetic woman, thank you very much–a loud and proud NYC Jew with two kids and two Emmys and no patience for your crap. She also just happens to be gayer than Ellen’s underwear drawer. Ask anyone. Famously so.
Transforming the Conversation About Being Transgender
The transgender and gender-nonconforming community has seen significantly increased visibility over the past few years. Despite this increase in visibility, only 23% of people in Washington say they personally know someone who is transgender, according to TRANSform Washington, a newly launched statewide public education campaign from Pride Foundation.