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Oh My Darling: Inside The Mind Of Porn Prince James Darling
James Darling, despite holding several day jobs, is probably best known as an award-winning FTM porn director, performer, and sex educator, as well as the man behind FTMFucker.com. James will be visiting Seattle this week to judge the Mr. Trans Seattle pageant at...
Meet the Trans Man of your Dreams: Mr. Trans Seattle Pageant
by Yani Robinson February 4, 2015 I knew I was looking for a different kind of community when I moved to Seattle in 2013. I spent a few months hustling to find a decent restaurant job and rent I could afford. Not long after, as a birthday present to myself, I sat down...
Sundance Hit “Tangerine” Picked Up For National Release
Tangerine, the Sundance hit from “Starlet” writer-director Sean Baker, was recently acquired for distribution by Magnolia Pictures. Shot entirely by cinematographer Radium Cheung with an iPhone 5s, the film stars Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor as transgender sex workers in Hollywood.
Inclusive Gaming: The Quest Continues
by Robert Roth Only the most casual gamers could have avoided the recent furor generated around the issues of inclusiveness in gaming. As developers and publishers struggle to keep up with the changing face of the gamer, along with the fiery pushback from a privileged...
Gay Onscreen: The Rise of Queer Web Series
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.
Seattle is Looking for Murray Bartlett
Murray Bartlett, star of HBO’s Looking, will be invading Seattle’s Capitol Hill on Friday, Jan 9 as he live tweets from local businesses to promote the premiere of his hit show. Fans of Bartlett can catch him at such locations as Gay City, Babeland, Cupcake Royale, Barrio, Atomic Cosmetics, and Tru Love Art Gallery, where he’ll be tweeting as @3DollarBillCine.
Seattle: Queer Geeks Galore
Seattle is widely known as one of the geekiest places in North America (at the very least). Whether it’s due to the rain, the glut of software and game companies in the area, or some other factor, you’d be hard pressed to find a city with more game stores, arcades,...
Into The Woods: I Could Not Wish For More
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...
Future Kill: Williams Gibson’s The Peripheral
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...
Politics of a Pronoun: Ancillary Sword
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...
AB Soto: More Than a Man In a Quinceañera Dress
In a post-modern, deconstructionist society that's supremely concerned with labels and identity, it's refreshing to see any entertainer who actively works to avoid them. AB Soto is a great example. Born in East LA, but living in New York, he manages to embody the best...
Putting The Villian Back in Vaudeville
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...
Paradox Found: Rachel Bach’s Heaven’s Queen
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 Lady Is a Tramp: The Truth According to Lady Bunny
It’s a beautiful day outside, as I sit perched in front of my dining room table waiting for a call from musician, promoter, DJ, and drag legend Lady Bunny. This was an interview that I felt appropriately prepared for, but I was still nervous. She is, after all, a...
Sing a Song of Sixpence: Patrick-Ian Polk’s Blackbird
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...