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Jarrett Neal
In living color: an interview with writer Jarrett Neal
“For a long time, many issues concerning black gay men had been tugging at me, things I had observed and experienced.”
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Rebecca Makkai
Life during Wartime: an interview with Rebecca Makkai
“I keep joking that I’m a reincarnated gay man from the 1920s.”
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Steve Orlando
Midnighter's writer: an interview with Steve Orlando
“We are looking to give a sort of icon to the queer community. It’s vitally important that he’s a gay man in the book. I can’t discount that.”
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Christine Sneed
Paris, She Said: an interview with Christine Sneed
“I spend time with creative people whose sexual orientation is different from my own.”
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Jennifer Morales
Jennifer Morales goes all the way in fiction debut
“I’ve been saying that Meet Me Halfway is both a love letter and a mugshot.”
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Jonathan Harper
Daydream come true: an interview with Jonathan Harper
Daydream come true: an interview with Jonathan Harper
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Bridget Birdsall
Double or nothing: an interview with author Bridget Birdsall
“The motivation to write about Alyx was not only because I have more and more friends who come out as gender queer...”
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Hans M. Hirschi
Interview with Hans M Hirschi, author of The Fallen Angels of Karnataka
Interview with Hans M Hirschi, author of The Fallen Angels of Karnataka
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Jackson Galaxy
Cat daddy Jackson Galaxy is in a cat-egory by himself
Cat daddy Jackson Galaxy is in a cat-egory by himself
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Rick Karlin
Casting a spell: an interview with Rick Karlin of 'Witches Among Us'
“I like taking that fear and turning it on its ear, making people think about how they feel about people who are different from themselves.”
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Gregg Shapiro
Gregg Shapiro’s Chicago Stories
“When I wrote about them, I was just trying to tell the stories of their lives at that moment. I hope they are happy wherever they are.”
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Trish Bendix
AfterEllen.com's managing editor Trish Bendix talks media, entertainment and comedy
“Some personal highlights have been meeting people—musicians, actors, writers, producers, directors—who not only know exactly what AfterEllen is but tell me how much they love it.”
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Eddie Shapiro
The Dame Game: an interview with 'Nothing Like A Dame' author Eddie Shapiro
“...there's not one single interview where I didn't have multiple surprises.”
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Nikki Levy
Do tell!: an interview with Don’t Tell My Mother’s Nikki Levy
“I wanted to start a show where I could take writers and performers whom I thought were brilliant, help them develop their work, and get them seen and discovered.”
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Eric Charles May
Faith and hope: an interview with novelist Eric Charles May
“For me, I didn’t feel like I was writing against anything, but I wanted to make sure that these characters, like all the other characters, are seen in the full width and breadth of their humanity.”
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Christopher Daniels
The cost of love: an interview with Money’s on the Dresser author Christopher Daniels
“Then the escorting stuff started happening and the experiences were a little odd, some of them, and they would really stand out.”
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Amy Dickinson
Asking Amy: an interview with advice columnist Amy Dickinson
“I have not changed my stand, so to speak, on LGBT issues in 10 years.”
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Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
The End is the beginning: an interview with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
“I think that the queer voices that mean something to me are almost always shut out of mainstream gay and straight discourse.”
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Adam Pasen
Adam Pasen on his world premiere production of Tea with Edie & Fitz
“Stylistically I’m very much a Fitzgerald, who was really two writers packed into one...”
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Molly Ringwald
Good golly, Miss Molly: an interview with Molly Ringwald
Good golly, Miss Molly: an interview with Molly Ringwald
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Julie Newmar
Best-known as the original Catwoman, Julie Newmar offers tips and inspiration for a new generation
“I think will power comes with age. I really learned to like what is good for me.”
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Justin Hall
No straight line: Cartoonist and writer Justin Hall discusses his new work
“In the past, if there was a comic with a queer character, it became a queer comic because the mainstream wouldn’t necessarily touch it.”