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RompHims: Femme-phobia and TRAGIC Masculinity
Recently there’s been a lot of buzz and debate centered around a romper. These new “made for men” rompers have gone very far to inhabit a masculine position. Seriously, a “rompHim”? Must we drag...
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Liliana Bakhtiari's Inclusive Vision for ATL
Photo by Michael Schwarz On a balmy Sunday evening in Atlanta’s fifth district, Liliana Bakhtiari was pleading with one of her beloved rescue dogs to not lick its paw for risk of infection. When I...
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20 Questions with Rify Royalty!
WUSSY presents 20 Questions, a regular hottie column in which we attempt to glean a deeper understanding of select hotties through superficial yet tantalizing inquiries.WUSSY had the opportunity to...
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Limit(less) Brings LGBTQ African Stories into the Light
4 Queer African Women - Shot in USA Black Lives Matter. This will always be true. In this specific field, there is more that needs unpacking: anti-blackness, colorism, commodification—the list goes...
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Eureka O'Hara on Drag Race & Fatphobia in the Gay Community
After nine seasons, RuPaul’s Drag Race has yet to crown a plus-size (or as Tyra would say, fiercely real) queen. Our favorite reality show drag competition has seen many big-boned fan favorites come...
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One Year Later—Queer, Latinx and Living Loudly
Barbara Poma and Ron Leglar opened Pulse Nightclub in Orlando on July 2, 2004. Poma's brother, John, passed away from a battle with HIV in 1991, compelling her to open the nightclub in his honor....
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Queer Dating, Polyamory, and Wanting Yourself First
I’ve been mostly single for a little over three years now. Sitting down to write this, I was a little shocked that I pitched this. Then again, I’m not. I’ve been terrorizing my friends with my...
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A Quick Look at Rowdy Dowdy—The Queeniest DIY Venue in Atlanta
Photos via @RowdyDowdy on Facebook Nestled in South West Atlanta lies an unassuming building on the fringes of a quiet neighborhood. The road itself doesn’t look like much—a couple auto shops, a...
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Sense8 and The Get Down Cancelled: Queerness and Inclusivity Losing Battle
To the dismay of many, Netflix has made a round of cuts to its original content. To be more specific, Netflix has decided to cut me deep with the cancellation of Sense8 and The Get Down.What’s most...
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The Fuss about the Fight Issue: Queer Takeover at the Atlanta Contemporary
Featured Artist: Patrick Di Rito On June 8th, WUSSY hosts our Fight Issue Release & Discussion Panel. Through Atlanta Contemporary’s signature program Contemporary Cocktails night, we will raise...
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Atlanta: By the Rich, For the Rich
Atlanta is broke as hell and it’s no secret.Atlanta leads the country in rates of child poverty, with 1 in 7.5 citizens of Atlanta (metro included) relying on food pantries. With recent cuts to...
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Daddy Astrology: Post-Daddies’ Day Blues
You’re probably still recovering from Father’s Day, or as I like to call it, Poom Poom Slam Me Daddy Solstice. Like every post-apocalyptic movie, you’re exhausted the world’s resource for daddies and...
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Karen Handel Wins and Dem’s Have Still Learned Nothing
Well here we have it folks. I know many of us may feel a little pisssed Ossoff but it’s time to Handel the truth. Karen Handel is officially the House representative for Georgia’s 6th District....
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The Lucky Penny's Heads Up is a Bold Display of Contemporary Dance
Photos by Jon Dean WUSSY recently got a sneak peak at The Lucky Penny's latest showcase of contemporary dance: HEADS UP at the Schwartz Center at Emory University. Their are two available programs,...
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Celebrate Pride with a Boozy Queer History Lesson at The Village Theatre
Who threw the first rock at Stonewall? Is Liza Minnelli an actual gay man? Why won't people STFU about the Babadook? What do RuPaul, Virginia Woolf and Rock Hudson all have in common? Gay stuff. Queer...
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The Woke Queens of RuPaul's Drag Race
The recent move of Rupaul's Drag Race from Logo to VH1 has allowed for the art of drag to exist in places where it could seldom be found before—in the homes of straight cis people. The queer community...
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Atlanta Talent Shines at ICON Parties
Newsflash: Atlanta is overflowing with raw magic and talent.With the Facebook event invites pouring in every week, it can be hard to decide where to spend a Saturday night in GayTL. Drag shows,...
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Momma Tried on Southern Identity and Becoming a Nudie Mag Cyborg
Crystal Clear ft. Shirley Someone by Theo Eliezer / Momma Tried Momma Tried is one of our favorite southern tastemakers. A self-described conceptual "nudie mag", MT exists only in print form....
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Fables of the Reconstruction: Misandry and Selective Memory in Sofia...
Sofia Coppola’s sixth major feature, third adaptation, and first stab at Southern gothic is an indulgent and beautiful drama that is haunted by its own clumsy anachronism. In The Beguiled, a maimed...
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A/T/L/S/L/U/T: F*ck Him to the Left
My fuck buddy DJ just left my house. We met in October on a random Monday night at Friends on Ponce, the kind of night when all I was looking to do was grab some quick drinks before bed. When I...
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