Brigitte Bidet is Atlanta's classically trained Lord and Savior
Brigitte Bidet (PHOTO: Jon Dean) Brigitte Bidet is first and foremost a classically trained dancer.When not traveling the world with CORE Dance Company, Brigitte is doing kicks, splits and hosting...
View ArticleSouth African dancer creates 'Choreo-activism' to advance queer, black bodies
“It’s a huge risk; I move my black queer body in posh museums and galleries, deftly avoiding pieces of art that cost thousands or millions. I can’t break them, these are irreplaceable artifacts. This...
View ArticleNonbinary, Sikh, and fierce as hell: Interviewing Prabhdeep Kehal
Photos courtesy of Prabhdeep Kehal Prabhdeep Kehal is navigating the waters of intersecting identities we’ve previously thought mutually exclusive. Queer, nonbinary, Sikh, and fierce as all hell, they...
View ArticleIs This Really The Queerest Oscars Ever?
Every story needs a hook, and some in the gay media decided that the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards should uncritically be heralded as “queerer….than ever before,” as Out Magazine wrote....
View ArticleMortal Combat: MAGA and the War on Sex
Free love is not terrorism. Free love is not a crime. Free love is not sex slavery. Free love is not prostitution.Love is love. Love is lust. Love is adventure. Love is excitement. Love is sadness...
View ArticleAre Racial Preferences in Dating Racist?
If you’re a person of color in the dating world, you might be familiar with the age-old tale of being shot down because of your race. “No offense, it’s just a preference,” is notably one of the most...
View ArticleRipe Podcast: Episode 1 with Andy Simmonds (@heyrooney)
Andy Simmonds (PHOTO: Luke Austin) WUSSY is proud to introduce the first full-length episode of the Ripe Podcast, hosted and created by Barry Lee. To keep these podcasts as accessible as possible, we...
View ArticleQuentin Crisp: Remembering the Actor, Author, and Queer Pioneer
Photograph by Martin Fishman © by Phillip Ward. All rights reserved. This is the way Quentin Crisp answered the phone when I called to interview him almost 20 long, dark years ago:Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,...
View ArticleThe latest episode of Vanderpump Rules is sort of important and here's why
When it comes to the saturated world of reality TV, manufactured drama drives a show’s direction. Not all of them are defined by authenticity and serendipitous on-screen moments like the early days of...
View ArticleAbdu Ali centers black excellence with drumBOOTY Podcast and event series
There’s no shortage of podcasts in the world these days. However, finding one from a queer person of color is not easy, and finding one that cares about and engages black culture, art and community is...
View ArticleIntroducing Las Chingonas: ATL dancers explore sacred movement in club spaces
PHOTO: Josephine Figueroa Two bxtches exploring, expanding, and embodying the divine, the female, the glitz and glitter of the cosmos, and the charred, blackened, pulsing chambers of the heart....
View ArticleI won’t let my extremely low self worth affect my impossibly high standards...
Aaron Amat // Shutterstock.com When the dust settles and the history books are written, 2018 will go down as one of the worst years in history, not just for the world, but more importantly, for me!...
View ArticlePop escapism and playing song Tinder with genderqueer musician Sir Babygirl
PHOTO: Tonje-Thilesen A self-described gay clown, Sir Babygirl is the moniker of producer, performer, and songwriter Kelsie Hogue. They’re a student at the school of pop divas that’s equally...
View ArticleThe Gag-Worthy Performers We Want to See on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12
With All Stars 4 dwindling down to its final five after the shocking Manila Luzon elimination (losing a lot of money on my drag fantasy league here), and Season 11 set to premiere just after it, us...
View ArticleAja puts everything on the line for their debut album, Box Office
PHOTO: Tanner Abel Aja is busting down walls and barriers with the release of their new album ‘Box Office.’ Out today, Aja’s ‘Box Office’ is proving the New York City rapper can’t be pigeonholed into...
View ArticleMs. White on her new album, listening to critics, and ditching the pop persona
PHOTO: Tanner Abel & Nicholas Needham Ms. White has the voice of a soul singer, the hands of a piano player, and all the time in the world to make her second album everything her first EP wasn’t....
View ArticleGallery: Queers run amok at Miami's 2019 Wigwood Fest
Photos by Akrum Salem (@halalpig) Miami + drag + arepas = a very happy Akrum.Wigwood was an absolute dream. I ate great food (Milly’s Empanada Factory and Pizza Tropical) and saw some killer drag—some...
View ArticleA Trans Girl's Guide to Valentine's Day
RED CONFIDENTIAL // SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Ah, Valentine’s Day is upon us again. Who else is ready for their yearly reminder that you are completely unlovable and will probably die alone in someplace tragic...
View ArticleWatch the Sweet and Smutty Music Video for "Slow" by Matracia
PHOTO: Michael Cooper It is as cold as Donald Trump’s heart right now, but we at Wussy have something to warm your you up: a bedroom pop ballad about wanting it to take it slow with a new lover with a...
View ArticleRipe Podcast: Episode 2 with Jane Foley (@jane_g_f)
WUSSY is proud to introduce episode two of the Ripe Podcast, hosted and created by Barry Lee. To keep these podcasts as accessible as possible, we will provide you with a transcript of the...
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