Queering God: LGBTQ+ Religion in Georgia
iStock // gnagel ATLANTA, Ga - “As a pastor, I want to affirm that sometimes healing means moving on [from Christianity] and that's okay,” said Kimble Sorrells. “My experience with God and the Divine...
View ArticleA Gift Guide for the Girl Who Looks Like She Owns a Pet Rat
iStock // Valeriy_G It’s the holiday season, AKA time to indulge in the capitalist practice of showing people you care about them by purchasing material things. Amongst all the gifts out there, you...
View Article‘Post-Binary but Polarizing’ : Interview with Hollow Eve
PHOTO: Alejandro Carvajal In Petaluma California, at the age of 14, a queer performer was born. Starting as a teen performer in Petaluma’s cast of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hollow Eve became...
View ArticleDoes the T Belong in LGBT?
While on the phone with my mother, a previously ill-informed and naïve adopter of queerphobic ideologies, I had a revelation. She, in the most earnest tone, asked me, “Now look, don’t jump down my...
View ArticleTrans Agenda: Being Trans Doesn't Make Me Queer, continued
The terms “trans” and “queer” are often lumped into one category of gender expression and sexual identity. It is a common belief that anyone who is trans should inherently adopt the label of being...
View ArticlePerson(a), a Dance Performance that Confronts our Digital Selves
We desire to be real. We want to feel alive, whether through pain, pleasure, or love. Yet we invite so much into our lives that pulls us out of our present reality and into virtual ones, specifically...
View ArticleMaxi Glamour on Dragula, breaking stereotypes, and fighting for diverse lineups
PHOTO: Adam Ouahmane (@adamouahmane) “I remember as a kid wearing makeup and putting on tribal paint and costumes,” said drag artist Maxi Glamour. “I feel like I was born to do drag.”Glamour’s first...
View ArticleThe Bakery Presents: Let Black Fxlk Be, a Black Queer Art Show
When was the last time you acknowledged your otherness? I think on my skin’s limits and imperfections, its historical context and ancestral roots, as well as its healing, durability and strength....
View ArticleStep Aside: On the Jameela Jamil Ballroom Backlash
The recent spark in attention paid towards ballroom culture has led to celebrities with bigger platforms, and larger followings, to hop on the bandwagon. Various television shows with queer-coded...
View ArticleInterview: TR/ST on overcoming creative doubt and why he's grateful to be queer
Photography by Mateus Porto This interview originally ran on the cover of WUSSY vol.06, which is now sold out. To order a copy of our most recent print volumes, click here. A strobe and a beat...
View ArticlePREMIERE: TAYLOR ALXNDR "Romeo" music video
TAYLOR ALXNDR does not disappoint when it comes to new music and, as their first release of 2020, “Romeo” is the fresh feel we’ve been waiting for. This ATL-based indie artist has mastered pop panache...
View ArticleGallery: Wigwood serves Queer Art, Music, and Miami Drag
We had so much fun last year at Miami’s Wigwood festival that we decided to return for their 4th annual celebration of drag, music, art, and cute lewks. This year, the event was headlined by special...
View ArticleThe Trans Agenda: Is Nightlife Enough?
Accessibility to safe, reliable spaces for queer and trans people is often undermined by the gaggle of cishet-dominated areas throughout the city. The “safe havens” we are forced to claim are often...
View Article'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' Isn’t Queer Cinema. It’s Better.
A friend of mine has, for as long as I’ve known her, had a photo of Adèle Haenel as the screensaver on her phone. “My wife!” she says glibly sometimes, gazing at Adèle, who is in fact not her wife but...
View ArticleMiz Cracker talks politics, shablams, and her new show 'American Woman'
Photo by Mark Morin for WUSSY Mag With election season quickly approaching, there’s been an uptick in political messaging spread across social media platforms. More specifically, women’s rights have...
View ArticleThe Radical South: intersectional, queer playtime through music and...
The Queendom Ad•verse Fest, created and organized by queer artist and performer AC Carter (Klypi), presents an inclusive play time world that opens up new material sounds through a diverse blend of...
View ArticleAIDS Activist, Steve Pieters: 35 Years after his Interview with Tammy Faye
The year was 1985. New AIDS diagnoses had increased by 89% from the previous year. Then-President Ronald Reagan finally addressed the epidemic for the first time—four years after the first public...
View ArticlePremiere: The lust and longing of Blew Velvet's "Again" video
Blew Velvet has lived many lives. Whether it be a poet, an activist, a sex worker or beyond, music has been the consistent mainstay and 2020’s Frankie is a culmination of their most recent and...
View ArticleCall for Entry: Queer Appalachia, Wussy, and SFQP team up for 'Big Ass...
While COVID-19 affects the lives and livelihoods of millions, rural Queers continue to turn to the internet and social media to showcase their art. We are excited to announce that we are teaming up...
View ArticleQueer Tips for Getting Through Quarantine
Hi, Wussy!Enjoying your queerantine? Coronavirus has swept the nation and altered the lives of thousands of global citizens. Having to go from open and free socialization to self-isolation has proven...
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