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By Jim Silvestri Despite coming from Texas, this slender and edgy young queen has a very impressive New York drag pedigree. And while she’s serving us fierce looks on stage and on camera, Morocco Marrakech Kennedy is also gracing our retro punk fantasies while paving the way for the new generation of drag. Thotyssey: Hi, Morocco. I guess you’d be considered a Covid Queen, i.e. one of the new generation of queens that sprang up...
By Jim Silvestri An exciting new recording artist and live performer emerging from Brooklyn nightlife, Mel Incarnate is keeping a brand of excitement and edgy excellence in the family. Thotyssey: You’ve been super busy lately, hosting and guest starring in shows while promoting music. Is it fun to be busy after all that lockdown boredom? Mel Incarnate: Oh my God, hell, yes. I’m super grateful for being busy right now. I’m a triple Capricorn, so...
By Jim Silvestri After a casual gig DJing a friend’s rooftop party just this past spring, Luis Fernando’s career exploded overnight. He’s since become one of the city’s busiest and most prolific beat-droppers. Thotyssey: Hello Luis. Thanks so much for chatting with us today. So we’re already in late August, which means summer is almost over. How did the season treat you? Luis Fernando: Honestly, it has been one of the best summers of my...
By Jim Silvestri An iconic NYC nightlife champion and native, “Tiki Disco” co-founder Eli Escobar reflects on his long and storied career as a club DJ and recording artist while preparing to spin for several exciting events in a rapidly evolving nightlife scene. Thotyssey: Has summer been treating you well so far, Eli? Eli Escobar: Getting back to DJing and nightlife…words can’t do justice to how exciting, healing, therapeutic and even moving it was. I...
By Jim Silvestri You will never forget your “DickAppointment” when Kenni Javon’s in town–that “medium ghetto” kiki he created is an underground favorite of queer POC across the city and will soon have a new home. Thotyssey: Hello Kenni! You’ve certainly kept busy this summer. But what are your thoughts on our current Covid situation? Should we prepare to go back to lockdown, or maybe a proof of vaccination at the door will suffice? It’s...
An interview with Cathy Renna (She/her/hers) National LGBTQ Task Force Communications Director By Anthony T. Eaton In 1973, when I was six, most states had sodomy laws, homosexuality was considered a mental illness and it was not uncommon for youth who came out to be institutionalized. In October 1973, Dr. Howard Brown, Martin Duberman, Barbara Gittings, Ron Gold, Frank Kameny, Nathalie Rockhill, and Bruce Voeller founded the National Gay Task Force, today known as the...
By John Stein Summer may be nearing its end, but not if Cheyenne Elliott has anything to do with it! The rising R&B star brings in the sweet, sultry sounds of the sunny season in “Sugarcane,” her new acoustic single that explores the evolution of love in a relationship. “Couples often take detours from each other as they go about their daily lives,” says Elliott from her Connecticut home. “It’s important for partners who may...
The Brooklyn artist Performs Songs from Their Debut EP in Bed-Stuy The Brookyln-based self-identified nonbinary queer femme artist known as THE ORACLE first made waves last winter with the release of “Celadon Haze”, a Bjork-inspired trance song that told the story of queer exes thinking of rekindling their love due to the isolation of the Covid pandemic. This month, THE ORACLE returns with Lost Amulet, their debut EP that blends a love of poetry with...
The new album by NYC’s Brandon James Gwinn reflects on a messy period in the life of the young out and loud artist Brandon James Gwinn is best known for producing Trixie Mattel’s albums. In fact, it was Trixie’s idea for Brandon James to sing his own songs on his first EP, Not Too Late, released three years ago. She then convinced him to join her nationwide tour as her opening act. Now, Brandon James...
Known as one of the most popular vacation destinations for LGBTQ individuals, Fire Island is a little piece of heaven that attracts hundreds of people every year with its beaches, drag shows, water taxis and summer cocktails. One of the most notorious annual events in Cherry Grove, Fire Island is the LezVolley beach volleyball tournament that now gathers 25 teams and over 200 players for a day of fun-filled competition. The event has been supported...