Cunio
"The show is happening above you, on top of you, next to you, behind you, below you and it never stops."

E'mon Lauren Black
"It teaches that Black women are not a monolith, and that Black experiences are not all the same"

Elaine Dame
"Making music has meditative and restorative qualities for me, hopefully for the audience as well."

Sam Cushing
"I hope by sharing my story and bringing mental health to the forefront of the conversation, I can be a source of comfort for someone."

Jeff Miller
"Seeing the juxtapositions of our experiences makes a good podcast."

Matthew-Lee Erlbach
"Part of my work is making the invisible, visible. It is giving a voice to the voiceless. It's going to where the silence is."

Sam Cushing
"I can use this ‘influence’ to be a positive light and to leave an impact in society."

Rob Lindley
"what I was most struck with in seeing it - and maybe it is the filter we are all seeing art in in this time we are living in - I really find it a show about empathy and compassion"

Elaine Dame
"70's music is rich melodically, harmonically and rhythmically, which lends itself well to a jazz interpretation."

Jamal Howard
"it is really about finding that space and coming up with creative solutions"

Bobby Bowman
"Chicago's Bobby Bowman on the remarkable story of Oslo"

David Cromer
"I hope this interview about my terror will inspire people to come see the show"

John Ambrosino
"Fly the W in everything you do in life, even before it happens!"

Anthony DiFiore
"We’ve always wanted to do a Neverland-themed Neverland."

Will Davis
"A lot of my work has been about identity in different ways."

Joe Lewis
"I feel cosplay is awesome adult next level dress up."

Lisa Martinez
"The goal of the website is to create a space where stories from a variety of underrepresented perspectives can be shared with a national audience."

Kinley Preston
"I want to continue to pave the way and knock down doors to make things easier for people after me and of course changing people’s perspective."

Trish Bendix
"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."

Joe Fiore
"Ten years ago, nobody thought a bear dance would get a crowd..."

Miguel Torres
"We’re comfortable with our sexuality and can express it."

Mark Pino
"By far, the biggest challenge is to maintain the style and charm of this iconic event, while putting my personal spin on it."

Gary Gangi
"The beard does one thing now that has not been done in the past in terms of determining sex appeal: it makes attractiveness focus on a person's face."

Scott Malinowski
"Playing music is such an immersive thing, I feel such a strong sense of flow and satisfaction blasting out high notes with a roaring jazz band."