Alex Newell
"It has been fun every step along the way but it also has been a long journey."

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."

Michael Urie
"Her level of fame is unmatched but everything comes with a cost."

Boy George
"It’s almost come full-circle back to the beginning when there weren’t massive budgets and you had to be a bit more creative. I think that’s exciting."

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."

Joe Gauthreaux
"The great thing about club music is that it helps you escape what is going on in the world."

Bill Cruz
"At a queer event, there is a community of shared knowledge that a queer crowd would already know."

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."

Steve Grand
"I get to wake up every day and do something that I love. For that, I feel so blessed, so humbled."

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."

David Ernesto Munar
"It’s my calling to work to better the lives of people affected by HIV. That’s who I am, and that who I’m going to be at Howard Brown."

Christopher Daniels
"Then the escorting stuff started happening and the experiences were a little odd, some of them, and they would really stand out."

DJ Seth Cooper
"If the crowd bites, I'll drive it harder."

DJ Cindel
"Music is what feelings sound like..."

Adam Guerino
"I’ve always been a writer and I like to think humor has always come easily to me."

Cazwell
"Chicago kids have always been super friendly and open to hear new music."

Jack Curtis Dubowsky
"The world has changed, but there was a time when the people doing the most interesting stuff were in what you'd call high-risk groups."

Branden James
"I’ve always loved Christmas and would love to produce my own Christmas show at some point in the future."

Desmond Child
"We also made the film as a love letter to our kids."

Sean Paul Lockhart
"I used much of my background, the relationships in my past, and the way I feel about certain people to arrive at a genuine performance when making Caleb a real, whole person on camera."

Jay Brannan
"There are so many great songs out there that speak to you or sound great in your voice so they feel good passing through your vocal cords."

Brent Corrigan
"Brent Corrigan is still the breadwinner. He's a lot more patient and a lot more smiley than Sean."

Spencer Day
"f you have the good fortune of being a gay role model, I think that's great. But I would really rather be someone who is thought of as living my life in an authentic and transparent way."