A Conversation With Coco Peru
Coco Peru, the longtime drag creation of writer-performer Clinton Leupp, has a priceless way with words -- and hairspray.
September 02 2016 5:56 AM
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Coco Peru, the longtime drag creation of writer-performer Clinton Leupp, has a priceless way with words -- and hairspray.
Fusing influences from commedia dell’arte to the Theater of the Ridiculous, Taylor Mac has brought originality and oomph to New York’s off-Broadway scene.
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The acclaimed star of The Good Wife on bisexuality, Liza, and embracing the smoky eye.
How the infamous empress of fun and raunchy DIY cable TV brought a sex-positive, safe-sex message to the world.
All about the Christmas tree that fell on his grandmother.
It's a wonderful thing to have marriage equality, the writer contends, but you can leave him out of the archaic institution.
The world will be brighter in years to come, but we'll still have Liza.
Gay music has come a long way.
A lot of us like to dish it out, but we can't always take it.
There's a gay stereotype for every generation, and a reason for every contradictory iteration. But some cliches are built to last.
Are we bucking the cinematic miserable-queers trope at last?
With the ubiquity of drag performance come higher expectations for a standout performer. So what makes the ideal star?
The hookup atmosphere in nightlife may have died off, but now there's room on the dance floor for an older generation. And you don't even have to know who Liza is to have a good time with them. (But look up Liza, by the way.)
Singleness, at least legally, was one of the hallmarks of being gay. Now everyone, even sitcom characters, are pressuring us to get hitched.
Hero worship is complicated when we feel betrayed by ladies we've claimed as our own.
Though there are fearless AIDS documentaries and TV movies being made now, it seems only decades of distance allows Hollywood studios to tackle the topic.
Why can't gay porn be more like real sex -- just a lot better?