I recently made the move to Montréal to begin my PhD in Concordia’s Interdisciplinary Humanities program. I will be pursuing my degree through a self-designed sexuality studies curriculum with a heavy studio arts component. Be expecting lots of written and visual work from me over the next five years from one of Canada’s most exciting queer cultural centers!
Carlos Motta‘s We Who Feel Differently database documentary project launched this past May and includes a journal article I co-authored with Yasmin Nair on gay marriage, neo-colonialism and re-imagining what global queer solidarity could look like. I was also interviewed about my involvement with Against Equality as part of WWFD. A transcript, audio mp3 and the full video can be accessed here.
Work with Against Equality continues on. I toured the west coast and mid-west this past April, bringing the the total number of events since the book’s launch this past October to 21. I am currently editing the collective’s next archival anthology focused on critiquing gay and lesbian investments in overturning Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell titled Against Equality: Don’t Ask to Fight Their Wars, due out Fall 2011. The cover will be designed by Chris Vargas and the introduction will be penned by none other than Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore. A KickStarter campaign will be launching in July to fund the project!
The annual Lewistunning Dragapalooza this past May pulled in just over $3000 dollars for Outright L/A‘s drop in program for LGBTQ young people in central Maine. Stage managing the show was a blast and it was wonderful to be part of a project that allowed for so many first time youth performers to share the stage and shake what they got alongside some of Maine finest Kings and Queens. Next year’s Spring show will surely sell out like this one did, so be sure to get your tickets in advance!