In “My Bad: A Personal History of the Queer Nineties and Beyond” (Bold Type, 2026), out in May, queer historian Hugh Ryan takes us from the painful purgatory of 7th grade, where his gender was a Lisa Frank trapper keeper, to his experiences with camp, AOL chat rooms, androgyny, coming of age in the mid-1990s AIDS period, Radical Faeries, Burning Man, sex work, 9/11, thruppledom, and much more, amounting to the author’s “attempt at a balance sheet.”
Looking to add something bold and conversation-worthy to your reading list?
You’ve probably seen Eric Swanson even if you didn’t know it. His alter ego, Miss Bouvèé, is a well-known entertainer in South Florida. Now he’s taking on another well-known persona, Edna Turnblad, in Hairspray at Slow Burn Theater from April 11-26. OutSFL was lucky enough to catch up with the exuberant Eric backstage at Slow Burn and ask him a few questions.
We’ve made it back to the Werk Room after an action packed lip sync between Briar Blush and Mandy Mango and the tension between the queens is instantaneous.
Want to learn more about Ty Herndon's memoir, "What Mattered Most?" Then check out the interview below.
Have you ever wondered what a gay John Hughes movie might look like? Queer filmmaker Cory Wexler Grant attempts to provide an answer with “Screams From the Tower” (TLA).
Wilton Manors’ premiere LGBTQ theatre company, Island City Stage, has another hit on its hands.
Sometimes the biggest milestones don’t arrive loudly. They appear quietly, almost like a sentence waiting patiently to be written. When I learned that I had been selected as an invited guest at BookCon, I paused for a moment, and not because I didn’t believe it, but because I understood what it represented. It wasn’t just an invitation. It was a reminder that storytelling has always been at the center of everything I do.
Out, English singer/songwriter Calum Scott first grabbed our attention almost 10 years ago with his striking cover of Robyn’s dance hit “Dancing On My Own.”
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