The film’s title, Pillion, can be interpreted in several ways. On one hand, it refers to the passenger seat on a motorcycle — a powerful symbol of vulnerability and reliance on the driver. On the other, it suggests being carried through life, dependent on the...
Arts & Entertainment
On March 3, Breaking Glass Pictures is set to re-release the Queer comedy Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! This campy, outrageous sequel from 2008 has cemented its place in LGBTQIA+ pop culture, celebrated for its fearless humor, star-studded cameos, and...
Frank Gaimari doesn’t just tell stories, he brings them to life. At 64, this Seattle-based writer and storyteller has turned a lifetime of experiences into narratives that entertain, inspire, and connect with people on a real, personal level. After a 36-year...
Zakery Leigh’s latest novel, Echoes from the Isle of Skye, is a gothic romance that grips you from the very beginning. Leigh’s writing sweeps you straight into the mist-shrouded hills and dramatic cliffs of the Scottish Highlands, making the hauntingly...
Valentine’s Day is often a time to celebrate love. Many, however, share complicated views on it. Pop singer and songwriter Envi Jordan explores this through his newly released single “Somebody to Love” (not to be confused with the song by Queen, a...
Brace yourself, Seattle! This March, drag superstar and comedy powerhouse Sapphira Cristál will bring her sensational new stand-up tour, One Slue over the Cuckoo’s Nest, to the Emerald City. A fan favorite from RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16, Sapphira is ready...
Harry Tanner says that, when he was a teenager, he thought he “was going to hell.” For years, he’d been attracted to men, and he prayed that it would stop. He asked for help from a lay minister, who offered Tanner websites meant to repress his urges, but they...
Seattle’s drag scene is about to ignite as international showgirl, producer, and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10 sensation Bosco brings back her acclaimed drag revue, Grindhaus, to The Crocodile on February 6–7 for two unforgettable nights. Known for her...
Last Valentine’s Day, I had a bit of fun writing about ten LGBTQIA+ “romances” that I enjoy watching — not just in February but pretty much whenever the opportunity arises. This was a fun, eclectic, and wildly divisive list filled with idiosyncratic choices...
Long before Sophie Lucido Johnson was an award-winning cartoonist for The New Yorker, back before she could ever even imagine herself as a published writer, she was a teacher in the New Orleans public school system, where her love of drawing seemed like more...