Paul Burnham Schwartz engages deeply with the historical lineage of gay male portraiture to find unique expressions of queer manhood in contemporary photography, emphasizing the Aids epidemic's lasting impact.
"If [music] had anything but piano and organ, like if it had electric guitar or drums, it was considered Satanic or bad," he says, highlighting the extremism of his parents' beliefs. "We weren't allowed to go to movie theaters, we weren't allowed to watch movies, we didn't have TV. All the girls in our house had to wear skirts ... even to bed, I had to wear skirts."
"It's a decision Angel made and Mel has been understanding, likewise Eddie. There was no big event to mark it. Angel just wanted it to be known what pronouns are now suitable."
The media frenzy around a sermon claiming 'Jesus was trans' oversimplified a legitimate academic discussion on artistic interpretations of Jesus' identity and societal norms.