Dapper fagette
Alley Hector
I confess, I did study gender in college…but I hope to keep these entries as far from an academic exercise as possible; instead these words are how I’m living as a queer individual. Because queer is not only an investigation, a political perspective, a nightclub theme, a new pop cultural literacy (although it is all those things), it is an (occasionally) peculiar lens through which I view this corner of the world we call the Pacific Northwest. It is here that I grew up, came out, and discovered a community of amazing individuals. If you search hard enough to may be able to spot my name and image in the mid 90s publications: Personal Deity Proxy, a queer youth zine I wrote for and edited, and Vancouver’s daily newspaper, The Columbian, in which I was profiled as an out gay teen. (Some more recent, if less high school nostalgic, publications I’ve written for include Just Out, OregonLive.com, The Willamette Week and DVDTalk)
I could go on with all manner of information on my history and interests, but I am sure that which is relevant will be revealed in time. Besides, I’ve got to retain some mystery, haven’t I?
Contact Al: alley at qpdx dot com
Perry Eising
Mr. Winkle
Resident techy, ex-video-game tester turned anthro/gender/semiotics student, writer, builder of bicycles and teller of stories, even. I live the jet set lifestyle on a sodawater budget, am often up to no good, and write posts about dance nights, movies, and international newz.
I’m also a semi-professional european, and employ my various accents to bum cigarettes off of people outside bars. You may be my next victim.
Contact Perry: perry @ qpdx dot com
Previous contributors include Erin Rook and Adina Lepp.
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