Chris Azzopardi, Author at Georgia Voice

Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears on new memoir and transitioning from twink to daddy

“Oh, did I print that?”Jake Shears is in a state of surprised perplexity, wondering if a version of his new (and very moving) memoir, “Boys Keep Swinging,” landed in the hands of journalists, such as myself...

Actor-activist Chaz Bono on avoiding transgender roles and working with mom Cher

As a radical right-winger on last year’s “American Horror Story: Cult,” a far cry from his own liberal leanings, Chaz Bono had his breakout role at the age of 48. Why did it take so long for Bono, who just happ...

Martha Stewart on inclusivity, how gays ‘up their game’ in her midst and same-sex weddings

You don’t have to tell Martha Stewart that gay men love her like their own mother.The influential entrepreneur and domestic diva’s deep-rooted connection to the LGBT community goes beyond special appearance...

'A Bad Moms Christmas' with Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn

Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell talk ‘A Bad Moms Christmas,’ ‘Frozen’ drag and gay marriage

Kristin Bell and Mila Kunis' queer-aligned acting catalogues – Bell’s roles in “Veronica Mars” and “Burlesque,” alongside Cher, as well as “Frozen,” as the voice of Anna; Kunis’ red-hot sex scene with Natalie P...

Patti LaBelle dishes on ‘still standing’ thanks to the LGBT community, lip-syncing ‘divettes’ and Trump

Is there a singer more real than Patti LaBelle? The 73-year-old legend of song (and shade) is a firehose of strong-minded opinions, and in an age that has some tight-lipped “divettes,” as LaBelle calls them, re...

Kathy Griffin on activism in Trump’s America … and a potential new reality show?!

Of course Kathy Griffin’s manager asks if our conversation is being recorded – have you heard her talk? Luckily, the celeb-skewering, gay-loving, Trump-hating comedienne’s filterless mouth moves at a meteoric p...

Vanessa Carlton wants to remind you (and President Trump) that she’s a ‘proud bisexual’

Vanessa Carlton can’t say she’s “good,” even though, initially, she does. The singer-songwriter is going through the motions, as you do, replying to the usual “How are you?” conversation starter, and she knows ...

Susan Sarandon on playing Bette Davis in ‘Feud,’ no regrets on presidential vote

Maybe gay people are customarily compelled to thank Susan Sarandon for her longstanding advocacy, because that’s how I begin my frank, anything-goes conversation with the 70-year-old multi-hyphenate. After all,...

Making America hopeful again: Dustin Lance Black on ‘When We Rise’

With an emotionally resonant acceptance speech, Dustin Lance Black accepted the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 2009 for “Milk,” a powerful tribute to gay political hero Harvey Milk. Could an Emmy be next...

Georgia native Indigo Girls on new music, coming out and art in the Trump era

Marriage equality was a mere pipe dream when Indigo Girls duo Emily Saliers and Amy Ray came out in 1988, coinciding with the release of their eponymous Epic Records debut. There was no groundbreaking “Ellen” s...

‘Queen of Mean’ Lisa Lampanelli talks unamused lesbians, drag inspiration and heckling Trump

If you know her racy sense of humor, you practically expect Lisa Lampanelli to hurl a slur at you when she calls. Once, she wanted to know “if this was the same cornholer I talked to the last time,” and because...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

Drag Queen Tatianna Arrested During Atlanta Pride

Sens. Warren and Baldwin Write Letter Calling Trump Administration to Protect Transgender Migrants

Georgia Equality Endorses Candidates in Upcoming Municipal Elections

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

UPDATE: Billy Porter Confirmed to Play Fairy Godmother in “Cinderella” Remake

Olympic Gold Medalist Kerron Clement Comes Out

Billy Porter May be Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother in New Musical