How do gay icons like Amanda Lepore, Richie Rich, and Kevin Aviance compare with icons of yesterday?
Richie Rich, Amanda and Kevin have it within their grasp to make a difference. So many of our past gay icons were cut down in their prime by AIDS so how much they would have given to the world will never be known. What is the biggest misperception about the avant-garde underground? They don’t realize that fashion, art and these young muses who create from their hearts are all linked. Theses are creative individuals who are walking art installations. They are judged as “club kids.” The misconception is to generalize about them when you know and understand nothing about their desires and reasons for presenting themselves in a more colorful way. Does your work offer any advice for the young queer generation? It says get to the front of the bus and drink from the water fountain. Or as my dearest friend in the world, Moonya a.k.a. Michael Walker, said back in the ‘80s: “If they are running you out of town, honey, get to the front of the line and act like it’s a parade!” How important is mon
