Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 305 – March 1, 2017

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PART ONE
The Lawyer
BY IAN-MICHAEL BERGERON
@ianmichaelinwonderland
For my 24th birthday, I
was sick as a dog.
Actually, I’m not sure I
understand that saying.
I had a dog in Iowa,
and he was never sick—
occasionally pooped in the
middle of the living room
floor, but was never actually
sick.
Anyway, I felt like a dog shit
in the middle of the living
room floor. But people
kept asking me if I was
going to do anything for
my birthday, and I love
attention, so I scheduled
a party regardless.
I chose Barrage on
47th Street. (Someone
recently told me they
read my column there
while in the bathroom.) I
showed up early, wearing
an olive turtleneck and
black leather pants from
Theory. I went up to
the bartender, a gruff
bald man, and used my
sweetest voice to say,
“Hi! So, it’s my birthday.
And people are going to
be buying me drinks all
night. But I’m so sick.” He
stared me straight in the
eyes, face unchanging.
“So, I was hoping when
I come over, you could
make the drinks less
strong—that’s cheaper for
you guys anyway, right?”
“The drinks come as
they come, honey,” Gruff
Bald Guy said. I nodded,
retreating to a seat in the
corner.
In the next several hours,
about 20 of my friends
showed up: a pretty large
crowd for me. It was also
20 drinks I had to sip, smile
through, then dump in
the bathroom sink before
someone else bought me
another. Then, J showed
up.
J was tall; J was attractive;
J was a lawyer. What else
could I want in a man? “I
got you a present,” he told
me.
It was a fake Tiffany’s ring,
an exact replica of the ring
I always joked would be the
only proposal I’d say yes to.
“But—why?”
“Let’s fuck with everyone.
Tell them we’re engaged.
It’ll be fun.” I was drunk,
and wanted to pretend
the engagement was real,
so I agreed. Because he
was a tall, attractive lawyer,
everyone believed us—and
it really was fun.
Around midnight, he
bought a round of
“celebratory” shots for
the entire party. I knew
I shouldn’t, but...tall
attractive lawyer.
I took the shot,
immediately gagging.
The shots come as they
come. My body ran hot.
I had to stand there,
completely still, waiting
for the nausea to subside.
“Are you OK?” J asked
me, and I pushed him
away, not wanting to
move. “Don’t touch me,”
I managed to spit out.
I think J thought I was just
being a huge asshole.
When I was able to move
without fear of throwing
up, he was gone. It’s my
party, and I’ll barf if I want
to. (That’s how the song
goes, right?)
I took a taxi home,
wondering how I’d be
able to make it up to him.
PHOTO BY STEVE BRENNAN

BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
Keith Taylor “THE STAGE”
Originally from Oklahoma, Keith Taylor is a talented
and sensitive poet, actor and writer who will be
presenting the debut of his powerful and emotional
short musical film, “The Stage,” on March 9 at 7 p.m.
at the Rockbar in New York City.
Taylor portrays the role of a singer with visions of
becoming famous in the infamous New York City. It
covers sensitive topics such as drugs, HIV, prostitution,
transsexuality and dreams, all based upon his
poetry and imagination, and all within 15 minutes.
I had a sneak preview of his masterpiece, and I was
brought to tears and deep thought, while finding the
production quite entertaining at the same time.
The cast includes friends of Get Out! including LGBT artists such as Jason Russo,
Samara Riviera and Ryan Janek Wolowski. It was directed by rapper Infinite. I was
able to speak with Taylor about his musical, and he was overly excited to respond.
So tell me what
motivated the creation of
“The Stage.”
It came about through
my poetry that I wrote
throughout the years that
I’ve been in New York City.
I met this talented DJ and
rapper named Infinite
at an LGBT Expo. I saw
her rapping with some
other LGBT rappers, and
I was blown away. They
just turned it out. We got
together, and we started
working on some of my
poetry. We started to work
on “The Stage” after we
had done a short film about
bullying prior. “The Stage”
is actually about this guy
that comes to New York
City in the ‘80s. I think
everybody that comes to
New York City wants to be
a star, and he was one of
them. It just didn’t pan out
for him, and he becomes
a street hustler, and as
he gets older he still has
that dream inside of him.
He winds up doing these
shows at this burlesque
club, and in his head he
looks at it as if they were
big musicals, but really it’s
just a run-down dump. His
backup dancers are actually
prostitutes. It’s a musical,
and it has some house
music, some R&B and some
opera. It’s a combination of
different types of music. At
the end, it even has a boys
choir.
It sounds really cool.
It’s amazing. It’s very
amazing what myself and
my director did, because we
cut out a lot of the middle
people. We did all these
things by ourselves, also
because we had a budget.
Infinite is actually going to
be DJing at Rockbar, and
that’s going to be on March
the 9th. Then we are going
to screen the film. My multitalented
friend Trevon Latin
is also going to be debuting
an R-rated music video he
made of “JoyBoy” from the
film. There is going to be a
lot of stuff going on.
How long have you been
writing poetry?
I started writing poetry
probably when I was 13.
I really didn’t get into it
emotionally until I came
to New York City. I am
originally from Oklahoma.
Oklahoma?
Yeah. I’ve been back once
or twice, but that’s it. If I die
today, I want to have my
ashes thrown off the Empire
State Building. Whoever’s
got the balls to do it...
I’ll do it.
I had gotten kicked out by
my step-dad when I was 17,
and I got kicked out of my
dad’s house by his girlfriend
for being gay. Before I came
to New York City, I was so
feminine. I looked like a girl.
Before I even knew I was
gay, I was always called a
fag. Sometimes I even got
mistaken as a girl. If it wasn’t
for these two girls, Kelly
and Corina, and especially
my gay mother Stephanie
Xtravaganza, I would have
never survived NYC.

They taught me the ropes
and how to hustle, but most
of all to love and respect
myself.
You have a great nightlife
cast as well.
A lot of the people who are
in this film, I’ve known for
years, or I’ve worked with,
or I’ve seen them perform.
I asked quite a few people
to do this, because a lot of
times people don’t show
up, and the thing is that
everybody showed up.
There’s Samara Riviera,
Monica Loren, Jason Russo,
Robbyne Kaamil, David
Garcia-Maurici, John-
Deric Mitchell, Ryan Janek
Wolowski. They came in and
turned it out! I was like, the
building staff is gonna call
the cops during the fight
scene between Samara
Riviera and Norman Outlaw,
because it was so real and
loud. Jason was in that
scene, and I know he doesn’t
like violent films. So he ran
out to me and asked, “What
kind of film is this?”
It’s really great when it all
comes together.
Yeah! It’s also about that
time during the AIDS
epidemic. I touch down
on that too during the
film. When I first came to
New York City, a lot of my
young gay friends were
dying left and right. I had to
automatically build a shell
around my heart. When I
got to New York City I had
just turned 18. I didn’t know
anybody. I was homeless
for a while, then I went
to Covenant House and
hung out with all the LGBT
teenagers, and we all stuck
together. When we all went
our own ways, some of them
wound up in prostitution,
some of them got hooked
on heroin, on crack, and
people were dying left and
right. That’s basically what
“The Stage” focuses on. I
wish I had more time and
more money to make it
longer, because there is so
much to be told.
Any last words?
There’s one more thing that I
wanted to bring up. Parts of
“The Stage” were inspired
by “Bird Man” and “Valley of
the Dolls” and “The Rose.”
Some of the scenes were
inspired by that. But also, my
character, Star, becomes a
street hustler, and although
he gets a taste of fame, he
just becomes delusional
towards the end. One scene
we recreated is from the
movie “Humoresque,” a
1946 film starring Hollywood
legend Joan Crawford,
because it went so perfectly
well with the main character
from “The Stage.” There’s a
quote that’s in the beginning
of that classic movie that I
can see my character saying:
“I’m outside always looking
in. Feeling all the time I’m
far away from from home,
and where home is, I don’t
know. I can’t get back to
the happy kid I used to be.”
In the end, his home was
the stage, but in reality the
dream was over.

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Top Designer
Tim Dejsiriudom is the third of six New
Yorkers we’re profiling who can be
found on the world’s premier gay
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You’re probably wearing Tim
Dejsiriudom’s sleek and stylish
designs unaware that he was
the mastermind behind
these creations. Hailing
from Bangkok, Thailand,
Dejsiriudom came to New
York City in 2011 with
big dreams and quickly
established himself as
an insider in the city’s
nightlife community.
Now he designs
for underwear and
clothing label C-IN2,
a brand that litters
the drawers of gay
men who want to
look very good in
very little. We caught
up with the Hell’s
Kitchen designer
about the work he
does, underwear
trends, nightlife and
what he loves most
about New York.

What do you
love about the gay
community of New
York City?
I love our heritage,
fierceness and diversity.
First, our heritage:
New York City is the
birthplace of modern
gay culture. We would
not be who we are today
if our ancestors didn’t
fight and die for us. This
is why we’re so fierce:
our attitude comes from
knowing both our past
and our present. Next,
our diversity: New York
City attracts so many
gays from all over the
country and world to live
and visit, which makes
us so diverse. We are
all coming to New York
City to to be a part of
something.
Tell us about C-IN2 and
your work with that
brand.
C-IN2 is a leading
men’s underwear and
swimwear brand that
focuses on design
without sacrificing
quality and fit. My work
at C-IN2 as a designer
involves everything
from the design stage
to the actual product.
That means choosing
concepts, colors, fabrics
and prints as well as
making sure the fit
and quality are up to
standards.
What is a current trend
in men’s underwear,
and how is this seen
in the collections of
C-IN2?
I don’t really think about
trends when I design.
Instead, I think
about my customers,
and I try to channel each
and every one of them
to create a product that
I think would look good
and feel good when they
put it on. That is why at
C-IN2 we have so many
different collections each
season, with different
fabrics, designs, colors
and functions. Whether
you’re an athlete, a
professional or a
go-go boy, we have
the perfect underwear
for you.
and I always have the
time of my life whenever
I go out, but the parties
are basically the same as
before. I think promoters
who are successful
have figured out their
formulas and are not
thinking outside the box
to create something
new and more exciting.
I would love to see party
promoters take more
risks and really push the
envelope forward.
What do you love most
about Hornet?
I love that Hornet is
not just a hookup app
but also a gay social
networking app with
lifestyle content full of
stories, information and
listings. It is the perfect
app to use so you stay
updated with what’s
going on wherever you
are, both locally or while
traveling.
How do you think
gay nightlife has
evolved since you
moved to New York?
Since I moved to
New York in 2011, gay
nightlife has changed
but hasn’t
really
evolved. Yes,
there are a lot
of options,
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