Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 535

ISSUE #535
COVER: SUTTON
LEE SEYMOUR
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BY GET OUT MAGAZINE
Sutton Lee
Seymour
Takes The Green Room 42 in May!
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PRESTON BURFORD
International Glam award-winning drag star Sutton
Lee Seymour will bring her show “Broadway Barbie” to New York’s
the Green Room 42 on Thursday, May 9 and Saturday, May 18. Seymour
is spreading her comedy and chaos with merriment and madness, while
painting the town pink and mashing up your favorite pop songs and
Broadway show tunes. Sutton has been entertaining audiences around
the world for the past decade, from London to Los Angeles. She recently
was Bianca Del Rio’s opening act for her world comedy tour. You can
see Sutton perform every season in Puerto Vallarta and she’s about to
perform her first full season in Provincetown.

INTERVIEW
Hello, Sutton! What can
audiences expect from your
upcoming show at the Green
Room 42?
I think of this show as Bette
Midler’s performance in
the bathhouse, but set in
Barbie’s Dream House. It’s
bubbly, it’s naughty, it’s fun…
and people should absolutely
expect my usual sass and
flair for the dramatic.
Your show is called
“Broadway Barbie”. How has
Barbie influenced your drag
and performance style?
Barbie is drag and drag is
Barbie. Barbie and drag have
inspired many generations
to be whoever they want to
be and be confident. Barbie
also gets scrutinized and
drag gets called a crime…but
we persist and pursue our
dreams. As for “performance
style,” people should come
see for themselves how both
influenced me.
Tell us about your recent tour
opening for the one and only
Bianca Del Rio?
I think it’s important to
support up-and-comers like
Bianca. I hope she makes it.
I doubt she will… HA! But
seriously, it was a fantastic
experience! I never imagined
drag would take me to 2,500
seat theaters, and Bianca
made that happen for me.
I’m forever grateful to her! It
was incredible singing dirty
parodies for thousands of
people while getting them
excited for the “Queen of
Mean” herself! Simply the
best!
In addition to performing
around the States, you’ve
also been a fixture in Puerto
Vallarta. What do you love
about performing there?
Who is the craziest person
that’s ever been in your
audience?
The truth is: I love avoiding
winter. Yes, I love the
community, I love the culture,
I love the audiences. But
at the heart of it…I’m just
avoiding winter. As for the
craziest person…frankly, it’s
me. I’m the craziest person
in the room. No one has ever
derailed my show because I
thrive on chaos.
After your New York shows
this spring, you’re opening
your first full summer season
in Provincetown. How does
it feel to now be part of that
special pantheon of iconic
queens to summer there?
I’m very excited about
Provincetown! The
community of queens up
there is very supportive
and welcoming, and they
have been inspiring me for
years. Class acts, all of ‘em!
I can’t wait to get started
and I hope people will come
see me at the Red Room
on Commercial Street all
summer long. But I am even
more excited that I get to
bring this show home to
NYC before pounding the
pavement in Provincetown!
PHOTO CREDIT: PRESTON BURFORD

BY COREY ANDREW
MANNY LOPEZ
Opens Minds and Wallets Via
AIDS Walk New York
When AIDS first ravaged the
gay community in the early
1980s, few resources were
available, compounded by
societal fear, stigma, and
blatant homophobia from
the public. As a result, New
York’s many art, culture,
and commerce communities
ultimately came together
to begin their fundraising
efforts. Their social circle
of loved ones had been
the most impacted by the
early HIV epidemic, and
collectively, survivors took
matters into their own hands,
forming AIDS Walk New York
in 1986.
PHOTO BY MAXIMO X
One of the most committed New Yorkers to support the cause is Manny
Xtravaganza—Lopez of the House of Xtravaganza—the legendary Ballroom
house founded by Hector Valle, who passed away in 1985.
For years, Manny’s passionate efforts have raised thousands of dollars
during the AIDS Walk, which helps to fund a myriad of social services and
support for the Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC).
FUNDRAISER:
No stranger to the dark times that prevailed in the
early days of the AIDS epidemic, Manny explains that
he and many other youths were thrown out of their
homes because they were gay. Despite being initially
alone and homeless, kids like Manny found a refuge
in the NYC Ballroom scene. And its vibrant, out, proud
characters became each other’s chosen family.

As this was also the height of the
AIDS crisis, Manny shares how he lost
many young friends who contracted
the virus and lost their battle with
it. Additionally, a lot of them also
struggled with despair and substance
abuse issues as they tried to cope and
sustain.
For Manny, a survivor—who today is
a successful Nurse Practitioner–AIDS
Walk New York is his way of giving
back to a community that saved him.
He explains: “At 15 years old, I lived
on the streets and slept on strangers’
couches–random people I had just
met–and was doing anything and
everything to survive. After hitting rock
bottom, I decided to go back to school.
PHOTO BY EROTIESE
“I had never finished high school, so I got my GED, Bachelors, and
Masters degrees, and I’m currently working on my Doctorate. If it
wasn’t for Karl Xtravaganza, my uncle in the House, and the House of
Xtravaganza, I could have never become a Nurse Practitioner. He/they
helped me pay for my licensing exams. That’s what it’s about–supporting
each other. This is why, now that I’m in a position to help others, I do.
“AIDS Walk New York
donations provide the GMHC
with invaluable resources to
fight for social justice and
preventative services, testing,
nutrition, legal aid, mental
health care, and education
and advocacy for thousands
of persons living with and
affected by HIV/AIDS. The
GMHC is an expert in dealing
with such issues because it
was the first HIV and AIDS
care organization in the
world.”
FUNDRAISER: www.gmhc.aidswalkny.org/fundraiser/5326913

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