Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 537

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ISSUE #537
COVER:
SUSANNE BARTSCH
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BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
SUSANNE BARTSCH
”Bartschland: Tales of New York City Nightlife”
The highly anticipated history of iconic parties and diverse events will
be revealed shortly in Susanne Bartsch’s new book, “Bartschland: Tales
of New York City Nightlife”, for the wider world to celebrate. Susanne
has dreamed dangerously and lived outrageously since the decadent
80’s to now and beyond.
Her legendary events continue to attract an extraordinary convergence
of people from all around the world, including queer performers,
visionaries, artists, sex stars, fashion designers, go-go dancers, drag
queens, bodybuilders, twinks, lipstick lesbians and pretty much
anything else you can think of. Referred to as “New York City’s patron
saint of transformation and inclusion”, she tells of the moments that
shaped her legacy and the parties that have provided a safe place for
all types of people to express themselves.
Once referred to by fashion guru John Badum as “Mother Teresa in a
glitter G-string”, I found Susanne to be kind and caring during a recent
conversation. The avant-goddess of the nightlife spoke about her book,
her life and her ultimate party….
INTERVIEW
Hello, Susanne. What inspired you to
write the book?
It wasn’t really a decision…like, “Oh,
let me do a book.” It was one of those
things I do in life that was very organic. I
don’t plan stuff. I go with the flow. I went
to a dinner at the end of the pandemic
for the opening of the graphic artists
on Park Avenue South. The publisher
was there and said, “I want to do a book
with you”. I said, “That’s great. Who are
you?” He said, “I would love to work
with you.” I said, “Let’s do it.” It was that
simple. He came to me. He was really
loving and I loved his energy. He is a
great publisher and I thought, “It can’t
be better than this.”
How did you become involved with
the nightlife in the first place?
When you look at the book, you will see
I was in fashion while I was in London. I
was involved in a lot of different things.

I would go out to the clubs. When I came
to New York, there weren’t that many. I
missed the constant changing and the
variety of things that happen in London;
it was in the late seventies. I came here
for a love affair. And I really love New
York. I missed the looks and the different
elements of nightlife. At the time, I came
to see my boyfriend and I ended up
staying here and I opened a store in
Soho. I brought all this English fashion
that was never seen here before, designs
from designer houses behind the scenes.
I had this store and I was like, “What do
I do now?” There was a club next door
and again, I didn’t plan it, but I saw they
were building a store next to the Chelsea
Hotel. It was a 1970s disco, which was
perfect for the mid 80s. I walked in and
asked the guy what he was doing. I was
trying to promote my store so the people
that were shopping would be members
and other people could pay to come in.
The whole idea was to sell these looks
that I was selling and then the people
would have some place to go with those
looks. I wanted high energy and lots of
fun night things. Everything was very
beautiful. With a
French European
dance floor, that kind
of gay club with the
guys with their shirts
off. Very colorful and
campy. It happens
the club was called
Savage and didn’t
have a liquor license.
So I thought, “I can’t
do a night without a
liquor license. I can’t
be a part of that,” so
I walked away from
it. Then I actually got
a phone call from
him saying, “I have a
liquor license.” I took
a week off and I left
my store. I left the
company and it was
perfect because they had like no money
and I lost everything and I didn’t want
to work with these people. It was like a
#MeToo situation.

It was perfect timing. I needed a job and
I went down there and I started on a
Tuesday. Weekly Tuesdays. The doors
opened and people started coming in
dressed up from head to toe. It was an
incredible energy. That’s how I got into
the nightlife.
What is the most exciting party that
you can remember having, and who
attended?
I don’t really have one party per se. The
thing about the people that attend is
I’m not so into the names. I’m not into
the VIPs. Nowadays,
more than ever, it’s
the cash hubs that like
names. I like people
and I like the mix of
people. That’s the most
important thing for me.
I don’t want to just have
one type of people. I
like all types–young,
old, rich or uptown,
downtown, Black or
White. People from
all walks of life. I don’t
have a regular famous
person that comes.
I don’t pursue those
people, but they come.
They do come. I do all
the designs. People
come for fashion–these
are people that like
my work. When they
are in town, they often
show up. There are no
regulars that I could say
are famous.
What are you hoping
people will get from
reading your book?
I would like to inspire
people. I like the book
a lot. It’s great, I’m
happy. I have had this
incredible life and still am having an
incredible life. I’m so grateful. I made
this all happen myself. I didn’t want to
be ruled by time. I’m hoping to inspire.
I’m hoping to show some history. I hope
people enjoy it and that we can unite
and we can make things happen. I
didn’t have a sponsor. I just went with
my gut. I like money, but it doesn’t run
the show. If there’s a bright spot on
something, I do it for the hell of it. I’ll do
it if it’s right and if the money is good
too, then perfect.
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LOS ANGELES, April 16, 2024 - MISTR, the largest
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long-term HIV care in all 50 states, DC, and Puerto
Rico, is now prescribing Doxycycline Post-Exposure
Prophylaxis (DoxyPEP), an antibiotic that reduces
bacterial STIs, including gonorrhea, chlamydia, and
syphilis. Beginning today, patients can now use
MISTR’s seamless telehealth platform to receive
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With this launch, MISTR plans to further solve the
issue of access and adherence to PrEP and HIV care,
and now offers patients access to post-exposure
care, in addition to their existing preventive and
long-term HIV treatment options, which include
PrEP and antiretroviral therapy (ART). This comes
at a time when the rate of STIs continue to rise - in
2022, more than 2.5 million cases of syphilis,
gonorrhea, and chlamydia were reported in the
U.S; of that population, gay and bisexual men are
disproportionately affected.
“Despite an ongoing STI epidemic affecting the
LGBTQ+ community, there are few resources
available for this underserved, vulnerable
community to get the preventative medication
they need,” said Tristan Schukraft, CEO and Founder
of MISTR. “I’m proud that MISTR is democratizing
access to PrEP, HIV Care, and now DoxyPEP.”
DoxyPEP has already shown
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This launch comes on the heels
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