Published in Gay Mag·Jun 25, 2019What it Feels Like for a ButchOn barbershop pleasures — i. “Mid-fade to half, keep my sideburns, taper to zero at the neck, a bit off the top with some texture,” I tell my barber in the lingo it took me ten years to learn. My eyes close as he pumps my chair, leans me back, and begins. I feel…Hair8 min read
Feb 14, 2018Ode to the Other Whittier Boulevard, East of East L.A. ~ L.A. TACONo one sings songs or makes movies about my Whittier Boulevard. There’s no mythology around the days of zoot suits, classic lowriders, and Chicano movement marches. That’s because my Whittier Boulevard is not in East L.A. Mine is a deeper drive east. It snakes well past the 605 freeway. This…Los Angeles8 min read