I'm Angry. Yes, I Am

When I First Came Up, The Whole Aids Epidemic Was Starting, And The Gay Community That I Experienced From The Beginning Of My Career Was Mostly - And Overwhelmingly - Concerned With Staying Alive. And, Also, I Felt Really Aware Of The Preciousness Of Life And Time. The Gay Community And People Who Were Hiv-positive Were Treated So Badly, And I Was Very Disturbed By Things. But I Also Saw A Lot Of Love And Connection In The Gay Community At That Time.

A Lot Of People Saw Marilyn Monroe And Judy Garland As Persecuted And Tragic And Vulnerable, And I Think A Lot Of Gay Men Feel That Way Because Of Their Particular Predicament In Society And Not Being Accepted Completely.

My Mother Died When I Was Five, And All I Did Was Sit And Cry. I Cried And Cried And Cried All Day, Until The Neighbors Went Away.

It's Always Exciting For Me To Perform.

Say Goodbye To Yesterday...those Are The Words I'll Never Say.