Our April 2008 issue is probably my personal favorite of the year. Not only did we have newly Oscar-minted Tilda Swinton on the cover, I got to watch the Out staff -- almost all gay men -- tackle the self-imposed task of a "transgender issue." With the guidance of guest editor T Cooper, the editors approached a slate of challenging, thought-provoking articles with a striking combination of curiosity and editorial rigor. They weren't in it to make themselves feel better, but to curate a collection of voices and ideas that were rarely foisted upon Out's audience:
> Candis Cayne's drop-dead gorgeous photo shoot
> "The Trans Fags," T Cooper's profiles of trans guys looking for love (or just sex)
> "Secret New York," a smoky, sultry fashion spread
And then I was walking through an airport and realized that when set side by side with George Clooney and Ryan Seacrest, my passing eye actually thought Tilda was another suit-wearing man.
Over at Popnography, we fell for Santogold, As the World Turns' gay supercouple, Gossip Girl's barely legal ad campaign, and laid out the reasons we were all hot for Rachel Maddow -- our most popular post of the year. Our inner tweenager got googly-eyed for Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers. Plus we talked with hippie hottie Jason Mraz, Greek's Paul James, Anthony Rapp, MTV's Brian Graden, and T-Rok, the onetime star of drag king troupe Backdoor Boys.
Previously > March 2008
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