Guayaba: “… I’m fucked up in the head and I am fat and I am queer, and I am poor and black and may even be ugly, but I’m here.”
For anybody who doesn’t quite fit in with the glittery promenade of white, skinny, half-naked queers on the streets at Pride, what else is there? Sometimes Kylie Minogue just doesn’t cut it. No offense, Kylie. There has been many a stride of pride (as I like to call any departure from a one-night stand) where “Get Outta My Way” most definitely fueled the giddy journey back home.
But we need a diversity of idols, and Seattle’s music scene delivers.
You probably already know about KEXP, the indie music station. But you may not have heard of GAYEXP, a party that emphasizes people of color, women, and other intersectional queers making damn good music—this year featuring performances by SassyBlack, Sashay, and Guayaba.