How does being queer inform your work?

It does in the way that it is who I am, and it provides the key to bring down self-imposed notions. Everybody can be an artist at what they do, a queer mindset provides less questions and more answers.

What are your favorite pieces of queer visual culture?

Some of my favorite pieces of queer visual culture are the ones that are not seem as so, like Walter Mercado's horoscope section in my local news. Paris Is Burning is a must for me, as well as Amanda Lepore's ad campaign for MAC, shot by David LaChapelle.

Which other queer people inspire you?

Jackie Washington