Wussy Magazine
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 Cover of the Spring/Summer 2020 issue, featuring Angelica Ross | |
| Editor-in-chief | Jon Dean |
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| Writing Editor | Nicholas Goodly |
| Managing Editor | Ryder McEntyre |
| Art Editor | Sunni Johnson |
| Categories | LGBT culture, Southern culture |
| Founder |
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| Based in | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Website | www |
Wussy Magazine, stylized as WUSSY MAG is an Atlanta based LGBT and Southern interest magazine which showcases LGBT culture and expression in the South. The magazine was founded by Jon Dean, its current editor-in-chief in 2015. Wussy Mag publishes online articles, a quarterly arts magazine and a biannual print edition.[1][2]
History
[edit]Wussy was originally built by queer writers and photographers who hosted events and art shows together.[3] Wussy was launched in 2014 as an online magazine for the Atlanta LGBT community.[4] Founder Jon Dean stated that the original purpose of the magazine was to document queer culture in the Southern United States although it has since expanded to a national scope.[5]
Dean explained the origin of the magazine's name in an interview with The Georgia Voice: "I didn’t want the name to speak to one kind of experience. The word wussy is equal parts masculine and feminine, and being a queer Southern sissy is something that we are all proud to be."[6]
The magazine showcases photography of genderbending and genderqueer culture and expression.[7] Wussy frequently interviews and showcases queer artists as well as drag queens such as Violet Chachki, Jujubee, Lady Bunny, Monét X Change, Rify Royalty and the Boulet Brothers. The magazine's co-founder and Operations Manager Matt Jones died in 2018.[8]
Wussy also organizes various community and nightlife events for the LGBT community in the Atlanta area.[9] These include queer proms, beach parties and sex positive events.[10][11] The publication has also curated compilations and gallery events in support of Atlanta-based organizations.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "WUSSY Mag Wants Queer Voices Heard Around The World". 90.1 FM WABE. June 13, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta's Queer Impresario Jon Dean is No Wussy". Towleroad Gay News. May 8, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ Fluide. "Building Wussy Magazine: In Conversation with Sunni Johnson". Fluide. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Profile: WUSSY Mag's Sunni Johnson on queer aesthetics and activism". ARTS ATL. April 22, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ Jones, Anna (September 12, 2018). "Keeping Atlanta Queer". Medium. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Wussy online magazine praises queer culture". Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News. May 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Photographer Jon Dean leads Wussy's Southern revolt". Project Q Atlanta. November 24, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Wussy marks 5th anniversary in its queer ATL revolution". Project Q Atlanta. March 27, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "'WUSSY' Mag Is Making Inclusivity the Norm in Queer Atlanta". PAPER. January 26, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Wussy Mag goes no strings attached at Heretic". Project Q Atlanta. July 25, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Wussy Mag delivers queertastic prom at Jungle". Project Q Atlanta. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Wussy Mag Curates Local Compilation in Support of Murmur and Atlanta Zine Fest". Immersive Atlanta | Atlanta Music, Arts and Culture. June 7, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2020.