Peach Magazine V6-i01 | 2022, The New Year!

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Dear Peach, As we move into the New Year, I am worried about all of the new people that are going to start flooding into the gym and I will be thrown off of my own routine. I am thinking of switching gyms to a smaller one that more people wouldn't come to.

What should I do?

SInce you asked, let me tell you: CALM DOWN KAREN. Do you remember when you first started going to the gym and started your journey? You need to excuse the fact that these folks are starting later in their journey than you and know that people are going to move at their own pace when they initially get started. Do not let this discourage you from going to the gym or staying where you are training.

Instead, how about you try and help people who are about to start theirs and share information on how you made your exercise and fitness a commitment that you enjoy? Maybe you will find a new friend in or out of the gym, of you will simply enjoy hanging out with someone new for a moment.

‘Coming Out Colton’ Bares Not All But A Lot And what’s up with that ridiculous montage?

By Lawrence Ferber

When former star of “The Bachelor” and pro football player Colton Underwood came out on a “Good Morning America” interview in April 2021, there was one question interviewer Robin Roberts didn’t ask: What’s your type?

Fortunately, fellow out athlete Gus Kenworthy presses Underwood for that tidbit — the answer is daddies, y’all! — in the first episode of Netflix’s six episode docuseries “Coming Out Colton.” For those unfamiliar, Underwood’s claim to fame and infamy was his season as the “virgin” Bachelor, subsequent to which he became obsessed with, stalked, and terrorized contestant Cassie Randolph, who ultimately filed a restraining order against him.

behavior — he’ll be read to filth both virtually and to his face by the final episode — but it does go a long way to explaining how he became such a hot closeted mess.

The first four episodes are entirely dedicated to preparation for the “GMA” interview by coming out to family members and friends, seeking advice from Kenworthy and other gay sports figures like NFL trailblazer David Kopay and Esera Tuaolo, and tackling the toxic religious and sports world homophobia that twisted him so profoundly (and led to a suicide attempt).

The first couple of episodes are annoyingly repetitive in their structure (coming out, advice session, rinse, repeat). But what packs a punch is Underwood To its credit, the series doesn’t explaining to a high school coach absolve Underwood of this how the flippant, virulently antigay

things he heard from fellow teens and mentors alike caused pain both then and now, seeking ownership from the man for allowing and engaging in that behavior. And a scene in the religion-centric fourth episode (a tedious, fast-forward affair if you consider religion bunk or didn’t suffer that same upbringing), when Underwood seeks acceptance from his pastor via telephone call but instead receives an earful on the sinfulness of homosexuality and gay marriage because “the Bible makes it pretty clear,” legit sucks to watch. A crushed Underwood admits the call creates confusion and doubt even now, and he wonders if the devil’s working through him.

a gay sex and clothing shop for the first time — when trying on a leather harness, Underwood asks “what’s the point of this?” to which Kenworthy responds, “dancing and vibing” — and meet with a central casting group of white as fuck male cisgays in Nashville for a “coming out party.”

Underwood’s so green about all things LGBTQ+ that Kenworthy is like his Gay 101 teacher, schooling him in terms like PrEP. And it’s cringey to witness the pair visit

Although all reality series are contrived and Underwood is a {ITAL major} reality whore (the Netflix series was announced the day after the “GMA” interview

Things get more interesting during episode five, titled “Public,” which focuses on Colton before and after the “GMA” interview, and lifts the veil on what the hell Underwood was thinking during his ‘Bachelor” run. As Kenworthy notes in Ricky Ricardo-speak en route to “GMA,” “You kind of have some explaining to do.” And he does.

aired), it’s hard to deny the sincerity also at play when Underwood reveals his “Bachelor”-era motive to create a public persona as heterosexual on TV, and forge a relationship with Randolph, so he’d become straight off-camera. That’s so messed up, right?

Underwood in the same context — and his coming out of the same impact — with Christine Jorgensen, Matthew Shepard’s murder, and Harvey Milk, which overstates his importance to a ludicrous, tasteless degree.

Randolph reportedly declined to take part in the Netflix series (despite offers of compensation), but other “Bachelor” and “Bachelor”-

And who do I want to give my rose to? One of the series’ most memorable inclusions: Pastor Nicole Garcia, the first transgender woman of color to be ordained,

adjacent personalities join by the final episode, plus there’s a clip from the show. Frankly, “Bachelor” clips and news reports at the show’s front end would have been helpful for context and served as reminder why his coming out carries weight in certain circles (and Twitter). And there’s a ridiculous, cheesy, out-ofnowhere montage of gay trailblazers at the end which essentially places

part Judge Judy and part Dr. Phil minus the quackery and epic eyerolling. She serves Underwood (who, spoiler alert, ditches his homophobic pastor and joins the LGBTQ-inclusive Metropolitan Community Church) a dose of seasoned, fierce wisdom and humility we could use more of. Can we get a “Pastor Garcia” season order, please?

TOP TEN NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN, PEACHES! HERE ARE THE TOP 10 RESOLUTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR. WHICH ARE YOU GOING TO FOCUS ON?

EAT HEALTHIER

PRETTY SELF EXPLANATORY AND DEFINITELY THE MOST COMMON, TIME TO WATCH WHAT YOU EAT!

GET MORE EXERCISE TIME TO GET PHYSICAL!

SAVE MONEY

TAKE A PORTION OF YOUR PAYCHECK AND SET IT ASIDE FOR A TREAT YO'SELF MOMENT

FOCUS ON SELF CARE

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EITHER PICK UP A NEW BOOK OR RE-VISIT AN OLD FAVORITE!

LEARN A NEW SKILL

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FIND A NEW JOB, GET A JOB AFTER THE PANDEMIC, EVERYONE IS HIRING

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Jennifer Tilly Is Your Friend to the End The longtime ally on the ‘Chucky’ series and its killer queer affirmations

By Chris Azzopardi

Chucky is no Harvey Milk, but the killer doll with fire-red hair from openly gay creator Don Mancini is, at least, a good queer-affirming dad.

Dad, you ask? Let’s back up: So, yes, Chucky, Mancini’s terrifying brainchild, is the doll that made his debut in 1988’s “Child’s Play,” killing lots of people in really terrible, gruesome ways. He fell in love with another doll, named Tiffany Valentine (played by “Bound” actress Jennifer Tilly, who also plays herself in the franchise), and the two of them — stay with me — had a child, named Glen/ Glenda, who is genderfluid and queer.

For years, Mancini has left his queer mark on the series, especially in “Seed of Chucky,” but Syfy’s “Chucky” is special in that it doesn’t treat queerness as a spectacle — there’s a sweet gay teen love story at the center, while Chucky, as chillingly wise-cracky as ever, still does his psychopathic killing thing. Chucky even tells the series’ protagonist, Jake, a high schooler struggling with his sexuality and his father’s homophobic behavior, that he’s on his side (to a point, that is; you know how manipulative Chucky can be). After all, Chucky himself has a queer kid. Representation is representation, even if it’s in plastic product form.

Tilly has a meaty multiple-episode role in “Chucky,” and she makes one helluva entrance — in bed, with Fiona Dourif (the daughter of Brad Dourif, the voice of Chucky), who plays Nica and is possessed

by Chucky. Here, Tilly talks about the series’ casual queerness, her gay icon roots and the major difference between her sex scene with Fiona and her iconic one in “Bound” with Gina Gershon.

Does Don ever have to do any convincing to get you to play yourself and Tiffany again? Or is this the easiest yes of your career?

He had to do a lot of convincing to get me to do the first Chucky movie; I just did not want to do it. And you know, I never watched horror movies. So, I didn’t understand the good in horror movies.

He said when he was writing Tiffany he heard my voice in his head. [Laughs.]

And I know the studio wanted him to cast a “Baywatch” actress that, you know, would [be maybe] less expensive. But he was like, “I just couldn’t get Jennifer out of [my] mind.” And so, they kept coming back to me. Once I read the script I was like, “Tiffany is really kinda funny and delightful.” And the idea that I was going into the doll’s body, once I played Tiffany I was really hooked.

But I never thought there were going to be more episodes. Now I’m talking in television talk. I never thought there were gonna be more movies because Tiffany dies not once, but twice. So I thought, “Oh, that was really fun. It was one and done.” And then a couple years later Don called up and he said, “We’re gonna make another Chucky movie, are you ready?”

And I was like, “But Tiffany’s dead.”

He’s like, “Oh, Jennifer, no. You’re not familiar with the voodoo killer doll universe. Tiffany never dies.”

There are so many layers of queerness in “Chucky.” What excites you the most when you consider the franchise’s — and now the series’ — queer sensibility?

The one most likable character in “Bride of Chucky” [from 1998] was the best friend who was gay. And so that was a very positive role model. The trans community loved Glen/Glenda. It was sort of ahead of its time, and voiced

by Billy Boyd in a very touching way.

I’ve always had a big gay following for Tiffany. [Laughs.] So many drag queens have played Tiffany and put Tiffany in their act. And I was actually kind of a gay icon, to use the word loosely. I had a big gay following, let’s put it that way, and now [I] sound really conceited.

It started with [the 1994 dark comedy] “Bullets Over Broadway.” I was like, “Oh my gosh, I have a gay following.”

[Laughs.] I was so proud. I remember once I went to a club and I saw Sandra Bernhard in the club, and everyone in the club except for me and Sandra Bernhard were gay men. They’re laughing at everything she said, and I was like, “I want to be her. I want to be up on stage and be a gay icon.” Chucky really sort of accelerated that, that trajectory toward achieving my dreams.

The gay community loves Tiffany because she’s so over the top and campy and has that sort of wicked sense of humor, which is Don’s sense of humor.

And then “Seed of Chucky” [in 2004] — you really can’t get gayer than that.

Besides the genderfluid kid we had, John Waters is the pervy paparazzi. Just so much camp. I love that movie, but I think it was the least beloved of all the Chucky films.

Now with this one, what I love about it is

that Jake, played by the lovable Zackary Arthur, and Björgvin [Arnarson], whose character’s name is Devon — it’s a coming-of-age story, and it’s just so matter of fact that the young kid [and] his first love both happen to be male. I think it’s really important. It’s casual. A revolution not coming with a roar, but just kind of creeping in. It’s the world as it is: here’s two people, and they’re going through puberty, and they’re both male.

And it’s had a tremendous response. I haven’t heard any backlash. The kids are really cool now. Everybody just loves the characters. They’re just rooting for Jake and Devon to get together.

How much have you thought about what Chucky represents in the series?

To me, he’s like Jake’s id. He represents the rage of someone who’s forced to repress who they are.

That’s so interesting. One of the reasons why I think that people really relate to Chucky is because everybody does have that sort of inner rage. And it’s weird, the thing I’ve noticed over the years is people relate to Chucky. They don’t relate to the attractive people being chased and killed.

[Laughs.] When they’re watching the movie, they’re not the person running and screaming, looking over their shoulder.

They’re Chucky. [Laughs.] And Chucky is so gleeful and non-remorseful. Like, when Tiffany kills people she feels really bad afterwards. But Chucky just has a good time with no after-killing hangover.

So people love Chucky. There was that scene [in “Chucky”] where Chucky says,

“You know, I have a genderfluid kid.”

And Jake goes, “And you’re OK with that?” He goes, “I’m not a monster, Jake.”

I have to tell you, gay Twitter went crazy.

They’re like, “Chucky is an LGBTQ+ ally!” I mean, they loved it so much.

Now I have these kids following me on Twitter and their handle is @glendafluid [laughs] ‘cause they loved the way he said genderfluid: _gendafluid_.

I can’t help but think about how you wanted to play Corky in “Bound” and here you are as Tiffany, not playing the butch character yet again. Fiona gets to play the butcher character instead.

I know, and Fiona does such an amazing job. You know, the Wachowskis [Lana and Lilly Wachowski, both trans filmmakers, directed “Bound”] were humoring me, because I went in and read for Corky first because another actress was already set to do Violet. They said, “We never had her in mind for Corky; we always had her in mind for Violet.” Because I thought I was this close to getting Corky. They were just stringing me along.

When I look back on that, I can’t imagine anybody but Gina [Gershon] playing Corky. She’s so fantastic. And I can’t imagine playing anybody besides Violet.

They were so cranky with me. They go, “Violet is the better part.” Which is true. I

mean, she has much more [of] a character arc, like discovering who she really is.

Now, after my long career, I’m just happy that people still consider me sexy and that I get to play the sexy parts. And you know, making out with Fiona was an absolute delight, I have to say. She does all the heavy lifting in the scene because she has to cry and scream and fall on the ground. I’m so camp in this, like I’m always thinking of jokes that I can put in. I just like to make people laugh.

But in the last couple episodes there’s lots of emoting from Miss Tilly. You’ll see that Oscar-caliber acting come to the forefront. [Laughs.]

When we last chatted, you told me that on the set of “Bound,” you and Gina were looking out for each other during that sex scene.

Right. Well, because Gina was like, “Can you hold up my breast like so they look a little more plump?” [Laughs.]

How did your experience filming the sex scene with Fiona compare to that sex scene with Gina?

With Fiona it was great, but it wasn’t as gentle because we decided that Tiffany and Chucky have sort of a volatile relationship and that violence is a little bit of their foreplay. In fact, in “Cult of Chucky” [from 2017] we did a thing —

Don cut it out, but we thought it was brilliant [laughs] — where she kisses me, and then I slap her, and then she slaps me back. We’re like, “That sums up the relationship.” Don’s like, “Why are you guys doing that? Stop. Just stop.”

[Laughs.] We had another director on [“Chucky”]; they had different directors for the episodes. So it was a woman director, Leslie, an amazing lady. And I came up with the idea. I said, “How about I start on the bottom,” because we felt like there’s a battle, like who’s the top and who’s the bottom in the relationship?

“So, you’re on top of me and then I roll you over and I get on top of you. And then you don’t like being on the bottom.

[Laughs.] And so you roll me over and get on top of me again because you’re still Chucky even though you’re in a woman’s

“Seed of Chucky” came out, I was the grand marshal — I don’t know if that’s what they called it — of the gay Pride Parade in Greenwich Village. I was on a float with all these dancing Chuckys. I had a big, orange feather boa. There was so much love for Chucky and Tiffany as I was rolling through town. It was so much fun. But when I was the grand marshal of the gay Pride Parade in West Hollywood, I had all these half-naked dancing men up on the float. We were rolling through West Hollywood; my friends were on the street corners, and I’m like, “Get on. Get on.” They all started climbing on the float, and then they all started taking their shirts off too. And of course all my friends have so many abs I can’t even begin to count them. [Laughs.]

body, so you get the upper hand.”

So, I thought it was kind of a metaphor for them in the relationship, like, like who’s in charge? We did play it a little bit more violent; the love scene between Corky and Violet was very fluid and very sensual.

But the love scene between Fiona, [as] Nica, and Tiffany? She is Chucky, after all, so it was a little bit more aggressive.

A little rough and tumble, shall we say.

Chris Azzopardi is the Editorial Director of Pride Source Media Group and Q Syndicate, the national LGBTQ+ wire service. He has interviewed a multitude of superstars, including Cher, Meryl Streep, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, GQ and Billboard.

Reach him via Twitter @chrisazzopardi.

Since Don has turned Chucky into an LGBTQ+ ally, can we expect to see Chucky in some Pride parades next year?

Well, when “Bride of Chucky” came out, I was the grand marshal of the West Hollywood Pride Parade. Then when

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Some artists you may know, and others you don’t. We think that these artists this week are some that you need to know their name.

From some older throwback indie vibes to new wave and electro-hip hop, this week’s playlist is meant to take you from the craziness of the new year into the pump up that you need to tackle 2022. Enjoy!

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PALS Drag Queen Bingo - Ho Bingo @ LIPS Atlanta | THERE WILL BE NO TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. ALL TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ONLINE. To celebrate the New Year, we have some special guests for Ho Bingo: cast members of the Ho Show! Tickets are $20 for 7 games with $1,100 cash to the winners. Tickets available online at the link below: https://palsatlanta.yapsody.com/event/index/706766/ho-bingo Hostesses Bubba D. Licious and Erica Lee and our special guest performers will entertain you as they call bingo, put on a show, and help us raise money for PALS! PALS is one of the beneficiaries of the Ho Show, to be held on January 29, 2022, and some of the Hos will give you a sneak peek to what you can expect at their show.

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Since you have first started working, you have been an absolute workhorse. It has not been the easiest to see yourself get bypassed for promotions and raises while others who seem to be in the right place at the right time get praised for it, but your time is coming. Allow yourself the moment to breathe and know that you are going to do wonderful things and people are finally going to notice.

This week is filled with financial stability and you have been looking for some for quite a long time. You have some good opportunities coming your way, so can you manage and balance a few different jobs until the right one comes along? Maybe its a part time job, or maybe you get a new full time one altogether.

You smile is infectious this week, and people all around you are going toflock to you while you charm them into helping you with your necessary needs. People are going to help you in ways that you didnt even think they could. Maybe people will lend a shoulder to cry on, maybe others will help you financially. Either way, you are going to get the support that you need this week.

This week is a time for reflection and you need be outside to really feel the discoveries taking effect. The way you are going to connect with nature this week will help to heal some traumas that you are holding on to. Take a step onto the grass barefoot and feel the connection with the earth.

You have been working so hard that you havent been able to really take any time for yourself in the previous weeks. Now that we are in a new year, take the moment to really set time for yourself. If you need to schedule time to do so because you tend to forget, add it to your calendar and make it happen.

You are in desperate need of color this week, Gemini. You have a very dark ensemble that tends to be part of your daily attire, but you also enjoy a bit of color in your life. Buy a new scarf, hat or top. Do sometihng that is colorful in nature. Dance in the open. Sing at the top of your lungs.

You need this.

You are going to attend a social event sometime soon. Maybe it is a work function or a birthday and you are going to thoroughly enjoy meeting someone that you normally wouldnt connect with; or so you think. You and your new-friend will connect in such a way that you note more that you have in common than you could imagine.

Something this week is going to sweep you off your feet It might be someone expressing their love to you or it might be that someone you know has a secret that you were suspicious about. Everyone around you has a different story to tell but you havent been able to listen. Now is your chance.

It is time for you to really focus on your relationship. If you and your partner are opertaing on the same wavelength then how can you take the next step in becoming ONE? You and your partner will communicate, have great sex, and enjoy each other's company for months to come. There might be bumps in the road, but nothing you can't handle.

You are on a roll this week! You have been nothing but incredibly optimistic and ambitious at the same time. WIth the energy you have put into everything around you, you are going to get the most amazing rewards as you move forward into your goals for the new year.

You have a project that you havent been focusing on as much the past few weeks, but the universe is getting ready to support you in your passion. You need to return back to the thing that you find near and dear to your heart. Your project will benefit from it and you are going to fall back in love with your passion at the same time. Maybe the projects are one in the same!

You will look around and see that there is so much that you utilize. You have hidden talents that noone else knows because you are incredibly nervous to express them. You think that by showing these talents you are going to show vulnerability and people will take advantage of you. Own what you enjoy and what you are... move forward by being positive and innovative!

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