Vivek Shraya Archives

Vivek Shraya

webseries

tv reviews

Vivek Shraya’s “How to Fail as a Popstar” Makes Failure Look Good

How to Fail as a Popstar embraces the limitations of its length and budget. Vivek Shraya and director Vanessa Matsui have crafted a work bursting with queer creativity, a story…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Feb 20, 2024

literary fiction

novel

lgbt book reviews

Vivek Shraya Remains an Original with New Novel “The Subtweet”

It’s one of many reasons Shraya is such a singular artist. She’s making work for herself and her communities – everyone else is welcome to appreciate her, but she doesn’t…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Apr 2, 2020

trans day of visibility

trans women of color

gender

Trans Day of Visibility Roundtable: Letters to the Trans People Who Shaped Us

“You make me proud to be Mexican, proud to be fat, proud to be queer and proud to be trans. You make me proud to be myself. I love you…

the team —

Mar 31, 2018

Lists/Top 10s

queer musicians

music

Your New Favorite Music By Queer and Trans Artists To Check Out This Month

Here are five just-released albums/EPs/singles you should check out if you like queer women, gay boys, trans women, and the wonderful music that they make.

Abbie Jones —

Feb 1, 2018

sunday funday

trans women

society + culture

Sunday Funday is Celebrating and Honoring Trans Women of Color

Two AMAB celebs came out as trans this week, Peruvian trans women are saints, and a bisexual tattoo artist is designing tattoos honoring trans women. What! A! Week!!!

Ari —

Oct 29, 2017

album review

the speakeasy

music

Vivek Shraya’s New Album “Part-Time Woman” Is a Binary-Breaking Love Letter

Shraya’s lyrics tease apart the ways in which trans girls’ emotional lives are drawings rendered in chiaroscuro, the play of light and shadow: The power and relief of discovering one’s…

Kai Cheng —

Jul 19, 2017

end-of-year-list

gabby rivera