Five Voices

HOMO EXPO features five pieces by five different writers, beginning with four monologues. The authors:

Alec Mapa is a comedian and actor, perhaps best known for his recurring role on the TV series "Desperate Housewives." He was the first Asian gay regular on a TV sitcom in "Half and Half." Fillipino American, born in San Francisco, his first big break was replacing B.D. Wong in the Broadway production of M. Butterfly. On line: 2005 Interview. Bio.

Denise Uyehara is an award-winning performance artist, writer, and playwright whose work has been presented internationally. Her work investigates what it means to be a woman, an Asian American, a bisexual, and human being, not necessarily in that order. She is interested in what marks us in our migration across borders of identity. Online: photos and video links.

Kate Bornstein is a transgender author, playwright, performance artist and gender theorist, and the author of Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us. Online: website. POV interview. Her blog.

Craig Hickman is a poet, actor, dancer, activist and educator. He brought his critically acclaimed and popular solo performance pieces, skin & ornaments, Portraits of a Black Queen and SisterGirl!, to over twenty universities, festivals, and progressive venues across the country. Online: his blog, Fumbling Toward Divinity.

S. Bear Bergman is the author of Butch Is A Noun, and "a writer, a theater artist, an instigator, a gender-jammer, and a good example of what happens when you overeducate a contrarian." Bear is also a frequent lecturer and at colleges and universities regarding issues relating to gender and sexuality, and has advised the staff of numerous institutions on their policies regarding transgendered and transsexual students. An observant Jew, Bear also speaks extensively about the intersection of identities, especially as it relates to being both Jewish and queer. Online: his web site.