Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 429 July 31, 2019

INTERVIEW
How did you and Miss Peppermint
become BFFs?
Cazwell: Me and Pep met a long,
long, long time ago. I got booked
for a gig at NYC’s Tunnel nightclub,
and I was told to meet a drag queen
named Peppermint in the Lower East
Side to help me find dancers for my
show. Peppermint seemed like a very
warm, sweet and extremely helpful
person since the first time I met her,
and I knew we would become good
friends.
“It’s a Mess” isn’t the first time you
two worked together on a project.
Cazwell: We threw a gay hip-hop
party called “Do the Right Thing”
every Thursday at the Ritz in New
York. We’ve also featured each other
in our musical projects.
Most notably, the “Blend” EP.
Cazwell: “Blend” gave us the
opportunity to actually produce
music together and combine both
of our tastes. I also got to write
Peppermint an anthem that helped
tell the story of her transition.
We’re both very proud of what
we accomplished with that EP.
What topics are you covering on
“It’s A Mess”?
Cazwell: A lot of crazy, fun sh*t, but
also some serious topics like trans
rights and gay adoption. It’s an
advice podcast. Our listeners write in
with their issues, so we get a variety
of questions they need advice for.
Do you and Peppermint often share
the same opinion on the right way
to solve a problem?
Cazwell: Me and Pep often have
very different views. She is sweet
and tends to find common ground
when there is a conflict. I tend to be
more argumentative. Our dynamic
definitely gives our listeners more
than one point of view.
How is “It’s a Mess” different from
all of the other podcast shows out
there?
Cazwell: One of the major
differences is that you get the
perspective of not only a gay man
but also a trans woman of color.
Trans people of color don’t get their
voices heard enough in the gay
community.
What inspired you both to
create a podcast?
Cazwell: Since I moved to
Los Angeles three years ago,
I missed working with her.
I thought that if we start a
podcast, it would be a great
opportunity for us to be
able to touch base every
single week. When your
best friend gets on “Drag
Race,” they become so
busy with touring, you
kind of have to create new
opportunities to actually
have a conversation for more
than 10 minutes.
PHOTO CREDIT: BAZ