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EMPEROR XXVIII ANTONIO T. VENTURA,
THE DEDICATED DRAGON EMPEROR OF
INVOLVEMENT, INNOVATION AND INCLUSION
PHOTOS BY: STEVEN MENENDEZ
On Saturday, March 28, 2020, The
Imperial Court of New York will present
their annual benefit and extravaganza,
Night of a Thousand Gowns. This year’s
headlining entertainer is international
recording Artist CeCe Peniston with a
special performance. It is set to take
place at the New York Hilton Midtown
Hotel and will benefit the Hetrick-
Martin Institute and the Hudson Pride
Center. Tickets can be purchased at
icny.tix.com.
I shared questions and answers with
Emperor XXVIII Antonio T. Ventura,
The Dedicated Dragon Emperor of
Involvement, Innovation and Inclusion.
Knowing Michael Perez many years, I can safely attest to the fact that
he is one of the most giving persons on the planet, always mentoring,
sharing advice and never saying no when asked to perform or do
someone a favor.
INTERVIEW
What does your involvement in
The Imperial Court of New York
mean to you as someone so well
rounded and talented in your craft?
Moving to New York City just about
seven years ago (March 2, 2013), I
wanted to expand my involvement
in nonprofit and fundraising efforts
for the LGBTQ+ community. Finding
The Imperial Court of New York three
months into being here was the best
thing that could have happened. This
experience and organization mean the
world to me.

I am super grateful to be able to use
this platform to bring awareness to
organizations that may not get a lot of
support and to bring another level of
support with a group of other dedicated
volunteers, donating their time and
personal energy to make sure our work
continues. I learn from the members
of the ICNY every day and grow from
every experience.
What can the guests look forward
to this year at Night of a Thousand
Gowns?
Guests can look forward to a multi-level
of entertainment and inspiration. From
our headliner, international recording
artist Cece Peniston, to the knighting
of NYC/NJ community warriors (Wendy
Kaplan - Trinity Place Shelter, Marti
Gould Cummings, Chris Dunbar and
Liz Schedl - Hudson Pride Center) to
an amazing drag performance from
NYC star Jahlove Serrano and Rhode
Island queen, Complete Destruction.
Another amazing thing our guests will
be able to look forward to is being part
of an amazing evening that ultimately
supports our LGBTQ+ youth through
our beneficiaries, The Hetrick-Martin
Institute and Hudson Pride Center.
What are you most excited about?
I am most excited about sharing
this evening with loved ones, both
biological and chosen family. This
year has been truly fulfilling and
inspiring. Being able to support the
LGBTQ+ community of New York
City, New Jersey and Long Island has
been humbling and fabulous. Being
able to bring all sorts of amazing
supporters of these causes together
is a very exciting thing to think about.
The connections that can come from
this evening to grow our mission and
connections that could grow the fight
for equality is something that I truly
hope will come from this evening.
What were some of the highlights
of this past year from your point
of view?
Some of the highlights for me from
this year is being able to have been in
a leadership position doing the 50th
anniversary of Stonewall and World
Pride. I am only 31 years old and love
having discussions with survivors of
the LGBTQ+ movement of the 1960s
to 1980s and hearing what was done
and thinking of how far we still have
to come. This year I was privileged to
meet a few Stonewall survivors and
hear their stories. A truly major part
of what I will take from this year is
being able to join the membership
of the ICNY as a team to support 18
different organizations and programs
through our fundraisers and outreach
programs.
How has your former experience
prepared you for your role and
your reign in The Imperial Court of
New York?
Throughout my life, my mother
always instilled in me the importance
of giving back and helping others.
Throughout my life I have held
leadership roles in school bands and
was a resident assistant in college.
This and my drive to make this
world a better place, I feel, helped
with what it takes to be in the role
of monarch of The Imperial Court of
New York.
What are the benefits of becoming
a member of the ICNY?
The biggest benefit to me is finding
expanded family. From the second I
joined the ICNY, I was taken under the
wing of Sugar B. Real and Ritz Kraka,
who are the parents of an amazing
chosen family. The ICNY is a melting
pot of LGBTQ+ individuals with
varying backgrounds, life experiences
and ages—currently ranging from
25 to 85 in age. Just imagine the
combination of stories that can be
brought to the table to evolve the
LGBTQ+ community.

Personally, I enjoy the mission of
the ICNY: We are a 100% volunteer
organization using our personal
talents and energies to fight for
and support the LGBTQ+ and other
communities we live in. I would
encourage anyone curious about
what they do to reach out, come to a
meeting, come to an event, volunteer
at our gala. We are waiting with open
arms to welcome you into this family
and have you join and bring a new
bulb to our chandelier of light.
What inspired you to join?
I was inspired to join the ICNY when
I saw the fun that goes into these
fundraisers and events. Our members
Grandpa and Q.T. Pie introduced
me during Pride 2013, and I was
immediately drawn in seeing the
costumes the ICNY members were
wearing that year and then hearing
how they accomplished things
like fundraising and successfully
providing a new shower
to a youth shelter in need,
bringing entertainment to
care facilities where the
residents aren’t able to
leave the facilities and so
much more. Being able
to bring joy and love to
our community is the
basis of the work I do
and what the ICNY’s
mission is all about.
If you could use
your platform to
say anything you
wanted to, what
would you say?
I would encourage
our community
to be more loving
and inclusive
within ourselves,
especially when it
comes to the age
gaps. I would encourage the younger
generation, of which I am part of,
to listen to stories of our LGBTQ+
seniors—we are living and working
on the backs of these amazing
humans. They paved the way for us
to have the voices we do. Trust and
believe, I am a better human because
of those who came before me, that
I am able to talk to every day and
work to build on their efforts to
evolve the fight and mission. And
on the opposite side, to our seniors:
Encourage our youth to rise up
and continue the fight. Be open to
evolution, and come together with
our youth to be a truly powerful voice
for change within our world and
equality and acceptance for all.
PHOTOS BY: STEVEN MENENDEZ

PHOTOS BY: STEVEN MENENDEZ
EMPRESS XXXIII
THE GOODNESS EMPRESS OF LOVE, JUBILANCE
AND PHILANTHROPY CHULETA DEVINE
The Emperor XXVIII Antonio T. Ventura,
The Dedicated Dragon Emperor of
Involvement, Innovation and Inclusion,
and Empress XXXIII, The Goodness
Empress of Love, Jubilance and
Philanthropy Chuleta Devine, cordially
invite you to join the celebration of the
34th annual Night of a Thousand Gowns,
an extravaganza and benefit hosted by
the Imperial Court of New York. The
event will take place at the Hilton New
York Midtown Hotel on March 28, 2020.
Headlining the entertainment will be
dance icon CeCe Peniston doing a special
performance. Dinner, dance and a red
carpet spectacular as well as a silent auction will be included within
the festivities. I spoke with Empress XXXIII Chuleta Devine regarding
the event and the Imperial Court of New York.
INTERVIEW
What are some of the things that
the ICNY does throughout the
year?
The ICNY membership supports
various LGBTA community
organizations by hosting and
attending events in local bars,
shelters, hospitals and long-term care
facilities, raising money for youth
scholarships and supporting our local
shelters, and bringing awareness into
the community.
What is your title and involvement
in the ICNY?
I am Empress XXXIII, The Goodness
Empress of Love, Jubilance and
Philanthropy Chuleta Devine.
prior years?
This year’s Night of a Thousand
Gowns will be a celebration for all our
membership’s hard work throughout
the year raising much-needed funds
to support our community.
What were some of the highlights
of this year from your point of
view?
The highlights of my year was the
month of June, the celebration of
50 years and marching in the World
Pride parade. I’ve been attending
the New York Pride parade for the
past 40 years, and this year left me
speechless! It was a truly amazing
month-long celebration with love in
my heart, joy in my soul and pride in
every step in my march!
How will this year’s Night of a
Thousand Gowns be different from

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Where can people
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THE STORY OF
PROJECT
MOSES
BY MICK SANDOVAL
THE OUT ARTIST
RELEASES FIRST
SINGLE FROM
HIS ‘BETTER
MAN’ ALBUM
“I grew up in Israel in a very conservative
family,” recalls out artist Project Moses
from his home in NYC. “My dad was
a very strict disciplinarian. I would be
punished for every little thing. My
musical interests were discouraged. My
personal interests were discarded. But
I admired and mimicked him as best I
could to earn his love. Unfortunately, as I
matured and could no longer ignore the
true man I was inside, our values began
to clash.”
Project Moses explores the tumultuous
relationship he had with his now
deceased father in “Missing Half,” the
first single and music video release from
his upcoming visual album, “Better Man.”
The ominous ballad is meant to convey
the sometimes-conflicting feelings many
people have for the people who raised
them.
“The idea for the song came to me
after my dad died in a car accident,” he
continues. “It forced me to reflect on
a relationship that wasn’t always good,
one that left me with a lot of emotional
and psychological scars. Yet, through it
all, I still love my dad and was left feeling
broken inside by his sudden death.”
INTERVIEW
How did you develop your
unique musical style?
My style came about by
listening to a lot of different
artists, from Foreigner and
Pink Floyd (who my dad was
obsessed with) to Paul Anka
and the Spanish and Greek
music my mom listened to. I
enjoyed them all while also
listening obsessively to top 40
hits on the radio.
Is that where your love for
singing stems from?
Funny story. I discovered my
love for singing at the age
of two, singing on a tape
recorder. My mom still has the
tape, and she loves to listen to
it on her Walkman! It’s about
six songs of me mumbling
Israeli hits. It’s really funny.
Then, at the age of 4, my dad
got me my own tape recorder
and a microphone, and I
began making up songs and
melodies.

Your music seems to draw inspiration
from your family.
Yes, I draw from family as well as from
friends, lovers, even enemies. I’d say
life itself is my main inspiration. I think
most songwriters will tell you that as
much as they love to sing about some
obscure concept, it is more powerful
to tell stories from their own lives
that spark happiness, hope, tears or
even anger in others. As long as I
move any kind of cell or membrane
in the listener’s body, my mission is
accomplished.
Was it tough to write about the
tense relationship between you
and your father, especially after his
passing?
Ironically, it wasn’t. It actually felt very
cathartic. It was more difficult to hear
comments from my family. Some were
critical. But the song is simply my
journey, which I needed to tell at my
own time.
dad. It leads me to a cemetery where
my father is buried with the hat and a
scarf that he always wore. As surreal
as it was, it made me deal with a lot of
demons and emotions that I had felt for
many years.
Any plans for a live show?
We’re working on it. In my live shows,
I try to bare my soul and self on stage,
expressing all emotions, the good and
bad. I let it all out without relying on
glitz or glamour.
How about additional music videos?
I’m working on my next music videos
from the “Better Man” album now.
They will be even darker than “Missing
Half,” if that’s possible—a little bit
more thought provoking and sex
oriented. We have one that deals with
drug abuse and its consequences. Just
be prepared with a box of tissues.
What other relationships
are explored on your
upcoming album?
My whole album
explores the important
relationships in my life
that turned me into
who I am today, what
I call a better man. It’s
about learning from your
experiences, no matter
what they are.
The music video for
“Missing Half” is very
powerful.
Shooting it was intense.
In the video, I’m being
followed by a ghost of my
“Missing Half” is available now on Apple iTunes, Amazon and all other
major music retailers, as well as for streaming through Spotify and Apple
Music. The “Better Man” album releases fall 2020. Project Moses can be
followed on Instagram @project_moses.

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BY IAN-MICHAEL BERGERON
@ianmichaelinwonderland
The week of my 30th birthday (yes,
30—I’m still getting used to saying that),
I went to see a one-man show appropriately
titled Happy Birthday Doug. Turning
30 didn’t exactly thrill me, but I figured
shifting the attention to someone else’s
“birthday” would take off some of the
pressure.
The show is up at Soho Playhouse on
Vandam Street. It was my first time there.
After picking up the tickets for my boyfriend
and myself, we wandered downstairs
to their bar for a glass of red wine,
where we stayed drinking and chatting
with the bartender until they opened the
house.
I thought I
was unfamiliar
with
Droege, until
I Googled
him: He’s
appeared on
an impressive
amount of television
shows,
including “Hot
in Cleveland,”
“How I Met
Your Mother”
and “Reno 911!”,
not to mention
voice work on
one of my favorite
animated shows,
“Bob’s Burgers.”
(He voiced Deirdre,
a woman shopping
for plastic cups for a
street chalk art fair.)
Most people would
recognize
him from his Chloe Sevigny impression
videos (absolutely worth the Google if
you haven’t seen them).
Soho Playhouse is a small theatre, creating
the perfect, intimate setting for
Doug’s birthday party. Droege plays all
of the guests at Doug’s party, showing a
full comedic range, from the drunk friend
who wasn’t invited to the twin-like couple
to the pretentious ex-boyfriend. (My
favorite characterization was the waiter
who knew of Doug’s work.) I won’t spoil
Doug’s surprise guest at the end of the
party, but I will say I haven’t laughed that
hard in quite some time.
I knew all of the characters in my real life:
Hell, I’ve been half of them. Showing up
to parties I purposefully wasn’t invited
to (just to remind them I go where I
want), wearing matching outfits with my
boyfriend (I know, we’re terrible),
pretending that I’m
over an ex because
I’ve got “Really great
things going on”
(meaning I’m still
working the same
job, and I’m still
“working” on a
manuscript). I both
loved and hated
seeing myself in all
of Doug’s guests.
At 60 minutes
with no intermission,
I could
have spent the
whole evening
with Doug’s
diverse group
of friends coming
in and out
of his party.
Droege has
such a seamless,
conversational
approach, at times I nearly talked back to
him as if I were at the party.
Birthday Boy
After packed houses and rave reviews
from “The New York Times” and “The
Daily Beast,” Happy Birthday Doug has
been extended through Sunday, March
29. Tickets are available at happybirthdaydoug.com.

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native is ready to
work again.
It’s a new decade,
new state (he calls
Kansas home now)
and a new movie
studio for Sweet.
At 26, he is one of
the senior guys at
Helix Studios, but
he’s proving he can
keep up with the
young’uns. He works
out just as hard,
shakes his booty on
the dance floor even
harder and, hey, he’s
still Sweet… and who
doesn’t love that? We
spoke with him from
the set of his second
movie for Helix,
“Daytime Playtime.”
Are you really as
sweet as your name
implies?
I try to be sweet
whenever I can. There
is so much negativity in
the world already. I hate
the idea that I would
ever add to it.
Tell us about growing
up in Texas.
I was kinda brainy, but
I played tennis, so was
also kinda athletic.
Any brothers or
sisters?
I have two older
brothers. I’m the
baby of the family. My
parents are divorced,
and both remarried.
I don’t talk to my
biological dad.
Do your friends and
family support your
porn career?
The few family
members that do know
my chosen career
support me, thankfully.
My friends do, too. I
would be heartbroken
and lost without their
encouragement.
What advice would
you give your 13-yearold
self?
I would tell myself to
just keep breathing. It’s
all gonna be OK, kid.
When did you realize
a porn career was for
you?
I started porn as a side
thing, and I found I
enjoyed it. I took a
break for a few years,
but I’m glad to be back.
Who is one person
you would like to
meet?
In the industry, I would
like to meet Cutler X or
Rocco Steele.

They are both giants in
their fields, literally and
metaphorically. Outside
of adult entertainment,
Illenium and Said the
Sky. Both are extremely
emotional and impactful
DJs that have helped me
form who I am.
Are you a raver?
I love a good party. I wish
I was a better dancer.
I enjoy it, but it can
sometimes lead to me
embarrassing myself. I am
good at giving glove light
shows to people at raves.
People often say I’m fairly
great at it.
Describe your perfect
date.
I’m a pretty simple guy.
Meeting a cute man over
coffee in the late afternoon
or maybe a drink in the
early evening sounds like a
perfect first date for me.
Do you believe in love at
first sight?
I used to not believe in
love at first sight, but now I
definitely think I do.
If you had to pick
between Harry or
William...
[Laughing] Harry Potter
over Prince William, and
(EDM DJ) William Black
over Prince Harry.
Have you ever been
dumped?
I prefer not to go into
details.
Fair, but did you deserve
it?
Yes, I deserved it.
Do you have a pet?
Growing up, we had family
pets, and we still have a
black Labrador named
Bo, but he lives with my
parents.
How important is fashion
to you?
Fashion isn’t too important
to me in the sense that I
need to have the latest
trends. I obviously like to
look good, but honestly, if
I feel good in sweats and
a hoodie, that’s gonna be
my fashion.
Let’s play a game. In or
out: “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
Out! I’m not a huge fan of
reality TV shows, although
I do love the memes and
the artistry of the talent.
Slay, queens!
Instagram.
Out! I’ve said it once, and
I’ll say it again: Instagram
unfairly targets and
deactivates the accounts
of sex workers even when
we post things that are
well within community
guidelines. Until they end
this charade crusade,
I won’t make an adult
Instagram. I won’t
amass a fan following
just to have it deleted
on a whim of a prejudiced
admin. It’s not fair to my
fans.
What’s your preferred
social platform?
Twitter (@tylerxxxsweet),
because the free-form
guidelines of Twitter allow
me to be nerdy, hornbally
and cutesy all at the same
time. All those are sides
of me, and I think people
really love to see it all
together.
Back to the game:
iPhone.
In! I love my iPhone. I’ve
had an iPhone since I’ve
been in college, and even
though I never have the
latest and greatest model,
I still like it.
Taylor Swift.
So in! I love Taylor Swift.
I’m not a crazy fanboy,
and I don’t follow celebrity
scandals and all the jazz
on that front. But with that
being said, her albums
have bops on bops.
Where do you see
yourself five years from
now?
Hopefully with a thriving
career, a little more stable
and living in a fun city.
What is the one thing
your fans would be most
surprised to learn about
Tyler Sweet?
I see all the messages I
get in Twitter DMs and
on comment boards,
and although I may not
respond, I never take
compliments for granted.
I take each and every
compliment to heart. On
days when I’m sad, I use
them to keep going, and I
love all of my fans for that.
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that was like as a 16 year old. To be a
30-something who is brave enough
to step into myself and not be afraid
of it–hopefully there will be another
16 year old who sees this season and
really that they don’t have to be afraid
to. That was really important to me and
a big part of why I auditioned. It would
have meant so much for me to see an
Iranian kid on television at that time,
and hopefully I can do that for another
kid with this show. I am just so excited.
What New York City “Drag Race”
alumni do you see that have gone on
to great success and you could pattern
your own career in a similar way?
Well, obviously Bob the Drag Queen,
hello! What is crazy about Bob is that
she and I started drag around the same
time, nine or 10 years ago. I remember
right after she filmed her season and
before it was released, she said to me,
“Jackie, how long have you been doing
drag?” I responded, “Maybe four to
five years.” She said, “The same time
as me, huh? When are you going to
step it up and go to the next level?” I
guess it took me another four years,
but I listened to Bob. That is a career
that would be the envy of any person
in entertainment, much less drag
queens. What passionate supporter
of important causes and a damn good
entertainer at the same time.
@jackiecoxnyc
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