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Brandon Voss is an American journalist and entertainment writer.

Early life and education

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Voss is from New Orleans, LA. He was born on February 16, 1978. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in theater from Tulane University,[1][2] where he performed in various stage productions.[3][4]

Career

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He was a contributing editor for The Advocate, a national LGBT news magazine, interviewing celebrities for the regular "A-List" column, including George Clooney, Zac Efron, and Tina Fey. He also reviewed New York theater for the "Seat Filler" column on Advocate.com.[5][6][2]

Voss was promoted to editor-in-chief of the New York-based LGBT weekly HX magazine in December 2006.[7][8] He stepped down from the position in September 2008 after nearly four years with the now-defunct publication to pursue freelance writing opportunities.[9]

Voss was the weekend and theater editor for Logo TV’s website NewNowNext,[10] interviewing celebrities for its monthly “Obsessed” column, including Tony Goldwyn, Regina King, and Marisa Tomei.[11] He is also a former editor of Next, DLNQNT, and Gay.net, and he has profiled personalities for Out, Billboard, and Essential Homme.[2] As a contributing writer for Playbill, he has interviewed celebrities such as Paul Reubens, Nick Jonas, and Bette Midler.[12][13][14]

Voss's 2008 "Big Gay Following" interview with Adrien Brody for The Advocate sparked mild controversy: While some readers felt the questions were inappropriate, others felt Brody lacked a sense of humor.[15][16][17][18]

Chris Evans famously "outed" his younger brother, actor Scott Evans, in a January 2009 Advocate interview with Voss.[19][20]

Voss's August 2008 interview with Lady Gaga for HX was the pop star's first cover story and first interview in which she publicly discussed her bisexuality.[21][22][23]

After coming out publicly as gay in 2017, actor Haaz Sleiman criticized Voss for previously asking about his sexuality in a 2009 Advocate interview, recalling that he had not been prepared to answer personal questions. Voss apologized for the “unfortunate miscommunication” in a NewNowNext post, explaining, “When writing for LGBT publications, I respectfully interview LGBT people, straight people, and those who choose not to identify publicly. But because these celebrities are speaking to LGBT press, I do offer them an opportunity to identify if they so choose, with the end goal of celebrating and normalizing all sexual identities.”[24][25]

Voss is a member of GALECA, the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.[26] He has been a repeat guest at the monthly artists’ forum Dead Darlings in New York City.[27][28][29]

Personal life

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Voss is sometimes mistaken for the Werq the World party promoter who shares the same name.[30]

References

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  1. ^ "Brandon Voss". Facebook.
  2. ^ a b c "bio". brandonvoss.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012.
  3. ^ Patterson, George (October 1997). "On the Boards". Ambush. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008.
  4. ^ Patterson, George (March 2000). "On the Boards". Ambush. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011.
  5. ^ "author search". Advocate.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.
  6. ^ Holt, Kirby (11 August 2010). "The QuOD - The Queer Online Database: A Who's Who of Who's Out".
  7. ^ Towle, Andy (8 December 2006). "News". Towleroad. Archived from the original on 10 December 2006.
  8. ^ "The Fix: News & Scoops". Fashion Week Daily. 8 December 2006. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
  9. ^ Belonsky, Andrew (8 September 2008). "Voss Out!". Queerty. Archived from the original on 20 July 2010.
  10. ^ "author search". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Obsessed". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017.
  12. ^ Voss, Brandon (10 November 2010). "Broadway's Big Adventure, Pee-wee Style". Playbill.
  13. ^ Voss, Brandon (13 January 2012). "Pop Star Nick Jonas Returns to Theatre Roots for Broadway's How to Succeed". Playbill.
  14. ^ Voss, Brandon (11 May 2013). "Eat, Prey, Love: Bette Midler Returns to Broadway in I'll Eat You Last". Playbill.
  15. ^ Grant, Japhy (20 November 2008). "Advocate Reporter Treats Adrien Brody Like a Piece of Meat". Queerty. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008.
  16. ^ Hernandez, Greg (21 November 2008). "An Advocate interview with Adrien Brody goes awry…". Out in Hollywood. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021.
  17. ^ Abramovich, Seth (20 November 2008). "Adrien Brody Refuses To Confirm Or Deny The Proboscis-Salami Connection". Gawker.
  18. ^ "Adrien Brody Has No Sense of Humor". Perez Hilton. 19 November 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021.
  19. ^ Jacobs, Damon L. (29 December 2009). "Scott Evans: The We Love Soaps Interview, Part One". We Love Soaps. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010.
  20. ^ "Chris Evans Outed Bro Scott in The Advocate". Advocate.com. 30 December 2009.
  21. ^ "Getting Her Lindsay On". Perez Hilton. 31 July 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019.
  22. ^ Bendix, Trish (8 August 2008). "Going Gaga for the Ladies". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.
  23. ^ Phoenix, Helia (2010). Lady Gaga: Just Dance: The Biography. United Kingdom: Orion Publishing. pp. Ch. 13.
  24. ^ Reynolds, Daniel (26 August 2017). "Nurse Jackie Star Comes Out as 'Total Bottom' to Fight Anti-LGBT Violence". Advocate.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017.
  25. ^ Voss, Brandon (26 August 2017). "Nurse Jackie Star Haaz Sleiman Comes Out As Gay, Shames Reporter For Asking About Sexuality". NewNowNext.
  26. ^ "General Membership". Galeca.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017.
  27. ^ Dresden, Hilton (30 November 2016). "The Next Edition of Dead Darlings Is a Gay Extravaganza Featuring John Early and Cole Escola". Out.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016.
  28. ^ Feldman, Adam (28 June 2017). "Dead Darlings". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016.
  29. ^ Bender, Hy (10 February 2016). "NYC Top Comedy Choices". Best New York Comedy. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016.
  30. ^ Musto, Michael (3 March 2010). "A Tale of Two Vosses". VillageVoice.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021.
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