Brandon Voss Explained

Brandon Voss is an American journalist and entertainment writer.

Early life and education

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] where he performed in various stage productions.[2] [3]

Career

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.[4] [5] [6]

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. 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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brandon Voss. Facebook.
  2. Web site: Patterson. George. October 1997. On the Boards. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081120062624/http://www.ambushmag.com/is2197/otb.htm. 20 November 2008. Ambush.
  3. Web site: Patterson. George. March 2000. On the Boards. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707131228/http://www.ambushmag.com/is600/otb.htm. 7 July 2011. Ambush.
  4. Web site: author search. live. Advocate.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20150928075544/http://www.advocate.com:80/authors/brandon-voss . 28 September 2015 .
  5. Web site: The QuOD - The Queer Online Database: A Who's Who of Who's Out. Kirby. Holt. 11 August 2010.
  6. Web site: bio. live. brandonvoss.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20121203144610/http://brandonvoss.com:80/bio/ . 3 December 2012 .
  7. Web site: Towle. Andy. 8 December 2006. News. live. Towleroad. https://web.archive.org/web/20061210095811/http://www.towleroad.com:80/2006/12/rumors_flying_o.html . 10 December 2006 .
  8. Web site: 8 December 2006. The Fix: News & Scoops. dead. https://archive.today/20130216010643/http://www.fashionweekdaily.com/the-fix/article/8617. 16 Feb 2013. Fashion Week Daily.
  9. Web site: Belonsky. Andrew. 8 September 2008. Voss Out!. live. Queerty. https://web.archive.org/web/20100720093951/http://www.queerty.com:80/voss-out-20080908/ . 20 July 2010 .
  10. Web site: author search. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170511191854/http://www.newnownext.com:80/author/vossb/ . 11 May 2017 . NewNowNext.
  11. Web site: Obsessed. live. NewNowNext. https://web.archive.org/web/20170430172605/http://www.newnownext.com:80/franchise/obsessed/ . 30 April 2017 .
  12. Web site: Voss. Brandon. 10 November 2010. Broadway's Big Adventure, Pee-wee Style. Playbill.
  13. Web site: Voss. Brandon. 13 January 2012. Pop Star Nick Jonas Returns to Theatre Roots for Broadway's How to Succeed. Playbill.
  14. Web site: Voss. Brandon. 11 May 2013. Eat, Prey, Love: Bette Midler Returns to Broadway in I'll Eat You Last. Playbill.
  15. Web site: Grant. Japhy. 20 November 2008. Advocate Reporter Treats Adrien Brody Like a Piece of Meat. live. Queerty. https://web.archive.org/web/20081218154143/http://www.queerty.com:80/advocate-reporter-treats-adrien-brody-like-a-piece-of-meat-20081120/ . 18 December 2008 .
  16. Web site: Hernandez. Greg. 21 November 2008. An Advocate interview with Adrien Brody goes awry…. dead. Out in Hollywood. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418031941/http://blogs.dailynews.com/outinhollywood/2008/11/21/an-advocate-interview-with-adr/. 18 April 2021.
  17. Web site: Abramovich. Seth. 20 November 2008. Adrien Brody Refuses To Confirm Or Deny The Proboscis-Salami Connection. Gawker.
  18. Web site: 19 November 2008. Adrien Brody Has No Sense of Humor. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418031941/https://perezhilton.com/adrien-has-no-sense-of-humor/ . 18 April 2021 . Perez Hilton.
  19. Web site: Jacobs. Damon L.. 29 December 2009. Scott Evans: The We Love Soaps Interview, Part One. live. We Love Soaps. https://web.archive.org/web/20100102235827/http://www.welovesoaps.net:80/2009/12/scott-evans-wls-interview-part-one.html . 2 January 2010 .
  20. Web site: Chris Evans Outed Bro Scott in The Advocate. 30 December 2009. Advocate.com.
  21. Web site: 31 July 2008. Getting Her Lindsay On. live. Perez Hilton. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608112924/https://perezhilton.com/getting-her-lindsay-on/ . 8 June 2019 .
  22. Web site: Bendix. Trish. 8 August 2008. Going Gaga for the Ladies. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121016101515/http://www.afterellen.com/blwe/08-08-08?page=0%2C6. 16 October 2012. AfterEllen.
  23. Book: Phoenix, Helia. Lady Gaga: Just Dance: The Biography. Orion Publishing. 2010. United Kingdom. Ch. 13.
  24. Web site: Reynolds. Daniel. 26 August 2017. Nurse Jackie Star Comes Out as 'Total Bottom' to Fight Anti-LGBT Violence. live. Advocate.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170827064311/https://www.advocate.com/people/2017/8/26/nurse-jackie-star-comes-out-total-bottom-fight-anti-lgbt-violence . 27 August 2017 .
  25. News: Voss. Brandon. 26 August 2017. Nurse Jackie Star Haaz Sleiman Comes Out As Gay, Shames Reporter For Asking About Sexuality. NewNowNext.
  26. Web site: General Membership. live. Galeca.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170625112800/http://www.galeca.com:80/members/ . 25 June 2017 .
  27. Web site: Dresden. Hilton. 30 November 2016. The Next Edition of Dead Darlings Is a Gay Extravaganza Featuring John Early and Cole Escola. live. Out.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201092721/http://www.out.com:80/popnography/2016/11/30/next-edition-dead-darlings-gay-extravaganza-featuring-john-early-and-cole-escola . 1 December 2016 .
  28. Web site: Feldman. Adam. 28 June 2017. Dead Darlings. live. Time Out New York. https://web.archive.org/web/20160214072008/http://www.timeout.com:80/newyork/theater/dead-darlings . 14 February 2016 .
  29. Web site: Bender. Hy. 10 February 2016. NYC Top Comedy Choices. live. Best New York Comedy. https://web.archive.org/web/20160301092304/http://bestnewyorkcomedy.com/2016/02/10/nyc-top-comedy-choices-for-wednesday-21016/ . 1 March 2016 .
  30. Web site: Musto. Michael. 3 March 2010. A Tale of Two Vosses. live. VillageVoice.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418031944/https://www.villagevoice.com/2010/03/03/a-tale-of-two-vosses/ . 18 April 2021 .

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