Kiki Starter  Scissor Sisters' Ana Matronic has been performing
and partying for gay rights practically since childhood
Interview by Doug Rule Published on August 29, 2013, 6:08am |
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Seth Kirby)  MW: And the separation was a result of your father
coming out as gay. Is it true that part of the reason you think
you long ago immersed yourself in gay culture is because your
father was gay?  MATRONIC: That sentiment is in hindsight. It
was never something that, when I was 20 and attracted to drag,
it wasn't because I had lost my father at 15. It was just
because that's what I liked.  Looking back, I think there was a
subconscious desire for me to understand my father in a way that
I wasn't -- you know, I'm not able to talk to him about his
experiences. But I think I really learned a lot about where his
head was at, and why he made the decisions he did. And it
provided me a great deal of, I think, understanding and
forgiveness, because, when you're a ki