A pale smiling mask appears to melt into teal wax beside a small gold pin on cream ground. — Original artwork

I’ll be glad when Pride’s over and we can all go back to being ashamed.

Brian

A coral paper mask peeking from behind a folded gray card screen, connected by a taut thread, on a lavender surface. — Original artwork

It’s not lying when they make you lie, when the only truth they can deal with is their own.

Brian

A smiling yellow paper mask on a stick leans beside a white flower in a glass of water. — Original artwork

Hi, I’m not a lesbian, but I’m a big fan.

Daphne

Two teal cocktail glasses with pink paper umbrellas flanking a small magenta handbag against a deep plum background. — Original artwork

I know you’re uncomfortable hanging out in gay bars with your mother. But look at it this way; if you meet somebody nice, you won’t have to take him home to meet me, because I’m already here!

Debbie

Two paper hearts, one blush pink and one cream, interlock on an ivory linen surface. — Original artwork

It’s not about who you love, it’s how you love. Genitalia is just God’s way of accessorizing.

Debbie

A tall hamburger on a small silver plate with a red guitar pick above the bun against a turquoise background. — Original artwork

A song and a snack can turn any moment into an occasion.

Emmett

Painterly ornate hand mirror, pearls, pink fabric and a peacock feather on warm rose. — Original artwork

If you ask me, nobody makes a better woman than a gay man.

Emmett

A small round table with four chairs and a single gold plate set at one place on a cranberry background. — Original artwork

I generally don’t like discussing kink on an empty stomach.

Justin

A small blue megaphone with an open mouth at its rim stands beside a coiled metal spring. — Original artwork

This isn’t about me… or even what happened at school. This is about speaking out, demanding to be heard whether people want to hear you or not.

Justin

A small wooden figure casts two shadows in opposite directions across cracked orange ground. — Original artwork

I’d forgotten I was different- until I was so thoughtfully reminded.

Melanie

Painterly small baby shoes and a loose pink ribbon on rumpled dusty-rose fabric. — Original artwork

The thing about parenthood is that you don’t get anonymus sex breaks twice a day.

Melanie

Painterly tumbler and stemmed glass touching with a bright spark against deep blue. — Original artwork

Gay men and straight girls sleeping together… isn’t that one of the signs of the Apocalypse?

Ted

A tipped-over golden trophy beside a small burgundy rosette on a dark red background. — Original artwork

The next contestant loves the Powerpuff Girls, margaritas, and older men who take him for granted.

Justin's introduction for the King of Babylon Contest, episode 120