Michael Varrati ndi munthu wotanganidwa kwambiri. Wolemba, wopanga, wotsogolera, wojambula, podcaster, ndi woyang'anira gulu la ComicCon nthawi zonse amakhala ndizinthu zomwe sizingachitike mwanjira ina iliyonse.

"Sindikufuna kukhala chete," adandiuza pakufunsidwa kwaposachedwa. “Sindiye amene ndili. Ndimasokonekera kwambiri ndikakhala kuti sindichita kanthu. Ngati sindikugwira ntchito, ndilemba kanema wamfupi. Ngati sindikulemba mwachidule, ndigwiritsa ntchito sewero lomvera. Zili m'magazi anga. Sindingachite chilichonse. ”

Ngakhale atakhala otanganidwa bwanji, nthawi zonse amakhala ndi nthawi yolankhula za ubale wapakati pa gulu la LGBTQ ndi zoopsa. M'malo mwake, podcast yake imaperekedwa pamutuwu.

Wakufa Chifukwa Chakuipa, yomwe ili pafupi chaka chimodzi, imagwirizanitsidwa ndi REVRY nsanja yolumikizana ndi wofalitsa, ndipo sabata iliyonse pamakhala gawo latsopanoli lodzipereka kwa owopsa ndi omwe amapanga makanema, olemba, opanga, ochita zisudzo, ndi ena otero monga alendo ake.

Varrati ndiwokonda kwambiri phunziroli ndipo monga ndidazindikira pakufunsidwa kwathu, sizolakalaka zachabe za munthu amene amangofuna kuphunzira. Ayi, monga m'mbali zina zonse za ntchito yake, chidwi chimenecho chimagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati chiwonetsero.

Kaya akusungira podcast yake kapena Queer Horror Panel ku ComicCon, akumva ngati ali komwe akuyenera kukhala ndikugwedeza zinthu munjira zabwino momwe amadziwa.

"Ndikumva ngati ntchito yanga yowopsa kuyambira pachiyambi idalumikizidwa ndi dzina langa lakale," adatero. "Nthawi zonse ndakhala ndikudziwa kuti kulumikizana kulipo ndikuti gulu lachifumu limatha kudzipezanso pazinthu zina zomwe timakumana nazo zowopsa. Chifukwa chake, kwa ine, ndakhala nthawi yayitali pantchito yanga ndikuseka khola pankhaniyi chifukwa ndipamene ndimadziona ndipo nditha kudzipeza ndekha. ”

Varrati akuwonetsa kulumikizana komwe iyemwini adamva pamene anali kukula kwa anthu ngati Laurie Strode Halloween. Mwanjira zambiri, Laurie anali wakunja ngakhale pakati pa abwenzi ake, koma mphamvu yomwe adapeza pokhala kunja idamuthandiza kukhalabe ndi moyo.

Amanenanso kuti kudzipereka sikunayambe mtunduwo.

"Zakhalapo mwamantha kuyambira pachiyambi," adalongosola. "Bwererani ku mabuku achi Gothic a nthawi ya Victoria ndipo mukapeze carmilla zomwe ndi za vampire wa lesibiyani. Panali otchulidwa achikale kwambiri Frankenstein kanema. Sizatsopano. Tsopano tikungoyamba kulankhula za izi. ”

Pazinthu zonse zomwe ntchitoyi ingakhale yotopetsa komanso yosasangalatsa masiku ena, Varrati akuti maimelo ndi mauthenga omwe amalandira pa intaneti kuchokera kwa achinyamata kuzungulira dzikolo zimapangitsa kuti zonse ziwoneke ngati zabwino.

"Ndilandira uthenga mwadzidzidzi wonena kuti ndine wachinyamata ku West Virginia ndipo ndimamva ngati palibe amene akumvetsa," adatero. "Ndine wachiwerewere ndipo ndikawonera makanema oopsa amandipangitsa kumva bwino ndipo ndimaganiza kuti ndiine ndekha, koma ndimamva ziwonetsero zanu ndi munthu ngati Jeffrey Reddick yemwe adapanga Kokafikira ndipo zimandithandiza. ”

"Ndi 2018," adapitiliza. "Opambana achikazi, ngwazi zakuda siziyenera kukhala vumbulutso mu 2018. Ziyenera kukhala zachilendo. Ndikufuna mtsikana womaliza yemwe ali ndi bwenzi lomaliza. Ndikufuna kanema wa vampire wa gay yemwe ali ndi mwayi womwewo akaponya anali. Ndikufuna munthu wopitilira kutipulumutsa ku zombie apocalypse. Sikuti timangofuna makanema awa, koma ndioyenera makanemawa. ”

Zikuwoneka kuti mchaka cha 2018 kuti zonena sizimasintha, komabe, makamaka m'magulu ena osamala. Kuphatikizidwa kwa zilembo za LGBTQ kapena zazing'ono zina nthawi zambiri kumatchedwa kukankhira zochita, ngakhale munthu atakhala wamkulu, wakuda, waku Asia, ndi ena ambiri.

Moyenerera, imatulutsa womenyera ufulu ku Varrati ndi ena ammudzimo mawu awa akapangidwa mwachitsanzo, za "Akufa Akuyenda." Banja lachiwerewere litayambitsidwa nyengo zingapo ndipo nthawi ina * adapumula * ndikupsompsonana, ena mwa omvera omwe anali osamala kwambiri adasokonezeka, ambiri amati sadzaoneranso.

"Nayi mgwirizano," Varrati adaseka, "ndipo ndipamene ndimakhazikika. Ngati mukuwonera kanema kapena kanema wawayilesi ndipo muli ndi vuto loti mumakhala anthu osawoneka bwino, kapena anthu akuda kapena azimayi olimba, ndiye pitani. Sitikusowa. ”

Ananenanso kuti omvera ochepa akula akuwonera makanema apa kanema komanso makanema omwe sanakhudzidwe nawo, komanso, nthawi zambiri analibe chiwonetsero cha anthu omwe amawoneka kapena kumva momwe amawonera.

"Koma tidapezekanso," adatero. "Ndabwera kudzauza anthu omwe amaganiza kuti" zolinga "zikupita patali kuti atenge gawo panokha. Yesetsani kulumikizana ndi munthu yemwe sali ngati inu ndipo mwina mungapezebe zomwe mumakonda. ”

(kuchokera kumanzere) Michael Varrati, Peaches Christ, Cassandra Peterson, ndi Sharon Needles ku RuPaul's DragCon

Pakadali pano, Varrati akuyang'ana kwambiri pakupanga zomwe zikuphatikizira anthu omwe akufuna kuwawona, ndikukondwerera anthu ena omwe ali mgululi omwe nawonso akuchita zomwezo.

"Ndinafunsidwa posachedwa zomwe ndingaganize ngati wina angayambitse podcast yoopsa," adatero, "ndipo ndidayankha kuti ndikhulupirira atero! Sindine ndi Mnyamata woopsa kwambiri; Ndine m'gulu lachigawenga. Palibe amene angatenge zonsezi yekha. Tiyenera kuthandizana ndikukhalanso limodzi. ”

Varrati akuyang'ana posachedwa poseketsa posachedwa mu Chilimwe. Amatchedwa Amamwa ndipo imakamba za banja lachiwerewere lomwe lalandila chithandizo cha mabanja. Tiffany Shepis ndiye wodziwika bwino wazamafilimu monga wothandizira yemwe wapeza kuti pali zambiri zomwe zikuchitika ndi banjali kuposa momwe zimachitikira.

Iye adalengezanso posachedwa pulojekiti yatsopano yochita kukoka komanso wowopsa aficionado Peaches Christ. Kanemayo, wotchedwa Minda Yopha, idalembedwa limodzi ndi Varrati ndipo ikukonzekera kumasulidwa chaka chamawa.

Pomwe kufunsa kwathu kumatha, Varrati adandipatsa upangiri womwe ndikuganiza kuti ukugwira ntchito pamabwalo ambiri m'miyoyo yathu yonse yomwe ndimaganiza kuti agawidwe pano.

“Musalole aliyense kuti akuuzeni kuti mukuchita zankhanza kapena kuti muyenera kupuma pang'ono pomenyera ufulu wofuna kufanana; simuyenera. Uwu ndi moyo wanu. Nthawi zambiri munthu amene amakuwuzani amakukankhirani kumbali mukangokhala chete. ”