Brandon Voss is an American journalist and entertainment writer living in the United States.

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.[1][2][3]

Voss was promoted to editor-in-chief of the New York-based LGBT weekly HX magazine in December 2006.[4][5] He stepped down from the position in September 2008 after nearly four years with the now-defunct publication to pursue freelance writing opportunities.[6]

Voss was the weekend and theater editor for Logo TV’s website NewNowNext,[7] interviewing celebrities for its monthly “Obsessed” column, including Tony Goldwyn, Regina King, and Marisa Tomei.[8] He is also a former editor of Next, DLNQNT, and Gay.net, and he has profiled personalities for Out, Billboard, and Essential Homme.[3] As a contributing writer for Playbill, he has interviewed celebrities such as Paul Reubens, Nick Jonas, and Bette Midler.[9][10][11]

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.[12][13][14][15]

Chris Evans famously "outed" his younger brother, actor Scott Evans, in a January 2009 Advocate interview with Voss.[16][17]

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.[18][19][20]

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.”[21][22]

Voss is a member of GALECA, the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.[23] He has been a repeat guest at the monthly artists’ forum Dead Darlings in New York City.[24][25][26]

Personal life

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,[27][3] where he performed in various stage productions.[28][29]

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

References

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