28 CONTRIBUTORS & INFLUENCES<br> 32 LETTERS<br> 34 EDITORS LETTER<br> 36 BY THE NUMBERS<br> <b>FOREGROUND</b><br> 39 SETH BOGART<br>
The indie punk's alter ego, Hunx, takes a somber turn.<br>
44 LIVE THE LIFE<br>
Bruce Lee<br>
51 GENTLEMANLY PURSUITS<br>
The Bazaar<br>
52 A PERFECT DAY<br>
Nick Cave's Chicago<br>
54 ONE WIT WONDER<br>
Margaret Edson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play gets a Broadway debut.<br>
59 AMERICAN REALNESS<br>
Wu Tsang's performance art at the Whitney Biennial & the New Museum<br>
60 TRULLIE OUTRAGEOUS<br>
Lesbian rocker Lissy Trullie proves she's more than a pretty face.<br>
62 PANTS ON FIRE<br>
Colorful denim cures the blue jean blues<br>
63 SKIN ON SKIN<br>
The undershirt's new look: leather.<br>
<b>SYMPOSIUM</b><br>
65 LETTERS TO MY BROTHER<br>
James Clementi's heartbreaking mesages to his brother, Tyler.<br>
<b>FEATURES</b><br>
68 IRON MAN<br>
What it took for a 22-year-old gay man to become the mayor of a Massachusetts
milltown BY AARON HICKLIN PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIM KLEIN<br>
76 THE KYD IS ALL RIGHT<br>
Will Syd the Kyd become hip hop's lesbian icon? BY ADAM RATHE / PHOTOGRAPHY BY
DARREN ANKENMAN<br>
80 HEAT WAVE<br>
Seven young actors ready for their close-ups. BY ADAM RATHE / PHOTOGRAPHY BY RANDALL
SLAVIN, SVEN JACOBSEN, AND PETER ASH LEE<br>
92 THE REVOLUTION WILL BE CROWDFUNDED<br>
How Kickstarter is helping finance the future of queer filmmaking BY MIKE BERLIN<br>
98 LONE WOLF<br>
Joe Manganiello's journey from theater-loving jock to HBO's ripped werewolf BY
WILLIAM VAN METER / PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATTHEW BROOKES<br>
<b>FASHION</b><br>
104 VARIATIONS<br>
Four dance companies display spring's most elegant apparel. STYLING BY BRENT AUSTIN
COOVER / PHOTOGRAPHY BY WALTER CHIN<br>
118 THE LUSH LIFE<br>
Designers turned to the rich cultural history of Africa to craft this season's
floral prints. STYLING BY GRANT WOOLHEAD / PHOTOGRAPHY BY DEAN ISIDRO<br>
<b>DEPARTMENTS</b><br>
131 SURVEILLANCE<br>
Why hit the bars when you can craft the perfect one at home?<br>
135 STORE INFO<br>
136 4,000 WORDS<br>
A visual essay from pop-tart Hunx (nee Seth Bogart)<br>
Title: Out March 2012
Series: Out
Item Number: OUT201203
I am a happy camper.