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Elissa Auther is Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and William and Mildred Lasdon Chief Curator at the Museum of Arts and Design. Mx. Justin Vivian Bond is a transgender singer, writer, performance artist and activist. Mike Albo is a writer, comedian and performance artist. madison moore is a cultural critic, DJ, and Professor of Queer Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. David Roman is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Southern California. Taylor Mac is a theatre artist. Sally Gray is an independent scholar who focuses on art, fashion and design history. Kalle Westerling is a theatre and performance PhD candidate working on the history and aesthetics of male-identified bodies in 20th-century burlesque and 21st-century boylesque.