![]() I worked with the mayor and the governor of the state to get gay marriage passed. I’ve always been upfront about being queer but at the same time I like to make fun of the gay rules too. Why would you want to be separate? I don’t want my book in the gay section, I want it upfront with the best sellers. He even ruined the word bad.īut I think certainly gay people came but it was ‘gay’ people who didn’t fit in the gay world at the time.ĭo you think that has changed now with these mainstream films?Ĭertainly, it has because people are lamenting the closing of gay bars around the world. Trump thinks he is an outsider, so it’s lost it’s meaning. Now everyone thinks they are an outsider. It was all outsiders, that word when it really meant something. ![]() I guess my career was queer but when Pink Flamingos first came out it wasn’t an all gay audience. Your tour is called ‘This Filthy World’, have we seen the end of ‘filthy’ films? And they are the majority they wish they weren’t. They are all ages, they are all sexual persuasion, all nationalities and they always didn’t fit in with their own minority. A couple of weeks ago I was at John Waters Camp, that’s where people come for four days and almost live as characters in my movies, it’s really bizarre. You’re coming to Birmingham this November. Tickets to all events can be purchased at In our exclusive interview, the filmmaker opens up about working with the drag queen legend Divine and possible Hairspray sequels. The festival will nclude performances from Travis Alabanza, lesbian feminist icons Split Britches, and Birmingham’s first Vogue Ball. Waters will play at Birmingham’s Hippodrome on Wednesday November 13, as part of the 10th anniversary edition of SHOUT Festival of Queer Arts and Culture and he hopes his audience will ‘laugh at things they never found humour in’, and to listen to different opinions. Iconic filmmaker John Waters opens up about working with Divine, RuPaul and whether he is concerned about the closing of gay bars around the world.īest known for creating and helming the likes of Pink Flamingos, Serial Mom and Hairspray, the ‘Pope of Trash’ isn’t afraid to call out political and religious leaders including Trump and the Pope, who he dubbed a hypocrite. Ricky Martin: Social media ablaze over star’s ‘trouser elephant’ on Madonna’s Celebration Tour stage.Joker: Folie à Deux: Lady Gaga teases musical numbers in new trailer.
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