Whatever emotions you're going through, you somehow seek out the people that are going through similar emotions or that maybe have something you need.
The cool thing for me about moving to New York was that I got to create a new family.
You find the people that you need to find. There's this gravitational pull.
I was never raised with anybody telling me that gay was bad.
A lot of my close friends have committed suicide or died of heroin overdoses.
My photographs are a celebration of life, fun and the beautiful. They are a world that doesn't exist. A fantasy. Freedom is real. There are no rules. The life I wish I was living.