Sky Gilbert

Sky is a Canadian writer, actor, academic and drag performer.

9 Posts

The Sad Spectacle of ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’

No, the female impersonators reading stories to children aren’t ‘groomers.’ They’re just needy gay men desperate for validation from straight society.

Sky Gilbert

26 Feb 2023 · 11 min read

With Theatres Shuttered, I Tried to Stage a 'Zoom Play.' (It Didn't Work)

Sky Gilbert

9 Mar 2021 · 7 min read

R.M. Vaughan (1965–2020): A Beautiful Mind Silently Extinguished in a Time of Fear

Sky Gilbert

6 Nov 2020 · 6 min read

For Gay Men Who Came of Age in the 1980s, a Grim Sense of Déja Vu

Sky Gilbert

12 Apr 2020 · 7 min read

By Seeking ‘Safer Spaces’ for Actors, We’re Creating a Hostile Environment for Art

Sky Gilbert

7 Feb 2020 · 7 min read

The Rise of ‘Drag Kids’—and the Death of Gay Culture

Sky Gilbert

10 Aug 2019 · 11 min read

Watching My Own Excommunication—on a Facebook Video

Sky Gilbert

1 Jun 2019 · 10 min read

Homophobia and the Modern Trans Movement

Sky Gilbert

31 Jan 2019 · 13 min read

If That's What It Means to Be a Writer, I Quit

Sky Gilbert

26 Nov 2018 · 13 min read