Minh Tran Discusses KISS, his new work premiering later this month as part of White Bird Uncaged

"I came out 23 years ago, and I’ve been thinking about this piece for a long time. But I kept telling myself I wasn’t ready, until five years ago, when I was more comfortable with myself, with my relationship and with who I am. Then I was ready to share my own personal experience with the rest of the world. If I’d made this work ten years ago, it would’ve been much louder, angrier, much more flamboyant, because that’s what I felt coming out and sexual identity meant to me. I was waving the flag—I’m queer and I’m here. But now that I’m settled down and comfortable with myself, what’s the big deal about being gay? And yet, it is a big deal, because I look at the picture of coming out as a much bigger one than just being gay."  Read more about Minh and his work HERE