Part of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we're losing our individuality.

There's no better time than now to be who you are.

There's no better time than now to be who you are.

If you go back to the '80s, you had a whole plethora of artists, everyone from Madonna and Cyndi Lauper to Prince. God bless Lady Gaga for doing her thing, but she's kind of a lone peacock now. If anything, we have a much more conservative kind of pop world. It's not necessarily about individuality.

Ziggy Stardust, the Village People, and punk rock really shaped who I am as a person and as a gay man.

The struggle isn't just about being straight or gay or transgender - it's a human struggle. That's always really been my kind of starting point: If you're out there and you're odd, come over to my house.