Brandon Voss is an American journalist and entertainment writer.
Voss is from New Orleans, LA. He was born on February 16, 1978. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in theater from Tulane University, [1] [2] where he performed in various stage productions. [3] [4]
He was a contributing editor for The Advocate , a national LGBT news magazine, interviewing celebrities for the regular "A-List" column, including George Clooney, Zac Efron, and Tina Fey. He also reviewed New York theater for the "Seat Filler" column on Advocate.com. [5] [6] [2]
Voss was promoted to editor-in-chief of the New York-based LGBT weekly HX magazine in December 2006. [7] [8] He stepped down from the position in September 2008 after nearly four years with the now-defunct publication to pursue freelance writing opportunities. [9]
Voss was the weekend and theater editor for Logo TV’s website NewNowNext , [10] interviewing celebrities for its monthly “Obsessed” column, including Tony Goldwyn, Regina King, and Marisa Tomei. [11] He is also a former editor of Next , DLNQNT, and Gay.net, and he has profiled personalities for Out , Billboard , and Essential Homme. [2] As a contributing writer for Playbill , he has interviewed celebrities such as Paul Reubens, Nick Jonas, and Bette Midler. [12] [13] [14]
Voss's 2008 "Big Gay Following" interview with Adrien Brody for The Advocate sparked mild controversy: While some readers felt the questions were inappropriate, others felt Brody lacked a sense of humor. [15] [16] [17] [18]
Chris Evans famously "outed" his younger brother, actor Scott Evans, in a January 2009 Advocate interview with Voss. [19] [20]
Voss's August 2008 interview with Lady Gaga for HX was the pop star's first cover story and first interview in which she publicly discussed her bisexuality. [21] [22] [23]
After coming out publicly as gay in 2017, actor Haaz Sleiman criticized Voss for previously asking about his sexuality in a 2009 Advocate interview, recalling that he had not been prepared to answer personal questions. Voss apologized for the “unfortunate miscommunication” in a NewNowNext post, explaining, “When writing for LGBT publications, I respectfully interview LGBT people, straight people, and those who choose not to identify publicly. But because these celebrities are speaking to LGBT press, I do offer them an opportunity to identify if they so choose, with the end goal of celebrating and normalizing all sexual identities.” [24] [25]
Voss is a member of GALECA, the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. [26] He has been a repeat guest at the monthly artists’ forum Dead Darlings in New York City. [27] [28] [29]
Voss is sometimes mistaken for the Werq the World party promoter who shares the same name. [30]