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BJ Colangelo

BJ Colangelo is a recovering child beauty queen that fancies herself the lovechild of Christopher Sarandon in “Fright Night” and Susan Sarandon in “The Hunger”. BJ is a social emotional theatre teaching artist and a professional horror film journalist and theorist. She writes about horror, wrestling, sex, kicking pancreatic cancer’s ass, and being a fat queer all over the Internet. Her work has been featured in publications like Blumhouse, Medium, Playboy, Vulture, Birth. Movies. Death., Autostraddle, and The Daily Dot, and has contributed essays to the books When Animals Attack!, Creepy Bitches, and Hidden Horror 101.

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BJ's Latest Articles

A Farewell to The Side Quest: A Safe Haven for Geeks, the LGBTQ+ Community, & Other Outsiders

"Had it not been for The Side Quest, I genuinely believe I would not be alive today."

I Just Left Ohio and Now Need to Unlearn the Traumas of Ohio’s Discrimination

Because back in Ohio, it was never “if” someone was going to harass us, it was “when.”

Your Identity is Still Valid if Transgender Day of Remembrance is Too Much for You [COMMENTARY]

There is no “correct” way to be a member of the community, and emotional protection is just as important as physical safety.

“Please, My Wife and I Are Just Trying to Buy Groceries.”

There’s something about the intersection of transphobia, homophobia, fatphobia, and misogyny that brews a perfect storm of disgust and hatred for so many people.

Quarantine is a Drag: A Chat with Drag News Ohio’s “C.E.O.” Dusty Bucket

"This has called me to make drag in a way that just can’t be replicated on a stage."

Navigating Toxic Family Members During Turbulent Times

Carrie Buckley first knew their relationship with their father wasn’t going to be salvageable back in 2016.

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