The Silver Tusks mean a lot to me, and I felt it was necessary to do it after a year of such... all this...

I want to shout out that the 99 individual performers(!) that have been nominated by their colleagues, fans, and friends are a beautiful and rich cross-section of beautiful weirdos and weird beautifuls with a clear nod to the B/I/POC and queer communities (and the twain that meet) that have been pumping it hard this year and every other...

That's super neat to me, and I thank folks for their honest acknowledgment to who's putting heavy lifting into their tassel twirling from home.

And remember: when one shines, all of us shine.