It was just, like, “I think you’re hot.” Simple as that. If you want to look at it in a broader picture, probably. Sexual relationships, but never relationships. I always felt that it would be rude to bisexuals, because I’ve never had a relationship with a woman. Do you consider yourself part of the queer community? I never looked at it that way. You’ve had sexual experiences with men and women. If I’d valued myself a little bit more, I would’ve realised that I’m worth so much more than a one-night stand.
The way I felt wanted was to make every boy or girl I fancied want me. Being an adopted kid, it was about my sense of being wanted. I don’t get tormented by it, but it was my weapon of choice. We always joke on Drag Race about me being a slag. If you could get in a time machine and talk to the younger Michelle Visage about sex, what would you say? I would tell her to value herself and her body a little bit more. That’s what we need to get back to.” Credit: SEX Michelle Visage: “When I first got involved in the community, they didn’t care that I was a cisgender, white, middle-class girl from New Jersey.
