Winston Gieseke

Beginning his career as a television writer, Winston Gieseke penned episodes for shows like "Wildfire" and "Hollywood Off-Ramp" as well as the made-for-cable movie "Romantic Comedy 101," which starred Tom Arnold and Joey Lawrence. While living in Los Angeles, he served as editor in chief of both Men and Freshmen magazines before honing his journalistic skills as managing editor of The Advocate. An award-seeking vocalist whose "rich voice harkens back to vintage Hollywood crooners" (Gay.net), his "saucy yet heartfelt" debut album, On the Edge, which "takes classic material, turns it upside down, and then spits it out with panache" (Frontiers), was released in 2012. He spent two years in Berlin, an experience he shamelessly exploited at ExpatsInBerlin.us, and now resides somewhere in southern California. He is the editor of the anthologies "Indecent Exposures," "Daddy Knows Best," "Straight No More," "Blowing Off Class,"" "Whipping Boys," "Until the Sun Rises," "Out of Uniform," "Hired Hands," "Slave Boys," and the Lambda Literary Award finalist "Team Players."