Sessums has served as executive editor of Interview and as a contributing editor of Vanity Fair, Allure, and Parade. His work has also appeared in Travel+Leisure, Elle, Out, Marie Claire, Playboy, Thedailybeast.com and Towleroad.com. He was the founding Editor-in-Chief of FourTwoNine magazine and the Editor at Large of the Curran Theatre in San Francisco. Currently, he is the Editor in Chief of sessumsMagazine.com which he founded in October 2017 as well as Editor at Large at Grazia USA.
In 2007, Sessums published a memoir titled Mississippi Sissy, which is about the conflicted life of a self-aware gay boy growing up in Forest, Mississippi. It made the New York Times Bestseller list and won the 2008 Lambda Literary Award for Best Male Memoir.[5] His audio recording of Mississippi Sissy was nominated for a 2007 Quill Award.[6] In 2015, he published his second memoir, I Left It on the Mountain, which made the New York Times Celebrity Bestseller List.
Sessums was banned from posting on Facebook for 24 hours on December 29, 2016, after he compared the supporters of President-elect Donald Trump to a "nasty fascistic lot" in a post.[8] The company subsequently issued an apology.[8]
Personal life
Sessums is openly gay and he is HIV+.[9] In an August 2014 interview with The New York Times to promote FourTwoNine, a magazine, he claimed to have used crystal meth.[9] At the time of the interview, he resided in San Francisco,[9] but now lives in Hudson, New York.
Works
Sessums, Kevin (2007). Mississippi Sissy. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN9780312341015. OCLC 71812897.
Sessums, Kevin (2015). I left it on the mountain. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN9780312598389. OCLC 892514325.
References
^"Editor's Notebook". Scott County Times. March 29, 1956. p. 10.
^Sessums, Kevin (May 27, 2009). "New York City: A Southern Family Visits". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
^Santopinto, Ana (March 15, 2007). "Q&A WITH "MISSISSIPPI SISSY" KEVIN SESSUMS". Paper. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
^Berrin, Danielle (December 17, 2010). "Sexuality and religion: Topics for the public sphere?". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
^Provenzano, Jim (2007-03-01). "Sissy fire". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
^. Quill Awards. 2007-06-02. Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
^ abWong, Julia Carrie (December 30, 2016). "Facebook temporarily bans author after he calls Trump fans 'nasty fascistic lot'". The Guardian. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
^ abcHolson, Laura M. (August 8, 2014). "His Own Redemption Story: Former Vanity Fair Celebrity Journalist Looks for a Comeback". The New York Times. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
External links
Web site for Mississippi Sissy
January 07, 2023
kevin, sessums, kevin, howard, scott, sessums, born, march, 1956, american, author, editor, actor, born, 1956, march, 1956, forest, mississippi, nationalityamericanoccupation, author, magazine, editorknown, formississippi, sissy, left, mountain, contents, earl. Kevin Howard Scott Sessums born March 28 1956 is an American author editor and actor Kevin SessumsBorn 1956 03 28 March 28 1956 age 66 Forest Mississippi U S NationalityAmericanOccupation s Author magazine editorKnown forMississippi Sissy I Left It On the Mountain Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Works 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditKevin Sessums was born on March 28 1956 in Forest Mississippi 1 His brother is artist Dr J Kim Sessums of Brookhaven Mississippi 2 Sessums attended but dropped out of the Juilliard School in New York City 3 4 Career EditSessums has served as executive editor of Interview and as a contributing editor of Vanity Fair Allure and Parade His work has also appeared in Travel Leisure Elle Out Marie Claire Playboy Thedailybeast com and Towleroad com He was the founding Editor in Chief of FourTwoNine magazine and the Editor at Large of the Curran Theatre in San Francisco Currently he is the Editor in Chief of sessumsMagazine com which he founded in October 2017 as well as Editor at Large at Grazia USA In 2007 Sessums published a memoir titled Mississippi Sissy which is about the conflicted life of a self aware gay boy growing up in Forest Mississippi It made the New York Times Bestseller list and won the 2008 Lambda Literary Award for Best Male Memoir 5 His audio recording of Mississippi Sissy was nominated for a 2007 Quill Award 6 In 2015 he published his second memoir I Left It on the Mountain which made the New York Times Celebrity Bestseller List Sessums portrayed the character Peter Cipriani in the miniseries adaptation of Armistead Maupin s Tales of the City 7 Sessums was banned from posting on Facebook for 24 hours on December 29 2016 after he compared the supporters of President elect Donald Trump to a nasty fascistic lot in a post 8 The company subsequently issued an apology 8 Personal life EditSessums is openly gay and he is HIV 9 In an August 2014 interview with The New York Times to promote FourTwoNine a magazine he claimed to have used crystal meth 9 At the time of the interview he resided in San Francisco 9 but now lives in Hudson New York Works EditSessums Kevin 2007 Mississippi Sissy New York St Martin s Press ISBN 9780312341015 OCLC 71812897 Sessums Kevin 2015 I left it on the mountain New York St Martin s Press ISBN 9780312598389 OCLC 892514325 References Edit Editor s Notebook Scott County Times March 29 1956 p 10 Sessums Kevin May 27 2009 New York City A Southern Family Visits Travel Leisure Retrieved December 31 2016 Santopinto Ana March 15 2007 Q amp A WITH MISSISSIPPI SISSY KEVIN SESSUMS Paper Retrieved December 31 2016 Berrin Danielle December 17 2010 Sexuality and religion Topics for the public sphere The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles Retrieved December 31 2016 Provenzano Jim 2007 03 01 Sissy fire Bay Area Reporter Retrieved 2007 07 20 The Quill Awards Announce 2007 Nominees Quill Awards 2007 06 02 Archived from the original on 2007 07 15 Retrieved 2007 07 20 Kevin Sessums at IMDb a b Wong Julia Carrie December 30 2016 Facebook temporarily bans author after he calls Trump fans nasty fascistic lot The Guardian Retrieved December 31 2016 a b c Holson Laura M August 8 2014 His Own Redemption Story Former Vanity Fair Celebrity Journalist Looks for a Comeback The New York Times Retrieved December 31 2016 External links EditWeb site for Mississippi Sissy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kevin Sessums amp oldid 1084503654, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
