always documenting, even at the club
MY WRITING CENTERS the lives and wellbeing of queer people and people of color
I was born in Mexico City to a Chinese mother and a Mexican father before I immigrated to Dallas, Texas, where I discovered I didn’t like girls or going to church but loved writing. Since then, my words have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, VICE and many others. I’m currently the nightlife writer at Time Out New York, where I have my own column highlighting the coolest parties in the city. Before that, I was freelancing full time and a regular contributor to HuffPost Voices and Into, where I wrote a column about queer wellness. Before that, I was a lifestyle writer at Mic (RIP).
For me, nightlife has always been essential in finding community — that’s why in addition to writing, I organize events under WHORECHATA, a party collective that celebrates queer people of color and their creativity.
I am currently writing a memoir about what it means to live in a body with so many confusing identities with representation from Folio (U.S.) and Peony (UK + Asia).
CONTACT ME FOR COMMISSIONS, COLLABS, ETC.
jikumamoto@gmail.com