i’M A WRITER, DJ, EDITOR AND FOUNDER OF WHORECHATA.
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 writing has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, VICE and many others. I’m currently the Culture Editor at Time Out New York. Before that, I was freelancing for 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