Miguel Peña dishes on Troye Sivan, the ‘Glee’ crush he’s still not over & his “unhinged” For You Page.
Build A Boy Workshop, aiming to create a “safer and more inclusive environment” where he can delve into topics facing queer and trans youth with even greater detail and care.A month into his Substack’s run, we caught up with Peña and invited him to be the latest guest in our rapid-fire Q&A series, Dishin’ It.
In our conversation, he opens up about the album that introduced him to the queer music scene, finding a safe space in glee club, and his favorite travel destination.A post shared by Miguel Peña (@buildaboymig)Is there a piece of media—whether a movie, TV series, book, album, theater, video game, etc…—that has played an important role in your understanding of queerness and the queer community?
Why does it stand out to you?Absolutely. I feel like I’m exposing just how long I’ve been chronically online, but what comes to mind is Troye Sivan’s album Blue Neighbourhood.
The hold this album, and specifically the music video trilogy, had on me honestly needs to be studied. It was my first true deep dive into queer music.
