Kevin Aviance survived an antigay hate crime. Twenty years later, he warns LGBTQ+ people not to disappear

Kevin Aviance survived an antigay hate crime. Twenty years later, he warns LGBTQ+ people not to disappear

Kevin Aviance was fixing his makeup when he appeared on camera from New York City, apologizing for the noise. There were shows to prepare, music to finish, Pride weekend approaching. Twenty years after a group of men attacked him on a Manhattan street, the towering drag artist and queer dance music icon was busy being Kevin Aviance.“To be honest with you, I don’t know what else to do, girl,” he told The Advocate the Wednesday before New York Pri…