Interview: Vicci Martinez Speaks her Truth
There’s no denying that The Voice’s first season was revolutionary in the realm of televised singing competition, and Tacoma, Wash. native Vicci Martinez was a big part of that revolution. An unabashedly out vocalist and songwriter, Martinez told her story on air of coming out to deeply religious parents at the age of 16, a move that saw her out of the house and on her own by the age of 17. Following a bit of a bidding war between coaches Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera during the show’s blind auditions, Martinez chose to join Green’s team, and she and another singularly out performer Beverly McClellan, made it to the finals, something an out performer had never done on American Idol.
Tracy E. Gilchrist
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
