JJOORRDDAANN FFOOXX

I completely relate to Super Hero characters and have for many, many years. I even went as far as having a Diamond tattooed directly in the center of my chest, much like the Superman Crest. Why? To constantly remind me of WHO I am.

Some gay men, if asked, will say they can relate to Super Hero ideology. I’ll explain. There are some gay men today that feel they are living a double life. I am completely out, and have been since I was young, but in today’s society sometimes you have to put on that mask (or business suit), live that double life for a little while, then come home, pull on that spandex and be who you REALLY are… metaphorically speaking of course.

Almost everyone knows Super Heros are gay, they’re just not openly out yet. Why? Society isn’t ready, and neither are they. Some might beg to differ, and I suppose I have a biased opinion.

I guess I take it to the personal extreme. I am more myself the more outrageous I look. Being in jeans and a t-shirt on the subway going from point A to point B is me conforming. Me living my “double life”. It has to be done. But at night, the Super Hero in everyone has a chance to come out, and fight evil, or be evil.

I consider what I do performance art. The reactions I get are mixed. Some people are supportive and totally get what I’m doing and laugh. Others are scared and defensive because I challenge their everyday thought on what’s normal and acceptable. And then there are people with ZERO reactions. Those are the people I’m scared of…they act as if nothing is happening around them. I might be dressed up like Ronald McDonald at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon downtown, that’s normal to me, but if you don’t give me a SINGLE reaction as to what’s happening in front of you visually, you’re the strange one.

In conclusion, I believe that EVERYONE can relate to the idea behind a super hero personality. We all have our masks, whole collections of them. We wear them daily. And for some people, not wearing a mask is the mask they’re wearing.

Jordan Fox is a 23 year old gay male performance artist from Montreal that recently moved to New York City to model while he’s still young and extremely attractive.