Kim Christy

Kim Christy is a performer, editor, filmmaker and chronicler of drag and gender expression. A career in nightclub performance developed into magazine publishing with Eros, including work on titles such as Mode Avantgarde and Hooker Exposé. Christy also directed and produced films.

The Christy Report brought together photographs and accounts of this world in book form. Its combination of personal knowledge, collected images and commentary records a culture often circulated through specialist magazines and private collections. Christy's publishing and film work reflects sustained involvement in the communities represented, alongside an interest in preserving their visual history.