Chris Aguilar Garcia

Chris Aguilar Garcia

Presentation Panel #1 Moderator

Chris Aguilar García (he/they) is a Queer Chicanx writer and editor from Thornton, Colorado. Discovering Prince in 1982 via 1999, they were mesmerized by this male-presenting artist who so expertly defied conventional gender norms while incidentally producing, arranging, composing, and performing the baddest, sexiest, most funky work they had ever heard! Thus began a lifelong journey of following the music, art, and meaning of Prince.

They have presented work on the queerness of Prince at the Purple Reign and Prince from MPLS conferences, and at national and regional gatherings of the Popular Culture Association.

A graduate of Antioch University Los Angeles, they hold an extensive career in community minded organizations, currently as Director of Operations at Queer Asterisk Therapeutic Services.