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Welcome to the Archive Version of the online On the Purple Circuit, which ran from 2000-2021. Bill Kaiser founded the Circuit as a newsletter in 1991, and, in 2000, Demian joined as co-editor. Demian programmed the site, expanded the scope of the Circuit, as well as retouched all the images. Demian needed to stop working on the Purple Circuit in order to realize his other projects, such as publishing the book Operating Manual for Same-Sex Couples: Navigating the rules, rites & rights, now available on Amazon, and to publishing his Photo Stories by Demian books based on his more than 6 decades as a photographer and writer. QueerWise and Michael Kearns have committed to offering a continuation of the Purple Circuit. The new Web address is purplecircuit.org. Bill Kaiser continues as editor and can be reached at purplecir@aol.com Bill and Demian express their appreciation for the hundreds of writers, directors, actors, and publicists who sent their articles and play data. They have toiled mightily to bring our gay, lesbian, trans, and feminist culture into public view, and appreciation. |
| Bill Kaiser, founder (1991), publisher, editor - purplecir@aol.com - 818-953-5096 Demian, associate editor (2000), Web builder, image retouch (since 2003) Contents © 2022, Purple Circuit, 921 N. Naomi St., Burbank, CA 91505 |
About Us
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| Genesis |
As a printed quarterly, the Newsletters continued until 2003. Back issues of the Newsletter can be seen via the Purple Circuit Archive page. Issues posted to the Web date from March 1999-December 2003.
Bill has been a long-term gay rights advocate placing a lot of emphasis on cultural perspectives. He has been on the One board of directors, running monthly theater events through this Los Angeles organization that included readings, lectures and the Oscar Wilde Festivals.
Bill Kaiser had been publishing and mailing the original Purple Circuit Newsletters for nine years. In 2000, Demian proposed placing the Newsletter contents on the Internet in order to gain a wider readership. Once on the Web, and limited print space is not an issue, the Purple Circuit contents greatly expanded. As of February 2022, there were more than 155 articles. Demian produced and hosted the nations second gay ongoing radio series, called Gaybreak, in Amherst Massachusetts for four years during the early 70s. He has run workshops and discussion groups on liberation issues, as well as writing scores of articles for the gay and general audience press. He co-founded Partners Task force for Gay & Lesbian Couples in 1995. He now maintains the Web site as an archive. In 1996, Demian directed and co-produced The Right to Marry, the worlds first video documentary about the struggle for same-sex legal marriage. His theater and movie experience includes acting on stage, radio, film and video since the mid-60s. He ran more than 100 theater workshops during the 70s as research material for his Doctorate in Education. He has written numerous plays and movie scripts, and currently provides scripts, script doctoring, directing, movie, and still photo services via his company Sweet Corn Productions. |
| Staff |
All volunteers, the staff periodically supplies articles and research.
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| Donations |
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While this site is free for all to access, there are costs associated with production and Internet maintenance. Please help support the worlds broadest and most in-depth coverage of GLBT theater and performing arts. Please send checks payable to Bill Kaiser, 921 North Naomi St., Burbank, CA 91505. Thank you. |
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