Editor’s Note: A “Painting Against Homophobia” rally is being held on Friday 10/20 at 1101 Valencia Street in support of J Manuel Carmona. It’s being hosted by Juanita More and features Persia, Honey Mahogany, Galería de la Raza, the GLBT Historical Society, and more. Find out all about it right

Doctor Popular (aka Doc Pop) is a modern day renaissance man. He’s a photographer, a musician, a writer, an artist, a designer, a seamster, a prankster, and at one point, the 3rd best yo-yoer in the world. Yes really, he yo-yoed for a living. The crazy thing is that Doc