But the reason for Turner coming to Miami has nothing to do with volleyball or bikinis. turner will be present to participate in the New York Times celebrity panel discussion on gay life in America today.
Turner will be the sole lesbian alongside “Queer Guy” Carson Kressley, actor Chad Allen, Former baseball pro Billy Bean, author Simon Doonan, columnist Ramon Johnson and TV host James Getzlaff.
Turner will also serve as a special host at the all-ladies Cirque Blanc party.
TURNER SAYS SHE IS looking forward to meeting her fellow panelists, and, as she jokingly puts it, “being the voice of all lesbians.”
“I didn’t even know the White Party did such things,” Turner says. “To me the White Party was a bunch of circuit queens on drugs. So when I was approached to take part in this it was a surprise.”
Though she may not be the voice of all lesbians, Turner is certainly a notable lesbian voice.
That voice was first heard when she served as writer, producer and star of “Go Fish,” which premiered at Sundance in 1994. The film went on to be released theatrically, and garnered her and fellow writer and director Rose Troche much attention.
“We were incredibly surprised by the reaction we received,” Turner says. “We had no idea what was about to happen to us. We thought, okay, we will make this movie, and take it to a couple of film festivals and that will be that.”
Years later Turner has found herself working with Troche again. Troche is co-executive producer and director of “The L Word,” the lesbian-themed program on Showtime. After the pilot for the series was made and Showtime picked it up, Turner was brought on as a writer.
“In the case of the ‘The L Word,’ the thought that it was another lesbian project did cross my mind, and I do crave other things,” Turner says. “But I am not going to be a whiner about it. The show is going to happen whether I’m involved or not. And I want it to be the best it can possibly be because it is the first of its kind. These are some problems if I’m pigeonholed, but I get to work on a groundbreaking series.”
In addition to being the writer Turner also has the recurring character Gabby Deveaux.
Turner says that asking if she is happy with the show is kind of like asking someone if they enjoyed their childhood: It’s complicated.
There have been fights and struggles, she says, and there are aspects about the show that Turner says could be a lot better. But in general she says she is happy with the show.
TURNER WAS ALSO RECENTLY reunited with another collaborator, “Boys Don’t Cry” director Mary Harron, on the film the “Notorious Bettie Page,” which will come to theaters next April. Harron and Turner co-wrote the screenplay for “American Psycho,” in which Turner had a supporting role.
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