Trans/Art/Family: The VIVification of NYC

Alt-cabaret eminence Bond has a mama-snake mixture of nurture and menace: part trans den mother, part cultural assassin, part offhand Cassandra. At this tribute and charitable benefit, guests including Sandra Bernhard, Kenny Mellman, Kate Bornstein and Jack Ferver pay homage—femage? V-age?—to Bond's rich creativity.