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Author » Maxi Shield

  • Gay school for the young Gay school for the young

    Recently I acquired a new friend who is just 19-years-old (born 1991, the year I was completing my HSC). Although most times he doesn’t act as though he is just 19, ... Read more

    Tue March 16th, 2010 - 1 Comment

  • Over for another year Over for another year

    I sit in my room a shivery mess, wrapped in my blanket with the fan full blast, not knowing if I’m Arthur or Martha. It can only mean one of ... Read more

    Tue March 9th, 2010 - No Comments

  • Nude in the name of art Nude in the name of art

    Months ago when I wrote that I was considering taking part in the Spencer Tunick installation at the Opera House, it was just that, considering. Filling in my application wasn’t a ... Read more

    Tue March 2nd, 2010 - 5 Comments

  • Be prepared Be prepared

    It’s not Mardi Gras till you see a bra-line burnt into a drag queen from Fair Day, as many fully grown men progress through the festival with lovely sundress marks ... Read more

    Tue February 23rd, 2010 - No Comments

  • Cum, bugger a rugger Cum, bugger a rugger

    We’re queer, we’re here and it was just Chinese New Year ... as I suspected, this year is already whizzing past us. Bam bam, Mardi Gras is knocking at our ... Read more

    Tue February 16th, 2010 - No Comments

  • Money, money, money Money, money, money

    As a child I would get pocket money for removing weeds and rocks on our property. It would be straight down to the shops and all spent at once. I ... Read more

    Tue February 9th, 2010 - No Comments

  • Airport adventures Airport adventures

    You may have noticed my absence from Sydney Star Observer last week. I’d planned a fabulous piece — it soon fizzled out and turned into an interstate adventure. A couple of ... Read more

    Tue February 2nd, 2010 - No Comments

  • Time to sparkle Time to sparkle

    Christmas and New Year seemed to flutter past, quicker than ever this year. My heart skipped a beat as I passed hot cross buns in the supermarket. I almost fell ... Read more

    Tue January 19th, 2010 - 4 Comments

  • The ‘C’ word The ‘C’ word

    I have been pulled up on my language many times. There are some words that just come out. Like sand through the hourglass, they seem to flow, and the more ... Read more

    Tue December 15th, 2009 - No Comments

  • Part of the family Part of the family

    I have been baking all day. You need a pretty big cake to celebrate 1000 issues. My love affair with Sydney Star Observer started even before I started to write for ... Read more

    Wed December 9th, 2009 - No Comments

  • Can’t help myself … bad habbits Can’t help myself … bad habbits

    I’m very much a creature of habit, not entirely out of laziness, but more out of time management. I know I have a finite amount of time between tasks so ... Read more

    Tue December 1st, 2009 - 3 Comments

  • Show some respect Show some respect

    One thing that rocks my apple cart is the ‘he, she, is it or not’ question that, even today, is thrown around carelessly. I was performing in the city recently and ... Read more

    Tue November 24th, 2009 - No Comments

  • Mirror image Mirror image

    Everything old is new again. Last week we saw the opening of the newly renovated and named upstairs section of the Midnight Shift. Unlike some so-called renovations, the new Saddlebar has ... Read more

    Tue November 17th, 2009 - 1 Comment

  • Nude up for Mardi Gras Nude up for Mardi Gras

    I know I’m not the only person who struggles with body image. With the perfect body forced down our throats every minute of the day, it’s understandable many of us ... Read more

    Tue November 10th, 2009 - 2 Comments

  • Doing day drag Doing day drag

    The minute the sun decides to show its face, the community comes out in full force. Luncheons, picnics, parties, cocktails and last weekend the annual Food and Wine Fair. At some ... Read more

    Tue November 3rd, 2009 - 3 Comments

  • The new awards The new awards

    It felt like I was trying to move a mountain this morning, The best I could do was ‘snooze it’ one more time. I soon clocked up 40 minutes of ... Read more

    Tue October 27th, 2009 - 5 Comments

  • Roota’s party Roota’s party

    With my normal workload, it was a big weekend, but then Verushka Darling and Claire de Lune decided to jet across the world (separately) the same weekend. In unison I ... Read more

    Tue October 20th, 2009 - No Comments

  • Up a pole Up a pole

    Something I have been associated with for many years is pole dancing, stumbling into this sport through an exotic dancer competition I hosted many years ago. Next thing I knew I ... Read more

    Tue October 13th, 2009 - No Comments

  • Stopped by fire Stopped by fire

    It started like any other Thursday. Monique and I had full faces of make-up on and were ready for our trip up to the Belmont Hotel. Bags packed, decked out ... Read more

    Tue October 6th, 2009 - No Comments

  • Drag queen curse Drag queen curse

    Rumour has it there is a drag queen curse when it comes to boys. The call of the frock is sometimes too strong and your love life needs to take ... Read more

    Tue September 29th, 2009 - 2 Comments

  • Counting the beat Counting the beat

    Usually it’s on the beat but sometimes you can do it half beats, odd beats and sometimes there isn’t a beat at all. After this many years, one would think ... Read more

    Tue September 22nd, 2009 - No Comments

  • Dosed to the eyeballs Dosed to the eyeballs

    With the sun beaming through the windows, spring soaks my house every chance it gets. We are outside in the beautiful weather, soaking it up, forgetting winter as it fades ... Read more

    Tue September 15th, 2009 - 1 Comment

  • It started with a Pink It started with a Pink

    It all started a couple of months ago at a Pink concert at the Entertainment Centre. The concert was fabulous, but I was awestruck by how awesome Pink looked. Something clicked ... Read more

    Tue September 8th, 2009 - 1 Comment

  • Look but don’t touch Look but don’t touch

    I noticed an exceptional amount of touching when I was working this weekend. Don’t get me wrong — I’m not frigid and enjoy the odd feel-up whenever I can but ... Read more

    Tue September 1st, 2009 - 3 Comments

  • Join me on the futon Join me on the futon

    If you were to stand at Taylor Square 15 years ago and compare it with Oxford St now, you would be blown away by the changes our little strip has ... Read more

    Tue August 18th, 2009 - 1 Comment

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