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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
What’s On – Dec 9 – Dec 15
THURSDAY 10 ARQ Drag for Dollars from 11pm + Dungeons and Drag Queens with Minnie Cooper, Mitzi Macintosh, Charisma Belle and Tora Hymen. Free entry from 9pm. BERESFORD HOTEL Happy Hours 5pm ... Read more
Wed December 9th, 2009 - No Comments
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
Supporting Diva
It seems the word on everybody's lips is DIVA, and to be honest I have been dodging questions for months. If I answer honestly, I'm tarred as a bitch, so I ... Read more
Tue August 25th, 2009 - No Comments
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Cum to the DIVAs
Phoenix-like, the DIVAs rise from the ashes of bankruptcy. Replacing the venerated Drag Industry Variety Awards, now a smouldering memory, comes a new company called Avid Events Ltd. That means ... Read more
Tue August 25th, 2009 - 3 Comments
The hair down there
Working as a showgirl has its ups and downs. One thing you have to stay on top of is your hair - and not just on your head. It's like tending ... Read more
Tue July 28th, 2009 - 2 Comments
Cindy and 3D back together at last
Two Sydney drag legends, Miss 3D and Cindy Pastel, are re-uniting for a Judy and Liza tribute show. It has been nearly three years since the pair last shared a stage, ... Read more
Tue July 28th, 2009 - No Comments
Boys and their dresses
Drag has always been about beautiful costumes, colour and movement but recently there has been a tremor in the force. Drag is undergoing a revival. I'm amazed, and that's no ... Read more
Tue July 21st, 2009 - 1 Comment
Local venue gets new life
If you know your local gay Wollongong history, you may recall a longstanding drag venue next to the Wollongong train station. At the height of its fame it was known ... Read more
Tue June 30th, 2009 - No Comments
Vanessa returns to the strip
Tobin Saunders is putting the wig and make-up back on to entertain people from outside the predictable drag paradigm. This means Vanessa Wagner is coming to town. She'll be at ... Read more
Tue April 28th, 2009 - No Comments
Light on service
I was excited to hear that last weekend Oxford St saw the kick-off of secure taxi ranks. I have lost count of how often I have risked it and walked ... Read more
Wed April 8th, 2009 - 2 Comments
Camping it up in the skies above
Pam Ann was born out of an Absolut bottle of vodka. Wait, that isn't entirely accurate: a bottle of Absolut, a dress-up themed birthday party and a Pan American air ... Read more
Tue April 7th, 2009 - No Comments
Kirsten’s got drag stitched up
Four years ago Gold Coast drag queen and costume designer Kirsten Damned packed her make-up bag and sewing needles to take on Sydney's showgirl circuit. Since then Dammed has won Diva ... Read more
Wed December 17th, 2008 - No Comments
A legend returns to the stage
It's forecast to be an extremely pleasant 22 degrees in Sydney on Saturday and half of gaytown will be down at Summer Gay Day at Moore Park, now in its ... Read more
Wed November 26th, 2008 - No Comments
Drag puppet touching cyberspace hearts
Sydney's only drag queen puppet Queen Miss Left Titter (QMLT) needs your vote. No, she is not seeking to replace Clover Moore as Lord Mayor of Sydney -” she is ... Read more
Wed September 10th, 2008 - 4 Comments
Vale, Atlanta Georgia
Drag identity Atlanta Georgia (Paul McCarter) died last Thursday, aged 36, leaving behind a legacy of loud mouth humour and riveting stage performances. An autopsy this week revealed Georgia died as ... Read more
Wed September 10th, 2008 - 1 Comment
Is it what you know, or who you know?
Go West with Beverly Buttercup I can't believe I didn't win another DIVA. Now I really am a "has been". The awards this year had a fabulously ambiguous theme, of which I think ... Read more
Fri August 29th, 2008 - 1 Comment
Drag this one off the shelves
It's a fact that Oxford St is continually witnessing the metamorphosis of budding gender illusionists, but what makes one stand out from the rest may not necessarily be based on ... Read more
Wed August 13th, 2008 - 1 Comment
Time to vote
It's like a rollercoaster ride you have lined up for at the Easter Show. The excitement wells up inside you as you inch along the queue, still deciding whether or ... Read more
Wed August 6th, 2008 - No Comments
City queens pop their westie cherry
Go West with Beverly Buttercup All good virgins go west when they want their cherry popped, and Mitzi Macintosh, Farren Heit and Carmen Geddit are no different. They put in a ... Read more
Thu July 31st, 2008 - 6 Comments
Honour for drag icon
Twenty years after arriving in Sydney and forging a career as a recognisable drag name across the city, Mitzi Macintosh has been named as the 2008 DIVA Hall of Fame ... Read more
Wed July 30th, 2008 - 5 Comments
Current Issue
Velvet in the garden
A new burlesque and cabaret show, The Velvet Garden, showcasing the debut work of up-and-coming performers will feature at the Red Rattle Theatre on Friday, March 19. With playwright Wayne Tunks as host, the ... Read more
PFLAG outrage: Shame on you, Tony Abbott
Parents, friends and relatives of gay and lesbian people are being encouraged to register ... Read more
We were wrong
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says a deal was struck to to force a vote ... Read more
Change to BGF service structure
Bobby Goldsmith Foundation (BGF) clients will be asked to take more responsibility for their ... Read more
We’re here, we’re queer, we’re shovel-ready!
The shriek of whistles pierces the air, dykes tease the crowd with their purring ... Read more
HIV+ migrant inquiry
Some of the nation’s peak AIDS bodies have used an inquiry into migration by ... Read more