Tag » the queen’s throne
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
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
Shows and pubs

For the last couple of weeks I have been knee-deep in production of the new show to hit the Sunday night stage, A Tale of Two Titties. My thumb and ... Read more
Tue April 21st, 2009 - 3 Comments
It’s showtime

A show's standard run given by clubs is usually about 13 weeks. Once the 13th week has hit, the time has come to either move on and give another cast ... Read more
Tue March 31st, 2009 - No Comments
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Showgirl to shopgirl

It's everywhere. You are bombarded with facts and figures on the television, newspapers jump from the stands, screaming that the bottom has fallen out of the world's economy. People are ... Read more
Wed March 18th, 2009 - No Comments
A toothy problem

I was performing last Wednesday when a horror came over me. Do I have funky breath? As this is a phobia of mine, I turned the venue upside down in search ... Read more
Wed December 3rd, 2008 - 3 Comments
All in the family

Like many people I know, I'm from a mixed family, bits and pieces from everywhere, with lots of kids running around screaming. Both my parents believed in child labour, so ... Read more
Wed November 12th, 2008 - 1 Comment
Swanning around in Perth

I was at the computer researching for a new show-” OK, surfing porn -” ALRIGHT, I was on the lounge doing absolutely nothing, when out of the blue, I received ... Read more
Wed October 22nd, 2008 - No Comments
Your pole or mine?

They say there is no rest for the wicked, so I must have been very bad at some point because I have been running around like a headless chook for ... Read more
Wed October 15th, 2008 - No Comments
New shows

As with any career there are moments when you feel totally engulfed, overwhelmed and overwrought, when you come up for air only at irregular moments. Being a full-time showgirl is no ... Read more
Wed September 24th, 2008 - No Comments
Fact or fiction?

There are those who claim gay men's relationships don't last. Well, I know many couples who have been together for years. They've even traded in the IKEA furniture to fill their ... Read more
Wed September 17th, 2008 - No Comments
Vale, Atlanta

Once again I find myself in an uncomfortable position -” having to talk about someone who has died. I understand we all have to leave this world at some point, but ... Read more
Wed September 10th, 2008 - No Comments
It’s about respect

Okay, I admit it, I am a media whore. It seems I have been everywhere of late, though I can honestly say it was through no doing of my own. Several ... Read more
Wed September 3rd, 2008 - No Comments
Hunting gold

I'm not quite sure what it is that has rocked my sweet little apple cart, but I have been an emotional wreck of late, happy to shed a tear faster ... Read more
Wed August 27th, 2008 - No 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




