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Shiner Hill Country Peach Wheat Ale is a Fruited Wheat beer by style. This small batch brew is the eleventh in our Brewer's Pride Series - a what ale brewed with juicy, perfectly ripe peaches from the nearby Texas Hill Country. These peaches, along with a mix of 2-row and wheat malts, make for a slightly sweet, refreshing ale. Badly filtered, this brew has a golden, hazy color and it tastes like it came fresh from the orchard. But it's only around a little while, so pop open a peach and enjoy. This craft beer is 4.5% ABV 15 IBUs. In this craft beer review, we will take a look at the color, smell, and taste.

To wrap up the week Blaise promotes a series of disability pride conversations you won't want to miss. Tune in to get a sense of what next week has in store. What do you think? Let Blaise know, subscribe, and get in touch on Facebook/X @blaisinshows. Support Blaisin' Access Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/blaisin-access-podcastRead transcript

In this final episode of our Pride Series, we're celebrating how far we've come with managing HIV and reflecting on the courage it took to persevere through the AIDS crisis. You'll hear from Natalie Wilson, PhD, a dedicated advocate working to eliminate new HIV infections by 2030, and revisit insights from Dr. Donald Abrams, a pioneer in studying cannabis for AIDS patients. We hope that listening to this series has shed light on the love that led to cannabis legalization, and inspired you with the resilience and ongoing efforts within the LGBTQ+ community. "There are people who are living with HIV that never go to a diagnosis of AIDS. The field has done a really great job at starting medications really early to suppress the virus so that people's immune systems can maintain the integrity to protect the person from infections or these disorders that people have. So the prognosis is really good. If we can catch somebody early in a diagnosis and start medications they have a very long life. It is not going to impact them like the old days." - Natalie Wilson If you enjoyed this episode, we'd recommend Episode 247, AIDS & Cannabis: How AIDS Pioneers Sparked the Medical Cannabis Movement, Part 2. Show Notes: Essential Strains Playlist Kiva Confections 20% off with code DOTHEPOT Hosted by Ellen Lee Scanlon Sign up for our newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠dothepot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dothepot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dothepot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dothepot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to Do the Pot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dothepot⁠⁠⁠

We celebrate James Baldwin, Jackie Shane, and Lorraine Hansberry. For more ways to give: Lorraine Hansberry Intiative Baldwin For The Arts --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pj-oneal/support

In the final episode of our Pride Month series, David talks to former BBC journalist and award-winning author AJ West, who shares an open and heartfelt account of his journey to becoming a published novelist. Go behind the scenes of his critically acclaimed debut and uncover the inspiration behind his latest eagerly awaited release, The Betrayal of Thomas True. This episode promises laughter, deep insights, and truly touching moments.

In the second episode of our Pride Series, we speak with Dr. Donald Abrams, a pioneering AIDS doctor and cannabis advocate who was on the front lines during the 1980s AIDS crisis. Dr. Abrams shares how the loss of his partner inspired his groundbreaking efforts to study the medical use of cannabis for AIDS patients. Learn about the community's response to the crisis in San Francisco, the birth of medical cannabis, and how these efforts sparked a national legalization movement. This episode delves into the resilience and unity of the LGBTQ+ community and explores the ongoing impact of cannabis in medical treatments. “As a young gay doctor, one of the hardest things for me was when a patient's parents came from the East coast and they learned for the first time that their son was gay, that their son had AIDS, and their son was dying. That was a very powerful experience as a young doctor, to have to transmit that information to parents who were really quite devastated by learning that news.” If you enjoyed this episode, we'd recommend Episode 246, AIDS & Cannabis: How Love and Perseverance Paved the Way for Legalization. Show Notes: Kiva Confections 20% off with code DOTHEPOT Hosted by Ellen Lee Scanlon Sign up for our newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠dothepot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dothepot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dothepot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dothepot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to Do the Pot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dothepot⁠⁠⁠

David interviews Dr Layla McCay, Director of Policy at the NHS Confederation, psychiatrist, and author of the recent non fiction hit 'Breaking The Rainbow Ceiling'. Layla shares the challenges facing LGBTQ+ professionals as they navigate their careers and we explore some of her most treasured reads. This is the third episode in our Pride Month series.

We celebrate Florent Morellet, Billie Holiday, and Barbara Gittings. Support the Billie Holiday Theatre! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pj-oneal/support

Join us in our Pride Month series as David sits down with Stefan, one half of the dynamic duo behind the celebrated travel blog, The Nomadic Boys. Since quitting their jobs and leaving behind their London lives in 2014, Stefan and his partner Sebastien have been on a global journey, sharing their adventures and invaluable insights through their popular blog.In this episode, Stefan discusses their upcoming debut book, "The Gay Guide to Travelling with Pride: Out In The World." Discover the inspiration behind the book and listen to Stefan's stories about navigating travel in countries where being gay is still taboo or even illegal. 

We talk about Barbara Jordan, Jason Collins, and Crystal LaBeija. Please check out the following organizations and charities: The Barbara Jordan Freedom Foundation --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pj-oneal/support

Join us as we launch our Pride Month series with an insightful interview featuring the brilliant Abi Fellows. Recently shortlisted for Agent of the Year at the Bookseller Awards, Abi is dedicated to championing minority voices in the publishing world. Tune in to hear her inspiring journey and invaluable insights into the industry.

We celebrate William J. Thom, Sylvester, and Gilbert Baker. Organizations You Can Donate To: Lambda Legal San Francisco AIDS Foundation Gilbert Baker Foundation --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pj-oneal/support

Over the last few weeks, CBC's Martin Jones has been bringing us some lesser-known LGBTQ+ stories from around the province. And to close out his series, this week, we're travelling back to the late 1800s to meet the eccentric Charles Henry Danielle.

In this episode, we hear from Eliza Hill on her coming out story. A little about Eliza: “As a gay woman who was raised in a sheltered religious home, left my marriage and raised an amazing kid, and who is now in a healthy marriage with my beautiful wife, I want to guide others (LGBTQ, women identifying, teens and young adults) using my intuitive gifts, my own life experiences, and trained and innate understanding of energetics, generational healing, religious recovery, and ancestral work. My “why” in this life is leading with love and guiding others to discover what is underneath the surface and to dive deep towards their own inner knowing, understanding more truly what makes them, them.” Follow Eliza on Social: IG: https://www.instagram.com/elizah_coaching/ Website: elizahillcoaching.com Follow Me on Social: IG: @jaimemessina Tiktok: @Thejaimemessinamindset LILLES After Dark Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CLUBLILLES Club Lilles FB Community Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jaimemmessina/ Interested in our Coaching Program? Go here: https://www.callcoachjaime.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jaime-messina/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jaime-messina/support

Efa Akutekha is an Executive and Creative Producer based in Los Angeles who is OBSESSED with telling unique stories. In this episode we discuss pansexuality which leads to other related topics. Y'all this was a good one! Trust me you are going to want to listen to the entire episode. Take a listen and share with others:) You can find more about Efa on her website https://www.eakutekha.com and social media https://www.instagram.com/aye_effie/ Black Pride Events/Resources: https://www.hicuties.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cutiesla/ https://www.blackpridela.com/ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skew-magazine-launch-party-black-embodiment-tickets-654594568977?aff=ebdsoporgprofile BWH healing workbook can be found at: amzn.to/3kpZZF1 & Urbana Goods Store located at 1756 W El Segundo Blvd Unit D Gardena, CA 90249 If you are interested in being a guest, please find form here: linktr.ee/bwh_pod

For our final Pride Series episode, we are playing Camp Kingdom Come by WatcherDM. A tabletop adventure about being summer bible camp counselors at the end of days. The players took on the role of counselors and were each responsible for 6 campers for the week. Will all their campers survive? Will they find Jesus? Or will a Cthulhu type monster consider them a tasty snack? A big thank you to the devs of this game who were incredibly kind and helpful in adapting some of the game mechanics for online play too! CW: This game does include death of campers (teens), and there's a subplot focused on conversion "therapy" as well. I would say the conversion content is fairly light, but it is there and want people aware before they listen. Players: Casper (he/they/fae): LinktreeChance (he/him): TwitterGreg (he/him):  TwitterLex (they/she) Marshall (he/him): TwitterIntro/Outro music by Harris HellerHost, Eric Crumrine (he/they): https://twitter.com/ECrumrineThe QueerXP Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheQueerXPThe QueerXP Instagram: https://instagram.com/thequeerxp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trinity Secret, is an openly Trans Woman and sex worker. She is 31 years old and has been doing SW since she was 18yo. She is now the Trans Model Ambassador for SextPanther. SextPanther has changed her life in many ways. It gave her a safe space to be a SW, which has been incredible. Trinty loves helping her trans sisters in the industry have a safe place to work; which is huge for the trans community."  

Hi friends! This episode is just a quick update on our Pride series with a few helpful quick tips! We'll be back next week with our B Corp leaders wrapping up our Pride series.Register for the Pride is Protest Event with the ACLU and B Lab US Canada. The Event is free and takes place tomorrow from noon to 1pm EST. This is a great event for anyone looking to learn how their business can best support the LGBTQ community in this time.Also check out our episode on Pronouns. Lot's of great content in there and one of our most popular episodes. See you next week! Let us know by writing us at content@dirigocollective.com if you have any burning questions around Pride or supporting the LGBTQ+ community.Dirigo Collective Website

In this episode, I speak with Lauren Smith, author of, The Peaceful Planner A Daily & Weekly Planner to Cultivate More Calm and Balance in Your Life, and host of the Date in Peace Podcast about her coming out story! Follow Lauren on Social: Instagram: @mettadate Listen to Date in Peace on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1JX88tnqPx8TK2R220eiOz?si=0c44659959fd4dc0 Listen to Date in Peace on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/date-in-peace/id1635052287?app=podcasthttps://www.instagram.com/mettadate/ Follow me on Social:  IG: @jaimemessina Tiktok: @thejaimemessina LILLES After Dark Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CLUBLILLES Club Lilles FB Community Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jaimemmessina/ Join the Mindset Bootcamp: https://www.callcoachjaime.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jaime-messina/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jaime-messina/support

Welcome to the Pride Series! A special package of The Perfect Blend Podcast highlighting people in community who I know! I invited each guest to have a conversation with me about various topics. Carla, a dear friend and trans sister of mine agreed to stop by The Perfect Blend for this special series. We discussed men, relationships, trans bodies, sex, dating, self love, and more! More about Carla Ibarra - Carla Ibarra (she/they) is a transgender rights activist and public health professional with more than nine years of community-focused work highlighting health equity and justice in BIPOC trans and non-binary communities. She is a commissioner at the Transgender Advisory Council of the City of Los Angeles, advising the mayor on key issues affecting the trans community. At present, she is also pursuing a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, where she works to continuously works to center the lived experiences of trans and non-binary people in health research and policy. Carla is a proud trans Filipina immigrant born and raised in Metro Manila. She now resides in Los Angeles, California, with her beautiful husband Art and three awesome cats Chubs, Meatball, and Meatloaf. Follow Carla Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/miss.carlai... Twitter - https://twitter.com/GinangIbarra Follow me Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kaleefnow/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/KaleefNow

Tall, lean and lovely Natassia Dreams is a down-to-earth California girl with an exotic Native-American-Dominican and African American heritage. She got into the adult entertainment business barely legal in 2014 and has been a big fixture in the adult industry since then with many conventions and products endorsed all around the world. She's been a spokesmodel of Real Touch in the USA and MYKIWI in Barcelona, Spain. Her first ever scene was shot on the website www.trannysurprise.com (http://www.trannysurprise.com/) and has done 100s of titles since then for companies such as Devils, Grooby, SMC SheMale Strokers, America's Next Top Tranny, Babysitter and finally for www.Natassia-Dreams.com (http://www.natassia-dreams.com/) voted Best Body in the industry and Most Passable Transsexual adult starlet. Natassia won a TEA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 and an AVN in 2017 for Grooby Productions Real Fucking Girls. Natassia is also a mainstream mode l and is now transitioning to be the next transgendered supermodel!

We're back for the second half of our two-part episode about Pride. Two Piers Advisory Board members Gene Valentin and Jason Gray rejoin us to discuss Pride in terms of intersectionality, identity, labels, and “cancel culture.” We also touch on some recent developments that have occurred in between recording part-one and part-two. This is a two-part episode as part of our Pride Series this month. If you didn't catch part-one, you can find it here. 

Fans may follow Jessy Dubai on her website http://jessydubaiparty.com (http://jessydubaiparty.com/) and on social media on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tsjessy (https://twitter.com/tsjessy) on Instagram at www.Instagram.com/thejessydubai (http://www.instagram.com/thejessydubai) and on Only Fans at http://onlyfans.com/tsjessy (http://onlyfans.com/tsjessy)   About Jessy Dubai:   In 2013 I was a webcam model with hopes of becoming an actress and establish my name in the world of entertainment. I left the comfort of my hometown in Colorado with a suitcase full of dreams and a heart full of hopes. Since then, I've traveled around the country to reach my dream.   My first scene was shot in the Fall of 2013 for TS Seduction. I've worked with Devil's Film, Evil Angel, BobsTgirls.com, Deviant Entertainment, Franks T-world, Kink.com, She-Male Strokers, Shemalexxx, She Male Yum, Trans500, Third W orld Media and many more. I strongly believe sex-on-screen to be totally natural and I consider nudity and sex on film to be art. Now Producer and Director of eye2eye with Jessy Dubai 

This week I'm joined by friend of the show and host of the Thanks For Asking podcast Genghis Kellz as we talk... - straight folk y'all alright? - PRIDE needs a do over - childish ass gays - The Ultimatum recap - Janelle Janelle Janelle... - much more... Be sure to follow Kellz on the Twitter @KMJeezy Follow me and the pod on the Twitter @lou_m_cypher --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lou-cypher/support

We're joined by two of our Advisory Board members: Gene Valentin and Jason Gray, who share their lived experiences and insights regarding Pride: what it means to them, where Pride has lost its shine, and how individuals and companies can be more effective allies. This is a fairly unusual episode for us. It's more of a panel discussion than an interview, and it's pretty raw and unfiltered. This is a two-part episode as part of our Pride Series this month, so stay tuned for part-two next week!

This month, in honor of pride month we will be sharing coming out stories, starting with mine! Follow me on Social:  IG: @jaimemessina Tiktok: @thejaimemessina LILLES After Dark Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CLUBLILLES Club Lilles FB Community Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jaimemmessina/ Interested in our Mindset Bootcamp? Go here: https://www.callcoachjaime.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jaime-messina/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jaime-messina/support

this week im joined by my good friend and host of the "Ho What!?!?" podcast Donte as we talk... - QUICK DROPS: dwights snag another footballer, content creator graduates...high school - Megs new man? - DC Pride - best/worst gay anthems - what does PRIDE mean to YOU? be sure to follow Donte on ALL the socials @the.don.djp and subscribe to "Hoe What!?!?" wherever you stream your pods follow and the show on the Twitter @lou_m_cypher --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lou-cypher/support

Born and raised in New York City, this Spanish and Italian Bronx born native has always loved the vibe of this great city, which never sleeps. With a theatrical background, James started performing at a very young age. From community theatre to film and television, he has enjoyed many years on the stage and screen.   From his early days in Community Theatre to earning his B.A from Hunter College to entering the world of Female Impersonating and Massage/Escorting, his candid recall of it all is both intriguing and mind blowing.  Show Business all the way!   Fiona St. James first appeared in 1988 and has experienced success in night clubs worldwide as well as being the 15th elected and still the only Latina Empress of The Imperial Court of New York. He has been a proud member of this worthwhile organization since 1992 and was also crowned Miss Long Island Best Professional 1994.  He has been a proud member of SAG-AFTRA for well over two decades with film and TV credits including “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar”, “Stonewall”, “Ugly Betty”, and “Orange is the New Black”.  His most memorable role was playing the resident prison tranny bitch on the hit HBO series “OZ” for five of the six seasons.   As a sex worker for 38 years and counting, Bobby St. James has been able to adapt to the ever changing world we live in and attributes his longevity to this industry to doing many different things. From Sex Worker to Actor to Retail and to being a Social Influencer, all of these things keep one another fresh.  All of this led to he self publishing his memoirs, "The Life and Crimes of Fiona St. james" Raw, Gritty and Brave!  Bobby recalls his very colorful existence in this very detailed account of his accomplishments along with the trials and tribulations of life.  Since his birth, this self-aware extrovert has been an out and proud gay male. Pushing boundaries and raising eyebrows sexually, both professionally and personally with no shame for 38 years!  He has always had the support of a loving family and close circle of friends, in spite of it all.     It was the time of NYC nightlife at its best, along with the glory days of Fire Island.  His gripping story telling including careers, romances and extracurricular everything! Lots of Sex (with and without pay), Drugs and Rock N' Roll!  An eye opening and very real no holds barred reliving of a time when all was fair game in NYC. His honest and graphic nature in sharing his memoirs with specific details makes for a very refreshing and vulnerable journey.  A must read for all!     https://www.sextpanther.com/BobbyStJames https://onlyfans.com/cutesmoothbobby https://justfor.fans/BobbyStJames https://twitter.com/BobbyStJames1    https://allmylinks.com/cutesmoothbobby    https://www.masseurfinder.com/massage-therapists/28569/ https://rentmasseur.com/CuteSmoothBobby https://rentmen.com/BobbyStJames  

The evolution and construction of any theatre is eternally fascinating. Elements of collaboration, persistence, intellect, resilience, humour, patience and invention are required - the creative process is unleashed as players and creatives forge forward to arrive at Opening Night - delivering a theatrical ‘baby' ready to be invested, received and judged by the anticipating audience. This journey is much more heightened in the construction of a new play - CAMP by Elias Jamieson Brown, commissioned by Robyn Kennedy and directed by Kate Gaul - is a play with historical and political elements - chronicling the rise of a movement in Australia. The birth of LGBTQI rights and the subsequent advocacy it ignited for further human rights at home and globally, is a salient story demanding to be told to an audience ignorant of what has gone before - but also to an audience who forged that movement and who hopefully will find further and deserved recognition in this theatrical treatment. The play is being served at World Pride - a gathering of the global tribe in Sydney - where the reverberations of the movements early days can now be rightly celebrated - alongside a recognition of what is still left to be accomplished. How will this play be received? What does it take to build a production from the ground floor? Who are the players tasked with this responsibility? In this episode of the STAGES podcast, we chart the development of the play CAMP, speaking with the creatives and artists involved and examine that tumultuous time in history (not that far away) when the story of CAMP was born. The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages). www.stagespodcast.com.au

It's World Pride 2023 and the queer globe is converging on Sydney Australia to celebrate diversity, inclusion, community and fabulousness! To mark this momentous event the STAGES podcast is saluting the cast of captivating drag divas and personalities who have been featured on the podcast during the past 5 seasons. They are artists who have appeared on national and global stages; thrilling audiences, making a difference, healing community and expressing unique and wondrous talents. We spotlight these episodes so you can savour a second listen - or so you can sample the delights of these entertainers for the very first time. A Diva a day for each day of World Pride! Carlotta is an Australian cabaret performer and television celebrity. She is as iconic as the Sydney Opera House, Kylie Minogue and Vegemite! Carlotta began her career as an original member of the long-running Les Girls cabaret show, performed entirely by heavily costumed males, which started in 1963 in the purpose built Les Girls building, which stood on a prominent corner in the heart of Sydney's Kings Cross, Carlotta, rose through the ranks of the show to eventually become the show's compere and its most famous member. Les Girls and Carlotta soon became must-see attractions for visitors to Sydney and the show was popular with visiting international celebrities. Since then she has become an iconic part of the Australian queer and mainstream landscapes, appearing in a host of stage triumphs - and as a popular personality on television. Carlotta returned to the stage for two dynamic outings in 2022; as ‘Astrid Zeneca' in Trevor Ashley's Christmas panto, Moulin Scrooge and a triumphant turn performing in Priscilla; Queen of the Desert at The Star on The Gold Coast. The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and from where you find your favourite podcasts. Tune in daily for a history of drag in Sydney. Tell your friends, share the podcast, relish the stories and embrace your own sense of Pride.

It's World Pride 2023 and the queer globe is converging on Sydney Australia to celebrate diversity, inclusion, community and fabulousness! To mark this momentous event the STAGES podcast is saluting the cast of captivating drag divas and personalities who have been featured on the podcast during the past 5 seasons. They are artists who have appeared on national and global stages; thrilling audiences, making a difference, healing community and expressing unique and wondrous talents. We spotlight these episodes so you can savour a second listen - or so you can sample the delights of these entertainers for the very first time. A Diva a day for each day of World Pride! In the bohemian world that is drag, few artists can lay claim to the exulted and ebullient eccentricity that is Cindy Pastel. The alter ego of performer Ritchie Finger, Cindy has been delighting, thrilling and astonishing audiences for close to 45 years. A unique talent, Finger has inspired generations of drag performers who have followed in his fabulous footsteps - whether they be in stilettos or on skates. Ritchie Finger arrived in Sydney from Melbourne in 1979 and became one of the many young drag addicts to work at ‘Patch's' Nightclub on Sydney's celebrated Oxford street. In the early part of the A.I.D.S. crisis Pastel was a tireless worker for HIV/AIDS organisations and charities. The decimation of community was enormous and Pastel, alongside many drag artists, kept everyone smiling. Cindy Pastel has been recognised by the DIVAs - The Drag Industry Variety Awards - twice in her illustrious career. A career that has reached incredible peaks and challenged with occasional obstacles. But through it all Ritchie Finger and Cindy Pastel have danced, paraded, twirled and taken centre stage, to ensure that ‘Everybody's happy!” Recently celebrating a 72nd birthday, Miss 3D is still going strong, embracing every opportunity to perform and entertain an adoring fanbase. The alter ego of Glenn R. Lewis, Miss 3D has been at the pinnacle of Drag performance for over 40 years. Recognised as a matriarch of Sydney Drag performers, she has entranced with a vibrant and unique style; and incredible artistry, eternally mesmerising with opulent and eccentric costume. Growing up in a rural Victorian town, a diet of community theatre and ballet classes shaped a desire to command a stage. Study at the Australian Ballet school followed, before a quick visit to Sydney seduced Glenn and he met his drag tribe through performers such as Doris Fish, Teresa Green and Danny Aboud. Miss 3D quickly established herself on the scene as an artist of superior talent and invention. A holiday to New York City landed a permanent gig at the iconic Anvil Club where 3D performed for two years, wowing the American crowd. Returning to Australia Miss 3D continued to navigate the stages of venues such as Stranded and Patchs, eventually taking up residence at the iconic Albury Hotel with a trio called The Showbags, alongside Drag Legends, Cindy Pastel and Pat Gently. It was a privilege and a delight to feature these two iconic performers in the STAGES ‘Live' series at The Powerhouse Up late for VIVID Sydney. They are an essential part of Sydney's Gay heritage and elders of the community who must be celebrated and applauded for an immense contribution. The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and from where you find your favourite podcasts. Tune in daily for a history of drag in Sydney. Tell your friends, share the podcast, relish the stories and embrace your own sense of Pride.

It's World Pride 2023 and the queer globe is converging on Sydney Australia to celebrate diversity, inclusion, community and fabulousness! To mark this momentous event the STAGES podcast is saluting the cast of captivating drag divas and personalities who have been featured on the podcast during the past 5 seasons. They are artists who have appeared on national and global stages; thrilling audiences, making a difference, healing community and expressing unique and wondrous talents. We spotlight these episodes so you can savour a second listen - or so you can sample the delights of these entertainers for the very first time. A Diva a day for each day of World Pride! Strykermeyer is a drag performer of unique powers and enormous skill. His work has enamoured audiences around the world. His ability to conjure a crowd is harnessed with immense theatricality; drawn from the combination of idiosyncratic invention in performance; and the greasepaints that contribute to the creation of an arresting and hypnotic aesthetic. Migrating to Australia as a boy from the UK, his family found residence in the Goldfields town of Kambalda in Western Australia. The contrast of geography and climate built a resilience in the young Stryker and forced avenues to escape - in imagination and by train! Landing in Perth in the 70s he entered his first nightclub - Matches on William street. The lure of the stage called and his place in the world was found. This was the time of a different drag scene. Experimental and exciting, it drew a queer community together and launched the careers of a bounty of burgeoning artists. Established performer Audrey Woodstock-Rose guided Stryker in the early days providing lessons in stagecraft and an appreciation of Asian theatre styles such as Kabuki, Noh, and Butoh; influences that resonate in Stryker's performance repertoire. Early song choices that supported his developing style included Gary Numan's Are Friends Electric? and Iggy Pop's I'm Bored, which he performed in ‘boy drag'. Considered one of the best make-up artists in Australia, Stryker contributed to the drag aesthetic on the film Priscilla - Queen of the Desert; ultimately being awarded the British Academy of Film and Television Award for Best Make-up and Hair Design in 1994. Today he continues to contribute a vivid artistic and considered temperament to queer and art spaces around W.A. Collaborations with fellow performer Ash Baroque inspire his creativity and ensure we continue to be enthralled by his vast talents. Stryker the man, is a modest gentleman who possesses years of experience and knowledge; eternally maintaining a passion for his art and craft. He is a treasured and gifted artist who has been an avant-garde presence on the queer scene for several decades. What a treat that he shares all of that in this riveting episode of the STAGES podcast! The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and from where you find your favourite podcasts. Tune in daily for a history of drag in Sydney. Tell your friends, share the podcast, relish the stories and embrace your own sense of Pride.

It's World Pride 2023 and the queer globe is converging on Sydney Australia to celebrate diversity, inclusion, community and fabulousness! To mark this momentous event the STAGES podcast is saluting the cast of captivating drag divas and personalities who have been featured on the podcast during the past 5 seasons. They are artists who have appeared on national and global stages; thrilling audiences, making a difference, healing community and expressing unique and wondrous talents. We spotlight these episodes so you can savour a second listen - or so you can sample the delights of these entertainers for the very first time. A Diva a day for each day of World Pride! Hugh Monroe has been delighting audiences since childhood in a range of entertainments. A long resume demonstrates success and exuberant performance across stage, television, drag performance and Audio/Visual production. As a child he appeared in productions of Shakespeare, directed You're a Good Man Charlie Brown and flew ‘across the skies' as an impish Peter Pan. You may recall him as a congenial presenter on the highly popular television show, Simon Townsend's Wonder World - a news program produced for a youth audience in the ‘80s. At the other extreme you might have been witness to his antics as the regular host of the piano bar at the iconic Albury Hotel on Sydney's Oxford Street. Hugh could sing, on his head, on the piano! His skill in drag has also allowed him forays into the musical theatre joy of Pageant and La Cage Aux Folles. The past decade has been spent in Children's theatre, nurturing audiences of the future and informing them via various theatre-in-education projects. Touring the country he introduces the magic of theatre to thousands of young people each year. Hugh loves a chat. And a story. It was much fun to share the microphone with Hugh Monroe, in this naughty but nice, Stages conversation. He is passionate, excitable, cheeky, and he enjoys nothing more than to engage & entertain an audience. The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and from where you find your favourite podcasts. Tune in daily for a history of drag in Sydney. Tell your friends, share the podcast, relish the stories and embrace your own sense of Pride.

It's World Pride 2023 and the queer globe is converging on Sydney Australia to celebrate diversity, inclusion, community and fabulousness! To mark this momentous event the STAGES podcast is saluting the cast of captivating drag divas and personalities who have been featured on the podcast during the past 5 seasons. They are artists who have appeared on national and global stages; thrilling audiences, making a difference, healing community and expressing unique and wondrous talents. We spotlight these episodes so you can savour a second listen - or so you can sample the delights of these entertainers for the very first time. A Diva a day for each day of World Pride! Vonni Brit Watkins' first stage experience was in 1975 when she worked in a cabaret style burlesque club as a striptease artist in Adelaide. In 1978 she joined the Melbourne touring show of Les Girls!, touring and performing throughout Australia and New Zealand, including outback Australia. She toured in a bus, working and performing in pubs and casinos, including Lasseters Casino in Alice Springs. In 1983 she received an invitation from Carlotta to join the world-famous Sammy Lee's Les Girls in Kings Cross Sydney as their resident stripper. In 1984 she appeared in a pop video clip for Stephen Cummings smash hit Another Kick In The Head. Which then, in 1995 lead her being asked to appear as ‘Lola the stripper' in the Channel 9 TV mini-series Shout the story of Johnny O'Keefe. In 1996 she left Sydney to live in Adelaide where she still lives. For 17 years she was the manager of Australia's longest running strip club The Crazy Horse Revue. Vonni also co-wrote 5 live shows that toured South Australia and in 2008 one of the shows The Girly Side of Butch went to Dublin and enjoyed a sell-out season at The Dublin International Gay Theatre Festival. These days she works as a freelance performer hosting shows and running talent shows. She is also dabbling in the craft of the DJ. In July, Vonni made her musical debut in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at The Star Gold Coast, presented by Matt Ward Entertainment. She played the glamorous showgirl and matriarch, ‘Bernadette'. The show had her back working alongside her long-time friend and ex house mate, the legendary Carlotta; the inspiration for ‘Bernadette'. Vonni's enthusiasm and passion for performance is palpable. She is astute, big-hearted, and she employs the most wicked and delightful sense of humour. Hers is a life lived fully and a career that is fascinating and fabulous! The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and from where you find your favourite podcasts. Tune in daily for a history of drag in Sydney. Tell your friends, share the podcast, relish the stories and embrace your own sense of Pride.

It's World Pride 2023 and the queer globe is converging on Sydney Australia to celebrate diversity, inclusion, community and fabulousness! To mark this momentous event the STAGES podcast is saluting the cast of captivating drag divas and personalities who have been featured on the podcast during the past 5 seasons. They are artists who have appeared on national and global stages; thrilling audiences, making a difference, healing community and expressing unique and wondrous talents. We spotlight these episodes so you can savour a second listen - or so you can sample the delights of these entertainers for the very first time. A Diva a day for each day of World Pride! Every Sunday night, for over 15 years, a weekly Drag celebration was presented at Sydney's Stonewall Hotel on iconic Oxford Street. Polly's Follies became a Sydney institution having commenced life at the famous Albury Hotel some 28 years before. Presiding over this hypnotic entertainment was the doyen of Sydney Drag, Polly Petrie; a tough broad with humour as dry as the Sahara, the glamour of Zsa Zsa Gabor and the steely command of Joan Crawford. Polly Petrie is also Drag Mother to a host of novice drag queens taking their first steps into this colourful world of performance. Polly takes a maternal approach to the rookies; mentoring, guiding and passing on her infinite wisdom. Polly Petrie is the creation of Craig Petrie, a ballroom dancer who was initially discovered working behind a bar by choreographer Ross Coleman. He was thrust into the role of back-up dancer to many celebrated drag queens of the past, who lead the shows at famed Capriccios - a prominent venue on Oxford street with extravagant shows of big casts and glamorous costumes. In this fascinating conversation Polly gives us an insight into the early scene as a performer; one that continues to engage him in the persona of which he is famous around the world. He explains the origin of the follies and the link with the musical The Boyfriend, that gave him his drag name. It is a life rich with fabulous experiences and encounters. We recorded this conversation in his famous ‘caravan', a haven that accommodates his extensive wardrobe. The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and from where you find your favourite podcasts. Tune in daily for a history of drag in Sydney. Tell your friends, share the podcast, relish the stories and embrace your own sense of Pride.

It's World Pride 2023 and the queer globe is converging on Sydney Australia to celebrate diversity, inclusion, community and fabulousness! To mark this momentous event the STAGES podcast is saluting the cast of captivating drag divas and personalities who have been featured on the podcast during the past 5 seasons. They are artists who have appeared on national and global stages; thrilling audiences, making a difference, healing community and expressing unique and wondrous talents. We spotlight these episodes so you can savour a second listen - or so you can sample the delights of these entertainers for the very first time. A Diva a day for each day of World Pride! Trevor Ashley follows in a long line of Australian stage larrikins that include Roy Rene (Mo McCackie), Barry Humphries (Dame Edna), Gary McDonald (Norman Gunston) and Reg Livermore (Betty Blokkbuster). These performers have created characters who have celebrated the outrageous, and all that is particular about our culture. Trevor Ashley continues this biting and hysterical piss-take, serving it up in flamboyant and finely realised entertainments such Fat Swan, Little Orphan Trashley, Bodybag and The Lyin' Queen. Alongside these ‘naughty' pantos, Ashley has also enjoyed worldwide success with his one-man shows Liza on an E, Liza's Back! - is Broken, and Diamonds Are For Trevor. He has also proved himself on the musical theatre stage with acclaimed performances in Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Miss Understanding), Jesus Christ Superstar (King Herod), Hairspray (Edna Turnblad) and Les Miserables (Thenadier). Trevor can also be seen conquering television in RFDS on channel 7 and in the new Australian film, Seriously Red. Intent on embracing many roles, Ashley also wears the titles of producer, writer, musician and director. In the role of Director, he returned to Priscilla - the musical, staging it for a season at The Star Gold Coast, in July 2022. That December, he completed a triumphant addition to his pantomime series - Moulin Scrooge - and can be presently found on stage as Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and from where you find your favourite podcasts. Tune in daily for a history of drag in Sydney. Tell your friends, share the podcast, relish the stories and embrace your own sense of Pride.

It's World Pride 2023 and the queer globe is converging on Sydney Australia to celebrate diversity, inclusion, community and fabulousness! To mark this momentous event the STAGES podcast is saluting the cast of captivating drag divas and personalities who have been featured on the podcast during the past 5 seasons. They are artists who have appeared on national and global stages; thrilling audiences, making a difference, healing community and expressing unique and wondrous talents. We spotlight these episodes so you can savour a second listen - or so you can sample the delights of these entertainers for the very first time. A Diva a day for each day of World Pride! Born in Wales in 1941, Stan Munro has accumulated a life-time of wonderful adventure, challenge and triumph. His, is an eventful and colourful existence, navigated with resilience and a cheeky sense of humour. Stan's first forays into frocks came when he would perform at family Christmas parties. Furniture would be parted and his family would be mesmerised by the boy miming to Rosemary Clooney records. He played his first Pantomime Dame at the age of 12. He joined the entertainment industry working with a partner performing sight acts in variety around the UK. Along the way he worked with artists such as The Andrews Sisters, Petula Clarke, Tommy Cooper, Danny La Rue and Tessie O'Shea. He moved to Australia in 1963 and soon found himself employed as a male dancer in the famous Les Girls show in King's Cross, Sydney. Working with the Drag Artistes of the day ignited Stan's boyhood infatuation and he quickly joined the girls with his own blend of glamour and comedy. So much so that he was eventually appointed MC of the iconic revue. An extended season with the show followed at The Ritz, in St Kilda, Melbourne. It has been a career in heels since, as Stan has delighted, confused and amused audiences around the globe. He has a fascinating story and an engaging take on life. He is wicked, charming and an absolute darling! The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and from where you find your favourite podcasts. Tune in daily for a history of drag in Sydney. Tell your friends, share the podcast, relish the stories and embrace your own sense of Pride.

It's World Pride 2023 and the queer globe is converging on Sydney Australia to celebrate diversity, inclusion, community and fabulousness! To mark this momentous event the STAGES podcast is saluting the cast of captivating drag divas and personalities who have been featured on the podcast during the past 5 seasons. They are artists who have appeared on national and global stages; thrilling audiences, making a difference, healing community and expressing unique and wondrous talents. We spotlight these episodes so you can savour a second listen - or so you can sample the delights of these entertainers for the very first time. A Diva a day for each day of World Pride! Tobin Saunders is a freelance performer, writer, choreographer, dancer, actor, DJ and events Co-ordinator/producer. Combining elements of contemporary dance, expressive movement, popular culture, social comment and satire, Tobin's work could best be described as - Pastiche! Over the past 30 years he has been involved in theatre works, production and performance at Mardi Gras, in fashion parades, film, and dance variety at Belvoir St Theatre. Tobin is now working solo with the Vanessa Wagner character and is also freelancing as an actor. He appears on TV as a social commentator and contemporary icon. His eclectic experience and skills have enabled Tobin to produce work that is fresh, challenging and innovative. Avoiding the labels of “Dance”, “Theatre” or “Comedy”, he combines all into a vibrant hybrid. Vanessa Wagner is one of Australia's most colourful and entertaining identities. She started as a dedicated housewife and part time hostess. Vanessa was crowned Sydney Mardi Gras Miss Fair Day 1993 and for seven years she coordinated and hosted the spectacularly successful Drag Race Meet at Bondi Beach for the Sydney Fringe Festival. From early 1993 till 1996 Vanessa captivated audiences with ‘Jamie and Vanessa' parties and stage shows. Vanessa now produces her own parties, events and shows. She is proud dance mistress of her very own Crystal Stepz Dance Company, creating works of a kind rarely seen! Her sell out hit dance show, Vanessa Wagner's History of Dance broke box office records during its premiere season. She Co-hosted the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade telecasts on Channel Ten for 5 years. She also had a regular appearance as talk back host, on national youth radio station Triple J. Vanessa's intelligent, opinionated and funny repartee is a sure crowd pleaser. She was the most colourful and loved entrant in Celebrity Big Brother, has made Australia laugh featuring in a saucy Snickers TV commercial and keeps Australia laughing with TV and Cable appearances. As a tireless advocate for HIV health education and safe practice, Tobin's work has had far reach in many communities. In July 2022, Academic Daniel Reeders commented - “Tobin's ground-breaking work as Vanessa Wagner with Kath Albury as Nurse Nancy was a key inspiration for Michael Hurley's theory of cultures of care that has had a sustained and powerful influence on HIV health promotion practice in Australia. Vanessa and Nancy used glamour and humour to bring audiences on a journey through sensitive topics like having a positive sex life and managing complicated medication regimes in the emerging era of antiretroviral treatments.” With a myriad of corporate speaking & charity works across Australia, Vanessa has proved her flexibility and has cemented her position as a loveable Australian icon. As has Tobin! Always genuine. Always passionate. Always opinionated. And always inspiring! The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and from where you find your favourite podcasts. Tune in daily for a history of drag in Sydney. Tell your friends, share the podcast, relish the stories and embrace your own sense of Pride.

It's World Pride 2023 and the queer globe is converging on Sydney Australia to celebrate diversity, inclusion, community and fabulousness! To mark this momentous event the STAGES podcast is saluting the cast of captivating drag divas and personalities who have been featured on the podcast during the past 5 seasons. They are artists who have appeared on national and global stages; thrilling audiences, making a difference, healing community and expressing unique and wondrous talents. We spotlight these episodes so you can savour a second listen - or so you can sample the delights of these entertainers for the very first time. A Diva a day for each day of World Pride! Monique Kelly is one of Australia's greatest drag artists. Equally adept at glamorous, torch-song, and comic turns; she commands the stage with a comprehensive appreciation of stagecraft, savvy and seduction. Monique first stepped on stage at Gilligans, Bondi Beach in 1972 and has never diverted her desire to please an audience. In 1973 she took up residence in Kings Cross and was a featured performer at the Carousel Cabaret and an original cast member of the long-running revue Les Girls, touring Australia and New Zealand. It's at this time that Monique Kelly created the Golden Girls and staged crowd pleasing shows at the Unicorn Hotel, The Flinders Hotel and the Taxi Club. Her cheeky pantos at the Taxi Club set new levels of production and fabulously outrageous costuming for a cast of three. Monique Kelly has headlined at almost every gay hotel and club on Sydney's golden mile. Iconic venues from a time passed, all of which offered a joyous celebration of the art of Drag; the Unicorn, Patches, Capriccios, Tropicana, Flo's Place, Paddington Green Hotel, the Albury and Annie's Bar. In the early nineties Monique joined the original cast of the famous ‘Carlotta and her Beautiful Boys' revue as its comedienne. This production show travelled for several years to every major town and city across the entire country playing to packed audiences who would be transported and delighted by the seductive illusions before them. In 2002 she made a triumphant return to our spotlights starring in her own show at The Venus Room, bringing the kind of original performance, not seen on other stages. Monique has been involved with, and worked tirelessly fund raising for all of the major charities related to HIV/AIDS for many years, especially the Luncheon Club. She has appeared in and compered the Luncheon Club's World AIDS Day picnic in the park, as well as the Carols in the Park at Christmas time. In 2002 she was inducted into the DIVA Hall of Fame - an acknowledgement of her generosity, skill and fabulousness as a performer, and Sydney icon. The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and from where you find your favourite podcasts. Tune in daily for a history of drag in Sydney. Tell your friends, share the podcast, relish the stories and embrace your own sense of Pride.

It's World Pride 2023 and the queer globe is converging on Sydney Australia to celebrate diversity, inclusion, community and fabulousness! To mark this momentous event the STAGES podcast is saluting the cast of captivating drag divas and personalities who have been featured on the podcast during the past 5 seasons. They are artists who have appeared on national and global stages; thrilling audiences, making a difference, healing community and expressing unique and wondrous talents. We spotlight these episodes so you can savour a second listen - or so you can sample the delights of these entertainers for the very first time. A Diva a day for each day of World Pride! Claire de Lune is the alter ego of Restauranteur and Chef, Marc Kuzma. Claire has been a mainstay in Sydney's Gay life for several decades while Marc has been a celebrated mainstay of our food scene. Claire de Lune gained fast notoriety after her 17 cooking segments on Channel Nine's “The Midday Show” with Kerrie Anne. She then did her Drag apprenticeship by working in most of Sydney's Gay and Lesbian venues. Renowned for her kooky sense of humour, Claire was often in demand on TV, radio and for corporate functions. Claire career was celebrated in 2000 by winning 3 DIVAs (the Drag Industry Variety Award) including entertainer of the year, best cast 3 & under for Lady Penelope's Baby with Verushka Darling, and an award for her charity work, particularly for the AIDS Trust of Australia, an award also won in 2001. Claire also took part in the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games and was part of the entertainment at the Olympic village during the Paralympic games. 2001 was a triumphant year for Claire with From D'Rags To Riches, Claire de Lune The Musical selling out during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival, followed by a 4 week season of The Tempest, a major part in a Lipton Tea television commercial, a guest spot on Beauty and the Beast (channel 10) and as a guest judge on SBS broadcast of the Eurovision song contest. Claire has been featured many times on television: Food Lover's Guide to Australia, Young Lions, White Collar Blue, Fresh, Georges Negus Tonight, Queer TV, Faux pas Rever, Voyage, Mondo Thingo, Good Morning Australia and a Virgin Blue Mobile and Vodaphone ad campaign; and the launch of Virgin Atlantic in Sydney. Marc was the general manager at Slide in Oxford street, Sydney and created two highly successful weekly shows: El'Circo and Vampire stories. He now delights patrons at a very special venue that combines exquisite French culinary indulgence and stellar cabaret performance at Claire's Kitchen at Le Salon. The restaurant is a favourite destination for diners and connoisseurs of classic cabaret performance. A weekly line-up of artists complements the magic of Marc and his staff who deliver a superb experience - merging Marc's three great personas - performance, food and fabulousness! Claire's Kitchen at Le Salon will be delivering a sensational and diverse line-up of talent during February 2023, to coincide with the celebration of World Pride in Sydney. Check out the cabaret season at www.claireskitchen.com.au The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and from where you find your favourite podcasts. Tune in daily for a history of drag in Sydney. Tell your friends, share the podcast, relish the stories and embrace your own sense of Pride.

It's World Pride 2023 and the queer globe is converging on Sydney Australia to celebrate diversity, inclusion, community and fabulousness! To mark this momentous event the STAGES podcast is saluting the cast of captivating drag divas and personalities who have been featured on the podcast during the past 5 seasons. They are artists who have appeared on national and global stages; thrilling audiences, making a difference, healing community and expressing unique and wondrous talents. We spotlight these episodes so you can savour a second listen - or so you can sample the delights of these entertainers for the very first time. A Diva a day for each day of World Pride! Mitzi Macintosh is an adored drag identity who has worked in all the major Sydney venues over some two decades. Outrageous and subversive, with a heart of gold and possessed with immaculate comic timing, she is the drag persona of performer Graeme Browning. Now residing in the UK, Graeme (and Mitzi) were back in Sydney for their first one-woman show – Mitzi Macintosh – My Life in Lipstick – when this conversation was recorded in 2018. The show was presented as part of the 40th Anniversary Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Browning's knowledge of drag as an art-form and of a Sydney now past, is extensive He is very much one of the custodians of the vibrant drag scene that existed through the 80s and 90s. Graeme Browning sat down with STAGES, three days after the 2018 Mardi Gras parade and party, to discuss his show, his process, and the art of the drag performer. The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and from where you find your favourite podcasts. Tune in daily for a history of drag in Sydney. Tell your friends, share the podcast, relish the stories and embrace your own sense of Pride.

It's World Pride 2023 and the queer globe is converging on Sydney Australia to celebrate diversity, inclusion, community and fabulousness! To mark this momentous event the STAGES podcast is saluting the cast of captivating drag divas and personalities who have been featured on the podcast during the past 5 seasons. They are artists who have appeared on national and global stages; thrilling audiences, making a difference, healing community and expressing unique and wondrous talents. We spotlight these episodes so you can savour a second listen - or so you can sample the delights of these entertainers for the very first time. A Diva a day for each day of World Pride! One of Australia's most loved and enduring comedy characters, Bob Downe, is the creation of journalist, comedian, actor and broadcaster Mark Trevorrow. Born in Melbourne, Mark started his working life at 17 as a copyboy with The Sun News-Pictorial, before co-founding cabaret comedy group The Globos, who released two Australian Top 20 hit singles, Tintarella di Luna (1982) and The Beat Goes On (1983). He created Bob Downe in1984 and has toured the world as the Prince of Polyester ever since. Bob's stage shows have played to acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe, Adelaide Cabaret Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, with decades of touring across Australia and the UK including P&O Comedy Cruises and performing for the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance. Bob's TV appearances range from Countdown to The Project, from the Mike Walsh Show to Studio 10, and hosting multiple Sydney Mardi Gras broadcasts. As Mark he has been heard regularly on ABC local radio and presented The Way We Were, a ratings winner on ABC TV in 2004. He was also featured regularly on Kath & Kim as ‘Darryl' the menswear salesman. Bob's comedy/chat series, The Bob Downe Show (Foxtel/ TV1), went to air in December 2000. Bob Downe's national theatre tours, Whiter! Brighter!, Cold August Night and iBob have been sellouts everywhere, including the Sydney Opera House and the State Theatre. Mark Trevorrow and Rupert Noffs perform their show, ‘Old Friends' at Claire's Kitchen at Le Salon on Monday February 20th and Tuesday February 21st. Bookings at wwwclaireskitchen.com.au The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and from where you find your favourite podcasts. Tune in daily for a history of drag in Sydney. Tell your friends, share the podcast, relish the stories and embrace your own sense of Pride.

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The trial of teenage murderer Alice Mitchell was an all out spectacle. After killing her former lover Freda Ward in a crime of passion, no one seemed to believe her motivation –least of all her own defense team. She'd end up pleading present insanity under the counsel of men who couldn't even begin to comprehend any deviation from the sexual and gendered norms of the late 19th century. In the second half of our pride series on Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward, we'll cover what happened to Alice in the wake of Freda's murder and how their story got warped by the time and place in which they lived. This week's sponsors: Credit Karma - Go to creditkarma.com / loanoffers to find the loan for you. Lumi Labs - To learn more about microdosing THC, go to Microdose.com and use code STRANGE to get free shipping & 30% off your first order. BetterHelp - Go to betterhelp.com/daisy for 10% off your first month. Dormeo - Right now if you go to Dormeo.com/STRANGE, you'll receive 30% off your Dormeo mattress topper. 

When 19-year-old Alice Mitchell jumped from a carriage and slit the throat of 17-year-old Freda Ward one fateful day in 1892, a rampant fascination over the drama soon followed. Alice loved Freda and killed her accordingly –to the crazed confusion of nearly everyone in Memphis, Tennessee and beyond. In the first half of our pride series, we'll go over the story of their sapphic relationship, how it functioned in the American South during the Victorian era and how it unraveled to the point of tragedy. This week's sponsors: Calm - Go to calm.com/strange for 40% off unlimited access to Calm's entire library. GhostBed - Get 30% off site-wide by going to ghostbed.com/strange. Hungryroot - Go to hungryroot.com/strange to get 30% off your first delivery and a free gift with every delivery. PrettyLitter - Head over to prettylitter.com and use code STRANGE to save 20% on your first order. 

On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we kick off our 2022 Pride Series!! All the artists featured from now until the end of June will be queer artists who are all making incredible music. The artists I am featuring today all have the ability to soothe my soul with their music. The three artists are Jake Wesley Rogers, CLAY and flowerkid. All three of these artists are creating music that really highlights the queer experience in a very honest and vulnerable way. Through their tracks such as Undertow, Pluto and Miss Andry , these artists are able to tell truly compelling stories that each highlight queer lifestyles. So come on in and give this episode a listen I promise you will not be disappointed. Happy Pride everyone!!!! If you would like to support an indie podcaster like myself you can do so at www.buymeacoffee.com/PMFSP Please visit our website www.popmusicforsmartpeople.com and while you are there check out our merch store with special Pride merch now --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pmfsp/message

“Power concedes nothing without demand” Frederick Douglass Happy Pride!! This month our series will focus on Angelic Troublemakers- folks who […] The post Angelic Troublemakers: A Pride Series appeared first on Queer Theology.

Wishing you a happy PRIDE month! In celebration of LGBTQ Pride, we're dedicating the next two episodes to two leaders in the field of LGBTQ film and photography. First we speak with Louky Keijsers Koning (@loukykk), the director of the estate of Barbara Hammer (@barbarahammer1) a Feminist filmmaker and pioneer of queer cinema, who made over 90 moving image works as well as performances, installations, photographs, collages and drawings over a 45-year career. Regarded as the first lesbian art filmmaker, her works playfully and relentlessly challenged accepted norms and taboos of queerness blazing the trail for generations of lesbian and queer artists.Next we speak with Ghislain Pascal (@ghislain.pascal), co-founder and director of London's Little Black Gallery (@tlbgallery) and publisher of BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! (@boysfineart) A bi-annual print publication and online platform that promotes queer and gay photography. BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! represents over 65 photographers from 30 countries - including China, India, Iran, Poland, Russia and Turkey where gay rights are repressed and queer lives under constant threat.We're so excited to feature these pioneers in and supporters of LGBTQ artists and look forward to sharing our insightful conversations about their work. Stay tuned for the premiere!

Hey, friends, I am still recovering from COVID, and am in need of rest, so I do not have a new blog/podcast for you this week. That being said, we are at the beginning of Pride month, and I did not want to let this week go by without stating clearly and unequivocally that the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer - its clergy, staff, and lay leaders - stand in full support, love, and affirmation of LGBTQ+ persons, all of whom are made beautifully and powerfully in God's image. This week I am re-running the first in a series of blog/podcasts I wrote/recorded on Pride in 2019, and on the blog page you will find a link to the Pride series for your continued reading/listening. I invite you this month to support your local Pride festivities, and then to do your part in Jesus' name to make sure that LGBTQ+ persons are more fully loved, heard, empowered, supported, and cared for in your community. Each of us has a part to play in making our world truly inclusive, and this work is central to our understanding of the Gospel of God's love in Jesus Christ. "We believe that the God that created you made you as you are on purpose. You are not a mistake. Your sexuality is not a mistake, a sin, or something to be cured, fixed, or healed. You are a blessing. Your journey to self-understanding is essential to the healing of this world. You matter tremendously to God and to the people around you. Your expression of love is even now teaching this world a deeper understanding of what love really is. When you are part of the Church community, the church is more of who God means it to be. When you are empowered, the Spirit is revealed. When you lead, we see Jesus."