Heaps Gay Qweens Ball: A Twisted Carnival | Luna Park Venu, Sydney, NS | June 11 to June 12

Contents:

• HEAPS GAY QWEENS BALL
• HEAPS GAY QWEENS BALL: A TWISTED CARNIVAL
• HEAPS GAY QWEENS BALL (VIVID SYDNEY)
• HOW HEAPS GAY BROUGHT A NEW TYPE OF QUEER PARTY TO SYDNEY

HEAPS GAY QWEENS BALL

Sydney's brightt queer party starters are nng amok at Luna Park for a Vivid party to beat them allThe Heaps Gay party crew will be brgg a touch of oppalence to Luna Park for the sparklg return of the Qweens’ Ball this Queen’s Birthday long weekend. Heaps Gay Qweens Ball: A Twisted Carnival | Luna Park Venu, Sydney, NS | June 11 to June 12. Host or Publisher Heaps Gay.

HEAPS GAY QWEENS BALL: A TWISTED CARNIVAL

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HEAPS GAY QWEENS BALL (VIVID SYDNEY)

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HOW HEAPS GAY BROUGHT A NEW TYPE OF QUEER PARTY TO SYDNEY

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”One of Kat’s biggt feats is undoubtedly the Queen’s Ball -- an annual event thrown as part of Sydney’s Vivid Ftival, where Heaps Gay lays claim to Sydney Town Hall. ”It was a perfectly Heaps Gay moment.