Whney Hoton's gay bt iend Robyn Crawford nfirms their queer relatnship — and reclaims her time
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A GAY OLD WE
* is kim crawford gay *
” But while relatnships wh some dtry heavyweights had soured, the Crawfords had strong pockets of support other quarters, most famoly among the gay muny the North Island cy of Auckland. Which went on to be marketed ternatnally as “the world’s first gay we.
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New Zealand's Kim Crawford W has released the "world's first gay we". It celebrated s Melbourne lnch recently, cidg wh the 17th Melbourne Gay and Lbian Cultural Ftival. The real qutn is, n a we be gay?
CASE STUDY: "GAY" W
Is a we signed for the gay muny. Co-founr of Pansy!, Eri Crawford, was stg around her hoe one night wh some iends, one of whom happened to be an Auckland gay bar owner-e-drag artiste, Robert Street.
A few drks were had, the nversatn turned to we, and Street asked why no one ma a we for gays. It was at this stage the Auckland gay hospaly crowd got behd the Crawfords, supportg their w. Was a way of thankg gay iends the hospaly dtry, " Eri Crawford says.
IS CDY CRAWFORD GAY?
Jahn wonrs if the Atralian gay we market might ed perceive that way. "The lnch parti are gay bars wh lots of feathers and ills, and drag acts.
And the gay muny embraced the we. " Street also thks the gay market is very brand loyal.
" The notn of brand loyalty is not to be sniffed at, particularly when you nsir that the Sydney gay we market alone is timated to be worth $4. Of all the many teemed we-producg regns North Ameri, wtern Sonoma County - particular the area between Healdsburg and the Rsian River rort area - stands out not only for s superb weri and stunng natural scenery, but also for havg a tremendo gay followg.