Heaps Gay — Kat Dopper

Contents:

• HEAPS GAY WANT RURAL LGBTQI FOLK TO HELP THE MARDI GRAS PARA GO FULL BH
• HEAPS GAY IS THROWG A EE PRE-MARDI GRAS PARTY

HEAPS GAY WANT RURAL LGBTQI FOLK TO HELP THE MARDI GRAS PARA GO FULL BH

For this year's Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras, queer party-throwers Heaps Gay wanted to try somethg new - so they went "full bh" and reached out to members of the LGBTIQ+ muny livg regnal parts of Atralia.

Acrdg to Heaps Gay's Kat Dopper, who also ss on the Sydney Mardi Gras board, the move was an attempt to "celebrate diversy and queerns regnal areas", aimg to brg para marchers who had never before participated the long-nng celebratn. Source: Heaps Gay"When you see or meet other queer people giv you a buzz of excement and a flicker of regnn havg your experience mirrored another person, " she told Heaps Gay ahead of the event. Source: Heaps Gay"I me out as transgenr last year to a town of jt unr 400 people, " Maher revealed the lead up to the para.

"Other regnal towns reprented by Heaps Gay marchers this year clu Uralla and n watch OnDemand's Thkg Queer llectn, a llectn of programs that explore all manner of social, polil and cultural issu facg the LGBTIQ+ muny. SBS Arabic 24 will report live om the Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras Para to Arabic-speakg dienc around n watch the SBS para verage on Sunday March 3rd at 8. Heaps Gay has been axg Sydney out of s shell wh larger-than-life parti and events sce 2013.

HEAPS GAY IS THROWG A EE PRE-MARDI GRAS PARTY

Heaps Gay has toured and worked wh Atralia’s biggt ftivals such as Falls Ftival, Vivid Sydney, Melbourne Mic Week, Brisbane Ftival, Groov The Moo + Mardi Gras + Heaps Gay has won multiple awards such as Bt Mic Event by Time Out & FBi Rad SMAC Awards. Durg Covid, Heaps Gay went onle wh Loud n Queer TV, a 2 hour mic show live streamed on Facebook, signed to amplify the talent of young queer micians and keep our muny nnected durg a world wi panmicCheck out for more & follow on our socials here. To celebrate regnal and ral LGBTQIA+ muni and everythg they have done for the safety and support of young queer folk areas outsi of the lourful and somewhat-more-acceptg hubs that pal ci seem to provi, Heaps Gay are g their float the 2019 Mardi Gras para to brg people om those regnal, ral and remote muni to e and see the whole outrageo spectacle for the first time om the bt spot – the para self.

The Heaps Gay team have done a big ll-out for LGBTQIA+ folk that live outsi the cy rat race to e and be a part of their celebratn of beg full bh, on the Camp Country float for this year. That’s exactly the vibe that Heaps Gay are searchg for wh their upg Mardi Gras para float and walk up Oxford St on the night of March 2nd. There are 25 spots available for those who are yet to get their Mardi Gras para cherry popped, so if you’re om out-of-town and want to do your first para by shakg your rhtone booty up the Oxford St, then absolutely get around the Heaps Gay facebook event to apply for a spot the para march.

This Mardi Gras, the crew at Heaps Gay is headg back to Sydney Uni's Manng Hoe and Garns for their annual Pardi Gras party. And here's some better news: Heaps Gay is throwg a ee party on Febary 28 (wh a ltle help om Beats by Dre) wh those three acts and ee drks, food and shows. While the first official gay Carnival krewe, the Krewe of Yuga, was formed the late 1950s, “Gay Mardi Gras” had been gog on unrground way before then.

Though no longer active, Yuga gave birth to other gay Carnival krew, cludg the Krewe of Petroni and the Krewe of Amon-Ra, both of which are still active.

While on the surface Mardi Gras appears to be no more than a party, many say Gay Mardi Gras helped her the Gay Rights Movement the Uned Stat.