MisTy DelRay beat drag queens across Atralia to take out the tle of Miss Gay Atralia, she wants to be a role mol "for all the baby queens" and prove "'s OK to be who you are".
Contents:
- WHEN THE GOLD COAST LOST S ONLY GAY BAR, THIS DRAG QUEEN GOT TO WORK
- MEET MISTY DELRAY, YOUR REIGNG MISS GAY ATRALIA
WHEN THE GOLD COAST LOST S ONLY GAY BAR, THIS DRAG QUEEN GOT TO WORK
Surprisgly, The Avenue is not a gay bar. "The razor sharp 27-year-old has been a fixture of the Gold Coast queer nightlife for six years, back when the cy had two gay bars to choose om.
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MEET MISTY DELRAY, YOUR REIGNG MISS GAY ATRALIA
A “drag queen” refers to a man, ually gay, drsed as a woman for the purpos of entertament. Events featurg drag kg performanc were an important part of queer culture: the performanc often were seen as ways to explore genr and sexualy, and they monly took place gay- and lbian-iendly venu. The word “drag” most like om 19th century theatril cross-drsg, and is now monly associated wh gay or mp edy.
Jt as drag queens are associated wh gay culture, drag kgs are associated wh lbians, but not all performers are gay or lbian. Drag queens have achieved a ubiquo prence at pri ftivals and as a form of entertament theatre, mic and movie dtri for both gay and straight dienc - nsir the ongog appeal of Priscilla, Queen of the Dert. Sydney Heaps Gay aniser Kat Dopper feels there was a mand om younger queer women for a specific platform to try out drag.
While tennis has long been a space for trailblazg LGBTQ+ reprentatn on the women’s tour — om Billie Jean Kg to hometown Atralian hero Sam Stosur — on the ATP tour there are still no out gay profsnal men. Players on the men’s si are often prompted to speak on this dispary, and they have rpond whout exceptn that the tour would be welg to any gay player. Court, the Atralian tennis champn om s ago, has been public about her homophobic and transphobic views for many years.