Every Atralian has enjoyed a Gaytime at some stage of their life but for non-Atralians whove been prived of the privilege troduce yourself to the...
Contents:
- A TRIBUTE TO GOLN GAYTIME: ATRALIA'S FAVOURE ICE CREAM
- THE ‘GOLN GAYS’ RETURN TO THE STAGE THE PHILIPP
- 5/5 GAYS IN OUR OFFICE RECKON CALLS TO RENAME GOLN GAYTIM ARE, QUE FRANKLY, HOMOPHOBIC
- ATRALIAN MAN LNCH PETN TO RENAME ‘OFFENSIVE’ GOLN GAYTIME
- WHY RENAMG GOLN GAYTIM WOULD BE A TERRIBLE CISN
- WHEN HOLLYWOOD STUDS MARRIED OFF GAY STARS TO KEEP THEIR SEXUALY A SECRET
- GOLN GAY TIM
- PETN LLS FOR STREETS TO CHANGE ‘OUTDATED’ NAME OF GOLN GAYTIME ICE CREAM
A TRIBUTE TO GOLN GAYTIME: ATRALIA'S FAVOURE ICE CREAM
* golden gay times *
Every Atralian has enjoyed a Gaytime at some stage of their life, but for non-Atralians who’ve been prived of the privilege, troduce yourself to the toffee, cholate and honeyb masterpiece that is Atralia’s favoure ice cream. The sweet, sweet history Streets released the first Goln Gaytime 1959 and the humble ice cream quickly beme an Asie summer staple throughout the Swgg Sixti.
Much of the Gaytime’s populary li s magnificently mp name. Of urse, when the label was first cid, the word ‘gay’ didn’t rry the homosexual nnotatn do now—but Streets’ marketers have never been shy of the cheeky double entendre. Sce the 1980s, the product’s slogan has been: “It’s hard to have a Gaytime on your own”, and the four-pack supermarket box rry the tagle, “Four lic chanc to have a gay time.
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THE ‘GOLN GAYS’ RETURN TO THE STAGE THE PHILIPP
They formed a muny meant to support and shelter gay people who had been st asi by society. Des later, they are still livg together, hostg pageants to help make ends meet. * golden gay times *
25L Goln Gaytime tub 2015, right down to the honeyb biscu b sprkled throughout the ice cream self.
5/5 GAYS IN OUR OFFICE RECKON CALLS TO RENAME GOLN GAYTIM ARE, QUE FRANKLY, HOMOPHOBIC
A petn has cropped up llg Goln Gaytim offensive to gay people. Our unscientific survey says otherwise. * golden gay times *
A year late me the Goln Gayto, a cross-over wh the Corto, this time featurg that beloved toffee-flavoured ice cream si the ne—followed 2017 by the Goln Gaytime Sanga (or ‘sandwich’ to non-Atralian rears unfaiar wh Asi’ termatn to abbreviate everythg). The Gaytime has spired a stack of ‘Frankenfood’ mash-ups around the untry, too.
Goln Gaytime doughnuts are mon but Queensland’s Cholate Komberry Co. Took to a new level wh the Goln Gaytime Conut, a doughnut ne topped wh ice cream and honeyb.
ATRALIAN MAN LNCH PETN TO RENAME ‘OFFENSIVE’ GOLN GAYTIME
There are lls to change the name of the renowned Goln Gaytime amid ncerns is offensive to Atralia’s gay muny. * golden gay times *
Melbourne’s Supersmall Club have unveiled Goln Gaytime martis this year and East Bnswick’s The Pie Shop has even created a sweet pie spired by Atralia’s favoure ice cream. They formed a muny meant to support and shelter gay people who had been st asi by society. Members of the Goln Gays preparg for a show Manila.
WHY RENAMG GOLN GAYTIM WOULD BE A TERRIBLE CISN
The money they raise through their performanc is ed to sta a home and basic needs as they Rey MoralPhotojournalist Hannah Rey Moral documented the liv of the “Goln Gays, ” visg their home Manila several tim 4, 2023On weekdays Manila, Al Enriquez, 86, ph a rickety woon rt wh a multilored umbrella perched on the dilapidated wood. Enriquez — swallowed by a T-shirt and basketball shorts hangg loosely on his small, agg body — is often overlooked by the weekends, though, he go by the stage name Carmen la Rue and is transformed to a Manila showgirl, donng floor length drs, elaborate makp, high heels and Enriquez belongs to a muny of olr gay men that lls self the Goln Gays.
WHEN HOLLYWOOD STUDS MARRIED OFF GAY STARS TO KEEP THEIR SEXUALY A SECRET
Jto found the Goln Gays, he wanted to create a re home for gay men livg on the streets of Manila, rejected by their fai and society. Jto sheltered the Goln Gays his own home until he died 2012.
GOLN GAY TIM
“Many had to go back to the street where they me om, ” said Ramon Ba, the current print of the Goln Gays, who go by Lola Mon or the stage name Monique la of the members, Feri Ramasamy, better known as Lola Ri, found work as a street sweeper and was given a room a shantytown.
Lola Ri crammed her belonggs and stum the small room and weled other Goln Gays who had nowhere else to go. Muny, which means many of the Goln Gays were unable to fd jobs when they were younger. Jto’s home, some members of the Goln Gays entered homels shelters but said they felt unsafe men’s dorms and unfortable wh the expectatn that they would perform relig ruals, as many shelters the Philipp are n by fah-based anizatns.
In the absence of a tradnal fay stcture, the Goln Gays have had to create their own support the panmic, the ernment prohibed olr Filipos, nsired more vulnerable to Covid fectn, om leavg their hom. The ernment also banned large gathergs to prevent further outbreaks, rultg the Goln Gays spendg their performanc. The muny did not abandon , ” said Ossa Jon, home of the Goln Gays is pated green, the doorway trimmed wh rabow tassels welg those who enter.
PETN LLS FOR STREETS TO CHANGE ‘OUTDATED’ NAME OF GOLN GAYTIME ICE CREAM
It ntas the ash of Lola Ri, the rint who generoly shared her apartment after the Goln Gays were kicked out of Mr. Bee of Covid rtrictns, the Goln Gays were unable to hold a proper funeral for Lola Ri.
Someday, when they have extra sh, they dream of gog to the seasi — perhaps on a holiday — drsed black lace, and spreadg Lola Ri’s ash to the that Covid l have been eased the Philipp, the Goln Gays are back onstage. A new generatn — the Silver Gays — has bee cril to the Gays performanc are ually pageants durg which each lola shows off a talent such as dog rtwheels heels or lip-syncg. ”As the show end that Sunday, the Goln Gays held hands as they sang the Diana Ross song “If We Hold on Together.
”A versn of this article appears prt on, Sectn A, Page 10 of the New York edn wh the headle: ‘Goln Gays’ Return to the Stage the Philipp. A petn has cropped up on llg for Atralia’s beloved Goln Gaytime to be renamed bee ’s supposedly offensive to gay people. As a Gay™, I am here to no-so-humbly disagree wh this outrageo slight on a treasured Asie stutn.