LinkFOR a man to tape his genitals between his legs, apply lipstick and get up on stage takes a certain resolve. Not that one needs a special occasion, of course. There is no shortage of men in this country who enjoy dressing in women's clothing, or of those who enjoy watching them, as the popularity of The Footy Show attests.
But the nation may be girding its loins for a fresh outbreak of cross-dressing and a fascination with drag queens as the musical version of the film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert opens in Sydney this weekend.