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The pink sheep of the family

Started by Shana A, February 04, 2010, 08:06:02 AM

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Shana A

February 04, 2010, 08:06:02 AM
The pink sheep of the family

Katrina Fox

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2810142.htm

Later this month thousands of people will gather on the streets to watch and cheer the Mardi Gras Parade.

Among the gay, lesbian, bisexual, sex/gender diverse, trans and queer folk admiring the creativity of this year's floats will be an equal - if not higher - number of heterosexuals.

Straight people love Mardi Gras. It's a camp spectacle that brings the state of New South Wales a shedload of cash from tourists and locals happy to celebrate Sydney's diverse and colourful population. It's the one time of year that prejudices are temporarily put aside, when even macho Aussie guys with testosterone and alcohol coursing through their bodies would rather raise a glass to than at a drag queen.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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