We’re still recovering from an extraordinary night on Saturday 14 August! With a capacity crowd at the Red Rattler, an incredibly friendly atmosphere and amazing community support, we raised enough funds to publish our first issue this spring. Thank you to everyone who gave time or money!

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Photos: Morgan Carpenter.

Clean. (I’m a minimalist).

What do you most like about the queer scene in Sydney?

That there is a queer scene (I grew up in Perth). In fact, to be honest it took me a long time to discover and appreciate ‘queer Sydney’. I spent the better half of my first few years here lamenting how it wasn’t like Melbourne. But as I’ve learned, there are so many different ‘scenes’ here, and that I really love. We’re incredibly diverse and spoiled for choice. I’m particularly inspired by the talents of queer visual artists here in Sydney and am really excited about exploring these communities more through DIRTY mag.

What could improve?

An express bus, or any form of regular and reliable public transport for that matter, joining the gaybourhoods of the inner east and west together. That would be mighty swell. I hope Clover reads DIRTY’s blog.

What’s your favourite club night or event? And why?

If I had to pick one, I’d say the Witness Protection Program parties in Melbourne. I’m still in mourning since their finale, ‘Gym Bunny’ a couple of years back. They had brilliant themes, didn’t take themselves too seriously, played exceptional tracks and pulled a fun crowd. Trough is a close second, in part for its ridiculously hot homo promo photography. Bad Dog, Hot Rod and Hard On here in Sydney are also all onto good things…There’s clearly a theme emerging around rad music mixed with dress-ups.

+DJs Ben Drayton + Pony

+Shows by Lillian Starr + Billy Bradshaw, Pluto Savage, Apocalypstick, Xavier Moustache, Suzie Q, Vixen Noir, Techa, Solid Gold and Glitter Militia!

+ Go-Go by The Bears- Cory, Brian + Adam,
Queer Performance Stars- Fancy Piece,
Fierce Femme- Asha
Muscle Boi- Chloe.

+ Projections by Marty.

+ We have some amazing prizes to give away in our raffle on the night including a DOUBLE PASS to SLEAZE BALL 2010, vouchers from The Naked Barber, Maxxx Black, Hares and Hyenas, Punkuture, Demon Leather, Psychic Sarah, Cafe New Deli, Hellfire Sydney, Your Critter Sitter and more!

+ Be the first to get your hands on a DIRTY T-shirt!

The Red Rattler has a strict capacity, get your tickets online at daisytickets.com

I’m a Libran, but a non-believing one. But I will say that I share the Libran’s trait for vacillating, and for examining all sides of an argument. So sometimes clean, sometimes dirty. Wouldn’t want to limit myself. (Plus being lukewarm is offensive to Our Lord, which is fine and dandy by me!)

What’s the dirtiest thing you ever did?

I sold secrets to Russia in the eighties: big expensive ones! I then used the money to build a time machine, travelled back to 1932 and poisoned Phar Lap, travelled forward to 1967 and drowned Harold Holt, then a travelled a bit further in time to 1991 and voted for a “Fightback!” era John Hewson. I was eleven at the time. Such a precocious little cunt!

What do you get up to when you’re not being dirty?

I masturbate compulsively while wasting time. This is known as “procrastibating”. I also steal other people’s jokes. (Hi Tim!)

What’s your favourite club night or event? And why?

“Whatever happened to S.A.R.S?”, the future-retro night that plays in my head whenever I’m stuck listening to shitty handbag, the type of music beloved by people who don’t actually like music. (Failing that, I love Buzz.)

What do you most like about the queer scene in Sydney?

Sydney will always have a dirty history, and the scene remembers the very best of that history – cheeky, flashy glamour and a tight knit community. “Larrikin camp.” We have the best parties and performers, and soon we will have the best venues. And I’m excited to be documenting and perhaps, in some way, fostering that.

What could improve?
We need more shopping centres, more gentrification, higher rents and we should give those nice Hillsong people some real political clout.

In Australia, I don’t get away from Sydney enough, so I’m open to all sorts of suggestions. Somewhere on the ocean’s edge, with grinding waves, beating sun and outdoor pursuits would be fantastic. Like camping in Jervis Bay. Or dancing in Lismore and visiting Kings Beach, Byron at new year…

Outside Australia, there are too many cities in mainland Europe to choose from. Barcelona is my fave city that I’ve never lived in. Dirty, a bit smelly in Summer, but incredible character, beauty and charisma.

Clean or dirty?

I’m really not that dirty. I best like things simple and spontaneous. Occasionally with a camera.

What’s the dirtiest thing you ever did?

It involved a Berlin club, a French soldier and a toilet cubicle.

What do you most like about the queer scene in Sydney?

I spent over 4 months in Europe last year and loved it, but the queer Sydney scene was one of the things I most missed – with Bad Dog, Q Ball and Dirty, Kooky and Loose Ends high on my list. And new stuff like Hard On and Hotrod. Lots! They’re sexy, friendly, dirty and queer, and they’re open to men, women and everyone else. That seems to be something that’s rare and really hard to achieve.

Next time I head back to Europe, I’m going to have to explore more.

Depends what you consider dirty… I’ve fucked in Cenntenial Park, backrooms, countless toilet cubicles, on a church pew, been restrained in elaborate macramé, made out with another transboy while we both got hammered, I’ve fisted, sucked, spanked, spit roasted and fucked.

I guess I don’t really consider any of that dirty though. One time I got caught fucking behind the black plastic in the Dome at Mardi Gras.

Dirtiest place you have done it?

For the sticky factor, the back room of a sex shop

Clean or dirty?

Filthy

Are your sheets clean or dirty?

Often clean but always dirty

What underwear do you have on right now?

Black jocks

When you play dirty, what kind of play do you most get a kick out of?

It can be anything, it is all about the energy for me, but if I had to I’d say kink/ BDSM.

When was the last time you got down and dirty?

This morning

pic: Morgan Carpenter

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The Dirty Queers

We’re holding a fundraiser for our first issue on Saturday 14 August at the Red Rattler in Marrickville.

DJs Ben Drayton + Pony.
Shows by Lillian Starr + Sindy Ray, Pluto Savage, Apocalypstick, Xavier Moustache, Solid Gold and Suzie Q + more to be announced
+ Go-Go dancers
+ projections by Marty.

Tickets
$20/16 advance from Daisy Tickets
$25/20 at the door.

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