The Top 11 queer trends & milestones for 2011
Bonjour Newtown Hotel
After gathering cobwebs for 24 months, the Newtown Hotel has a new licensee and make inner-west queers happy in 2011.
Au revoir Live and Haus
The departure of Live and Haus from club One Six Nine will leave room for a few new straight club nights. We hope the punters to Oxford Street are lovers not fighters.
Pet Shop Boys fever
The rumour mill has the Pet Shop Boys touring in Sydney around Mardi Gras time.
Baby boom
Progress in adoption means more queer couples hearing the pitter patter of little feet. Expect plenty of pugs’ noses to be put out of joint.
Girls get to grindr
Love it or loathe it, the Grindr app (allowing you to instantly find other gay men wherever you are) is pretty popular in this town and finally the girls will get to grind with the announcement of a grrrrl Grindr, due this year.
Scruff
Scruff is Grindr for furry fellas and it is set to see more bears and other hairy bits in 2011.
Dolly Parton on tour
The songbird with the tiniest waist in country music will tour down under. We think we will see a few Dolly drag homages in the crowd.
Mainstream alert
Young gay men calling themselves ‘mainstreamers’ and ditching the label of ‘gay’ may see old-school and new-school queers divided in 2011. Brace yourselves for handbags at 50 paces.
The Sum of Us
In August, Glen ST Theatre is reviving David Stevens’ play about an ocker dad (Steve Bisley) and his gay son.
Time Out re-branding
After three years, Time Out Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian section is getting a nip’n’tuck. Watch this space.
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(source: Time Out Sydney January 2011)
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