Culture
How Mr Blobby became an LGBTQ+ legend
“Blobby is absolutely queer in a ‘fuck the boundaries, destroy the system, embrace anarchy, live authentically on your own terms’ way.”
Drag queens
Culture
Melbourne’s drag scene is having a post-lockdown boom
Masks off, heels on, struts at the ready: Australia’s drag shows are back. RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, however, is raising a few eyebrows.
Culture
The agony, ecstasy and hedonism of NYC’s early drag scene
Drag queen Linda Simpson was front and centre during the mid-’80s nightlife boom, snapping away at subversive figures like RuPaul, Leigh Bowery and Keith Haring. Now, these photographs have been immortalised in her debut book, The Drag Explosion.