Maxi Shield, Author at Star Observer /author/maxi Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:16:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Maxi Shield, Author at Star Observer /author/maxi 32 32 A platonic dilemna /opinion/soapbox-opinion/a-platonic-dilemna/65255 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/a-platonic-dilemna/65255#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:14:31 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=65255 This year I have thrown myself into the dating world, doing everything short of carrying a huge sign flashing “Available!”. For many years I was comfortable being labelled ‘the funny ...

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The Vanity Fair gene /opinion/soapbox-opinion/the-vanity-fair-gene/64859 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/the-vanity-fair-gene/64859#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:44:41 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=64859 Some of us have it, some of us don’t. I am talking about the Vanity Fair gene — the ability to create something fabulous out of nothing. The always-gorgeous Courtney ...

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Sydney’s finest food and wine – and me /opinion/soapbox-opinion/sydneys-finest-food-and-wine-and-me/64378 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:45:59 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=64378 For the last eight or nine years, I have been been involved in the AIDS Trust’s Food & Wine Fair. I started off as the fabulous Claire de Lune’s assistant, ...

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The excitement of the first time /opinion/soapbox-opinion/the-excitement-of-the-first-time/64049 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/the-excitement-of-the-first-time/64049#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:12:53 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=64049 For some of us it feels like a million years ago when we first stumbled across the LGBTI community. People who didn’t grow up in Sydney heard about it, but ...

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The other ‘c’ word /opinion/soapbox-opinion/the-other-c-word/63639 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:57:56 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=63639 When I was just a drag beginner and wore 10 pairs of stockings and had uneven eyebrows, it was all the rage to wear panelled corsets. They were standard drag ...

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Racism and homophobia are not camp /opinion/soapbox-opinion/racism-and-homophobia-are-not-camp/63174 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/racism-and-homophobia-are-not-camp/63174#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:36:43 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=63174 This week most of the drag community was in a storm of glitter, when a not-well-thought-out PR stunt went dreadfully wrong and backfired. This was to promote an upcoming annual ...

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Keeping abreast of things /opinion/soapbox-opinion/keeping-abreast-of-things/62697 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:23:13 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=62697 A young boy at the bar asked me 101 questions about what I do for a living — drag. He claimed he wasn’t interested in actually frocking up but had ...

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To stocking or not to stocking /opinion/soapbox-opinion/to-stocking-or-not-to-stocking/62084 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/to-stocking-or-not-to-stocking/62084#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:00:23 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=62084 When I first started performing way back in the ’90s, it was stock standard that all showgirls wore stockings. And when I say “wore stockings”, I mean wore stockings. We ...

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Party for the right to marry /opinion/soapbox-opinion/party-for-the-right-to-marry/61576 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:50:02 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=61576 The fight for marriage equality is not an easy one, with most of the country actually not too concerned if a same-sex couple can marry. It’s a handful at the ...

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Stripping the dressing room of its mystique /opinion/soapbox-opinion/stripping-the-dressing-room-of-its-mystique/61022 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:37:18 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=61022 The life of a showgirl has its ups and downs. Just because you work in a social environment doesn’t mean it’s all fun and partying. You actually have to be ...

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Tuck yourself in /opinion/soapbox-opinion/tuck-yourself-in/60372 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/tuck-yourself-in/60372#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 06:47:23 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=60372 This is a very important part of being a showgirl. When it’s done correctly, all eyes are on you and when it’s done incorrectly, we will still be watching the ...

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Felled by the flu /opinion/soapbox-opinion/felled-by-the-flu/59770 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:37:13 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=59770 I did my best not to get the flu this year. I had the flu shot, I pump myself full of vitamins and I’m probably the fittest I have ever ...

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Looking beyond the pubs and clubs /opinion/soapbox-opinion/looking-beyond-the-pubs-and-clubs/59269 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:01:38 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=59269 I’ve lived in East Sydney since 1997 and have loved every minute of it. I’m close enough to fun and work that I can walk or catch a cheap taxi, ...

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The lady is a legend /opinion/soapbox-opinion/the-lady-is-a-legend/58776 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:51:50 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=58776 The combined ages of all those at the party approached a half millenia. It could have been Hugh Heffner’s wine cellar, there was that much vintage in the room. Last ...

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Can a drag queen pull off leather? /opinion/soapbox-opinion/can-a-drag-queen-pull-off-leather/58214 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/can-a-drag-queen-pull-off-leather/58214#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:18:19 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=58214 For me, the final frontier of the party circuit is Inquisition, on this weekend. I haven’t gotten around to ever going – usually because of work commitments – but it ...

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Respect: find out what it means to me /opinion/soapbox-opinion/respect-find-out-what-it-means-to-me/57672 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/respect-find-out-what-it-means-to-me/57672#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:15:10 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=57672 As much as you leave the country, a small amount will always stay with you, which is a great thing. One thing I will always take with me from the ...

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Walk on the wild side /opinion/soapbox-opinion/walk-on-the-wild-side/57137 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/walk-on-the-wild-side/57137#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:27:15 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=57137 Last weekend I experienced something that I haven’t for a very long time. It has onlookers gasping for breath and many of our ‘straight-acting’ community watching with horror. I am ...

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Young on the inside /opinion/soapbox-opinion/young-on-the-inside/56639 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/young-on-the-inside/56639#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:24:25 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=56639 My Woolies commercial came out, where I’m grocery shopping in full drag, basket of goodies on my arm and perusing the nuts section. Doesn’t everyone pop down to the supermarket ...

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Small boobs and everything /opinion/soapbox-opinion/small-boobs-and-everything/55995 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:47:38 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=55995 Frequently you get a call or an email sending out an SOS for a drag queen. Most of the time it’s usually the day or night before and is very ...

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What’s straight-acting? /opinion/soapbox-opinion/whats-straight-acting/55642 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/whats-straight-acting/55642#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:40:22 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=55642 I have difficulty understanding the term ‘straight-acting’. What does it really mean? What does that entail?  Drive a ute, muster cattle and have sex with a woman? I did the ...

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