Comments on: Lepore to be chief of parade

By: WingedOne

WingedOne — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:35:19 +0000

“The worlds most famous transsexual” ?????

Well go ahead and shoot me but the statement would have to be one of the weakest pieces of empty “spin” I’ve ever seen printed – I liken it to a title like “World Championship – Whatever” when its only held in America, the participants are only American and only Americans see it.
Spin, Spin, Spin.

If one pauses to really consider such a statement, then isn’t it a bit of an insult to those transsexual individuals who actually have achieved something for themselves and/or their community? At least something a little more tangible than drinking cocktails with some “in cround” between time out for even more cosmetic surgery (Ouch).

I am really sorry to be riding my Cynical Black Stallion into this one but surely this is a Gay Icon chosen by Gay people for what is a truly fantastic Gay celebration. Amanda appears so Drag Queen like and firmly ensconced in a rich vibrant Gay culture – not particularly representative of your average transsexual at all and hardly famous. A big lipped fish in a rather small pond. The danger is that when someone like Amanda is staged as being representative of transsexuals – you have served to reinforce every inaccurate, stigmatizing, false stereotyped misunderstanding the wider community has around the condition of transsexualism. Thank you soooooo much.

Now where are my Anti-Angry Pills?
Dotti? – have you seen my medication?
On the sideboard next to the hormones ….

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:52:40 +0000

From the experience of my visit to Melbourne and Ballarat last November I can only say to Ben that most Australians appeared to be Gay !

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:36:09 +0000

The reason they are choosing internationally recognised celebrities to chair the parade is to give the parade more cred and increase awareness in overseas markets. This will help lead to Mardi Gras’ continued growth!

By: Jason Winters

Jason Winters — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:57:38 +0000

Most importantly in my view: What does Amanda Lepore know about Sydney’s gay history, our scene or our wonderful community orgs? ZERO I suspect!

Very dumb.

By: Mike Smith

Mike Smith — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:25:21 +0000

So NMG steals the concept of the DNA Pool Party, Bondi Boys and now Nevermind’s Saturday F*$@ing Nights with Amanda La Pore. Do any of the staff at NMG have a single, original creative thought between them?

By: Drew

Drew — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:23:24 +0000

Its sad that Australia always has to have people from “overseas” to lead the FAB SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS.

Either way im loving the slit programme this year.

I will give the Parade a miss and put all my efforts into other events…

fair day!!
harbour party!!
Mardi Gras Party!!

meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeow just fabulous!!

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:17:14 +0000

Further my last comment, if it was a transsexual person wanted as Chief of the Parade, do we not have any Australians worthy? Courtney Act for her efforts on Idol, or how about Carlotta, how ballsy was her challenge in the dim dark seventies!

By: Pete

Pete — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:21:50 +0000

Well I sincerely hope Amanda LePore carries a sign saying FUCK AID to AFRICA.Now that would be nice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_Anti-Homosexuality_Bill

By: Jake Savage

Jake Savage — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:44:42 +0000

I agree with Ben. Whilst it is fabulous to see a ts person in this role I would not know who she was if I tripped over her ample bosom ! Why could we not have someone who represents more than pretentious night club appearances and excessive plastic surgery ?

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:24:15 +0000

Stephanie, I agree that it’s timely, if not overdue, to have a transgender chief of parade! However, my own view is that there are a number of other candidates who might have been considered first, from Georgina Beyer or Chaz Bono to our own Carlotta.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:32:04 +0000

As a member of the “T” of GLTBI it is very nice to see a person from this end of the queer community being invited to lead the parade.

In recent years there has been some law reform which has assisted the lives of the “g” and “l” members. As part of the agenda of Mardi Gra is law reform, maybe it will highlight the need for law reform for “T” members, who have their own issues that need addressing.

Unfortunately these issues are sometimes forgotten by “g” and “l” members.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:17:42 +0000

I thought John Waters might have been a good chief of parade, but he’s performing interstate that night.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:14:44 +0000

Should have been an aussie gay or lesbian!

I’d prefer to see the lesbian couple and teen daughter who testified at the NSW Upper House hearing into same sex adoption.

They put a human face to what the parade is fundamentally about – the fight for equal rights.

By: Lil Rap Dog

Lil Rap Dog — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:14:16 +0000

Her skin and nose – purely amazing ..

By: Ross

Ross — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:32:58 +0000

Never heard of her.