Concrete Playground

That evangelical buffoon Fred Nile needs to realise something important: nobody cares if his prayers for rain on Mardi Gras Parade night are answered. Whilst the queer community may still be persecuted in the same fashion as witches, it doesn't lead to melting into a little puddle (err, umm, is anyone else feeling a bit hot in here...). In fact, it may have a mogwai effect and things could well get a little more wild. And wild is what it's all about. No! I don't mean that. Visibility is what it's all about! Oh heck, they're not mutually exclusive, grab your glowstick (insert honking noise), let's have a gay ol' time!

This year, the Mardi Gras parade will come shuffling and hooting and hollering down the camp streets of Sydney on Saturday 27 February, which means steal a milkcrate now in preparation. This year's theme is 'History of the World' but no need to clap your blackboard dusters together as there's not going to be a pop quiz. Just lots of tinsel twinks, bikes and their dykes, questionable tackiness, galpals, toyboys and everyone else who's feeling fruity and wants to make a statement/get their kit off.

Warning: There will be hundreds and thousands of other GLBTs and their P-FLAGs from all over the world so get there early, catch public transport, BYO glitter.