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Lineup revealed for 2023 Miss Sportsman Hotel drag pageant
The eight talented Brisbane drag performers competing in this year’s Miss Sportsman Hotel drag pageant at the Brisbane venue have been confirmed. Every year for decades, a new crop of Queensland queens have gone head-to-head at The Sportsman Hotel, proudly Brisbane’s Home of Drag. And the Miss Sporties drag pageant will return to the venue …
Sportsman Hotel features in new ABC drama In Our Blood
Brisbane gay bar Sportsman Hotel will feature in the ABC’s new musical drama series In Our Blood, premiering this weekend. The series, Australia’s own It’s A Sin, explores Australia’s radical response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and how queer communities, politicians and medical experts responded. As the virus emerges in 1980s Sydney, all realise they must …
Lucy Lockjaw and Tamara Tonite join Sporties’ Drag Hall of Fame
Brisbane drag queens Lucy Lockjaw and Tamara Tonite have joined the Sportsman Hotel’s Drag Hall of Fame, honouring their long careers on the stage and TV. Each year the Brisbane venue honours drag performers for their contributions to Queensland’s drag scene and LGBTQIA+ community. Lucy and Tamara’s careers were intertwined for years after meeting in …
Two local legends to join Sportsman Hotel’s Drag Hall of Fame
Brisbane’s Sportsman Hotel has revealed the names of the two local drag legends heading into its Queensland Drag Hall of Fame in a special ceremony next month. The Drag Hall of Fame is located in the Lounge Bar of the venue, proudly Brisbane’s home of drag. Each year, Sporties honours a group of performers for …
Neil McLucas: the icon behind early Brisbane gay bars
Neil McLucas is an icon of the Brisbane LGBTIQA+ scene. Owning some of Brisbane’s first gay establishments, he continues to provide locals with a safe space at The Sportsman Hotel. A Renegade Child: Public Nudity and burnt down Dunnies Neil grew up in the rural town of Roma in central-west Queensland. An illegitimate child, he …
Drag star Shanny T-Bone crowned Miss Sportsman Hotel 2022
Brisbane drag queen Shanny T-Bone has been crowned Miss Sportsman Hotel 2022 at the venue’s annual drag pageant. Every year for many years, the Miss Sporties pageant has seen Queensland drag performers compete across multiple rounds at The Sportsman Hotel, Brisbane’s Home of Drag. On Saturday night (November 12), Shanny T-Bone, Roxanne Redacted, Hovanna Crown, …
Sporties to play Patchs in new television production
Brisbane community hub and grand old dame of Spring Hill, Sporties, has become an actress. The dear old drama queen will portray iconic Sydney club Patchs in a forthcoming television production. Updated 1.11.2022 Patchs Campaign publisher Rod Stringer and silent partner Bill McKelvie opened Patchs upstairs at 33 Oxford St in 1976. Three years later, Bill …
Lineup revealed for fierce Miss Sportsman Hotel drag pageant
The eight talented Brisbane drag performers competing in the upcoming Miss Sportsman Hotel drag pageant at the Brisbane venue have been confirmed. Every year for decades, a new crop of queens have gone head-to-head at The Sportsman Hotel, Brisbane’s Home of Drag. And the Miss Sporties pageant will return to the Brisbane venue on Saturday, …
A new Mr Sportsman Hotel will be crowned this weekend
A lineup of Brisbane men will compete for the title of Mr Sportsman Hotel at the gay venue this Saturday (April 23). The annual men’s pageant is one of the Brisbane LGBTIQ+ venue’s most popular events. This year, Sporties is on the hunt for the ultimate plant daddy with the contest’s theme “Jungle Cruising”. Brisbane …
Sportsman Hotel’s The Bottle-O is now delivering alcohol to your door
The Sportsman Hotel’s bottle shop The Bottle-O in Spring Hill has partnered with UberEats and DoorDash to deliver alcohol directly to your door. The Bottle-O Spring Hill is located two doors down from the Sportsman Hotel on Leichhardt Street. When you shop there, you’re also supporting Sporties too. And now it’s even easier and more …
