Coinciding with the Arrivals party, Courtney Act is launching a brand new production show, Carnival, that will blow your socks off. Featuring over $10K worth of feathers, plus Courtney, Daniel, Michael, Ame and Sarah-Jane, the Carinval show is everything Mardi Gras and a little bit more.

Disgraceland Arrivals Party starts at 9pm this Friday and is $10 all night long.

Natalie Bassingthwaighte has dedicated her new single, “Love Like This”, to celebrate the Wear it with Pride campaign. This song and its video are key parts of the campaign, and the video features some of the influential Australian’s who have designed T-Shirts. Make sure you support this fabulous song and clip by buying it on iTunes. Look out for cameos by Shane & Courtney too!

Love Like This video clip:

Courtney is a key spokesperson for the Wear it with Pride campaign, stating that the reforms are “really important for everybody and they’re a really big step forward.” You can read an interview with her below:

Why did you decide to take part in the campaign?

This campaign represents real change and a step forward in human rights for our country.  Obviously we are all equal, that is a fundamental truth, and the law should have no standing or impact on our ability to feel so.

Having the law catch up and recognise our equality is important because along the way a lot of us, on both sides of the fence, have forgotten this. When people see each other as equal rather than greater or less than the human race comes together rather than apart.

In your opinion, why is this new campaign so important?

It’s extremely important that people know we are moving in the right direction because it is this awareness that inspires society and helps remind people that we are all equal. Bringing awareness that, under law, gay and straight people are now recognised as equal (except for that one itsy bitsy marriage thing) means legal segregation has ended and now hopefully social segregation can too. Perhaps when we stop focusing on our differences we will realise that they are far outweighed by our similarities.

There is lots more information, as well as the rest of the interview, online at http://www.wearitwithpride.com.au/law-reforms/workplace/courtney-act-shane-jenek/

Hear the interview on Andy and Adrian’s website.

In the interview, Courtney talks about the hilarous Devil Wears Drag video, below:

This time around, the return of the Mardi Bar is even more exciting with the announcement of two very special hosts for the two weeks of fun, adult entertainer Brent Corrigan and transsexual Amanda Lepore.

The Same Same Mardi Bar takes over Nevermind on Oxford Street, Darlinghurst from Wednesday February 24. The full schedule of events will be announced closer to the launch, but one thing is certain – you’re not going to want to miss one night of this highly anticipated annual event series.

For more information see the article posted on SameSame.com.au

The Age – January 19, 2010

Melbourne Confidential – Herald Sun – 20 January 2010

Here is my Christmas Card for 2009. It is my 6th Annual card and I think… my favourite. Thank you to the gorgeous Daniel G Online for posing, Sam Dunn for the digital art, John McRae for the photography and Megan Fox for the tits!