Category Archives: PRESS • REVIEWS • EVENTS

Bizarre Ball 2010

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Having performed at the Bizarre Ball in the past, I’ll be spending the evening as a civilian this time, so do come over and say hello if you see me.

From the Bizarre Magazine website:

“The Bizarre Ball – the greatest show on earth! – returns to London on June 5th 2010. And this year is going to blow your mind…

The final line-up is now confirmed and performing for your pleasure we have the jaw-droppingly awesome GALLOWS on the main stage, as well as THE HORRORS performing a raucous rock punk DJ set, JODIE HARSH will be hosting the dance-lounge and playing your all-time party favourites. If this wasn’t enough we have the gypsy blues masters URBAN VOODOO MACHINE, the mighty rock gods DIRTY DC, guitar driven garage soul from THE CLOWNS, the macabre masters of the big top the CIRCUS OF HORRORS and if you still want more we have Joe Black, Ryan Styles, Missy Malone, Come Into My Parlour, Chrysalis, Jason Atomic as well as some very special guests including the stunning MASUIMI MAX.

Hosted by our very own ALIX FOX and DESMOND O’CONNOR – this will be the ultimate party of the summer so get your ticket now…

Venue: The Coronet Theatre, 28 New Kent Road, London SE1 6TJ

Date: Saturday 5 June 2010″

Club Pedestal, May 2010

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Pedestal – the club night in Vauxhall, London, where Goddesses roam among their lowly worshippers – is back this Thursday! Upcoming features include: Large team of House Slaves to serve and pamper female guests; Tantric massage service for women; a massive dungeon featuring at least fifteen pieces of fabulous kit, including trample-cage, grope-box and the new masochist-frame; music from DJ Pops and Acid Jo; free face/body painting, artist provided by the club – or paint each other; luxury canapés served by male slaves; `Maitre D’ service – men have the option of going on the ‘menu’, to be selected by visiting women if they desire – ask for Porphyro.

As ever, I’ll be a House Mistress, so I encourage all you ladies and gents to come and say hello if you’re there. Click here for the Club Pedestal website.

Our Own Public Idaho

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Today is the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO). This annual event highlights the continuing social plight of people who are gay, bisexual, transgendered or who, for any reason, don’t fit into whatever sexual template the Daily Mail and its ilk consider acceptable. Much as modern Britain has become a more enlightened place over the past couple of decades, there is still progress to be made. Stonewall have found that one in five LGBT people still suffer homophobic bullying at work, and nine out of ten teachers admit that homophobic bullying takes place in their schools.

Sadly, nine out of ten teachers also lack training or instruction in how to deal with this. Having grown up a confused, bruised and beaten bisexual under the shadow of Section 28, I know this only too well. The ambiguous wording of this clause in the Tory-led Local Government Act of 1988 caused many school staff to actively ignore homophobia for fear of legal repercussions. Nothing outside the heterosexual norm was even acknowledged by educational establishments, leaving anyone else to be ostracised and openly bullied in their own classrooms. Even though Section 28 was quietly repealed in 2003 (despite opposition from the Conservative Party and a young David Cameron), its legacy lives on.

As an act of defiance against prejudice, people across the world will today join flashmobs for same-sex kissing, hugging and hand-holding in public. Here’s a video featuring some very attractive couples snogging in front of the Eiffel Tower last year:

(I feel I should also remind you not to forget Kiana Firouz, a woman fighting deportation from the UK to Iran where she’ll potentially face execution or imprisonment for “unrepentant homosexuality”. I urge you to do everything you can to keep her here.)