Tranni Panic
Transglam fashion frenzy. Cross dressing disco mayhem. Ejaculating rubber chickens. You can see why Andrew Georgiou is addicted to Tranni Panic
While Mariah Carey-length belt-skirts proliferate Oxford Street on a Friday night, the progressive fashion of the trans glam world adorns her sanctuaries below. Fuelled by freedom of expression and a creative energy reminiscent of queer Sydney in the late 1980s, Tranni Panic has responded to a series of SOS calls from the gender-bending shadows.
"It's an organic event in the types of people it has attracted," says host Lala (also known as Time Out's favourite* bod-mod artist, Y). "Transgender people, transvestites and drag queens are often on the edges and Tranni Panic tries to bring them to the centre."
Tranni Panic reminds us of a time when trans glam fashionistas could walk down Oxford Street in Bob Mackie couture with half a hormone-filled tit showing, feeling safe and proud of their diversity. TP's gender defiant, punk-rocking, rubber chicken-fucking performers have included Lala herself, Gay Lourdes, and TP's regular dance floor strut mistress Destiny Has Arrived. The TP decks are freshly spun by the likes of Kitty Glitter and A-CyBele and patrons are always greeted by the sweetest door bitch in town: Jackeline Hill. When asked if she thinks TP has developed a cult following, Lala replies: "Cult followings suggest a hype.Tranni Panic isn't to be put on a pedestal; it's more grounded than that."
Tranni Panic is on this Friday night at 134 Oxford Street Darlinghurst 2010. 10pm-late. $10.
*Yes, we have a pecking order.
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