People from across the country descended on the heart of the central desert for a weekend of glitter, dancing and drag.
The Darwin-based queen said the event has also helped to bring drag out of the clubs and into the streets for people of all ages to enjoy."It's really great to perform for the kids because they're the next generation coming up in the world, they'll be our future leaders," she said. But as partygoers readied themselves for the weekend, another group raised concerns during the festival's opening event in which a rainbow flag was raised outside the Alice Springs Police Station.
Ms Goddard said that this small protest comes off the back of no communication with the event planners and she hopes organisers will reach out to make next year's event more inclusive. Ms Goddard said she and her fellow protestors had every right to be at the flag raising, even if it was in opposition of the event.
Mr Ord said there is an open line of communication between the committee and those who protested the event."I would love to open a dialogue with them. A couple of years ago when there was a small protest, I invited them to come and talk - and no one came and spoke," he said.
Fascists!
So is the '+' in the LBG et al a symbol for 'we've put as many letters there as possible to virtue signal but couldn't remember all of you because frankly the acronym has become a joke. Am I close?