Destination Ipanema Beach for New Year's Day

Home The Venue will be transformed into a tropical dance paradise for NYD 2010. The Homesexual crew going all-out to harness the heart and soul of Ipanema Beach.

DJ Aimee Newman, (AKA DanceMusicDiva), a popular fixtuere on the global gay scene, will channel Gay Pride Sao Paulo for the evening, where she played to 5 million people! Her style has been described as Tribal beats fused with progressive house.

The organisers have also assembled an all-star DJ line-up featuring the best local talent. Chip, Kitty Glitter, Jayson Forbes, Justin Scott, GI Jode, Brisbane’s Harry K and new comer Mikey Cee. Not to mention tearaway DJ crew, Starfuckers, who will be dishing their trademark mash-ups and tunes at Home’s rooftop.

Homesexual NYD: Ipanema Beach is on Friday, January 1, 2010 at Home The Venue, Cockle Bay Wharf, Darling Harbour. Starts 11pm-7am. Tix $49+bf from homesexual.com.au.

The Gay Amazing Race

Indelible in the minds of many members of the gay community is the appearance of muscle boys Chip and Reichen who famously won the fourth series of The Amazing Race.

Well it's back on again, and the fourteenth series is its gayest yet.

Mel and Mike are the father and son team. Mel came out to his family when Mike was 11-years-old and has now been married to his partner for 27 years. A proud gay-rights activist, he has worked as a writer, professor, filmmaker and a pastor. His bisexual son Mike is the screenwriter behind School of Rock. It's certainly great to see a senior gay man on prime time TV.

Twenty-two-year-old Luke is the first-ever deaf competitor on the show. Racing with his 50-year-old mother Margie, they will prove a formidable team. After the season ended, it emerged that Luke is also proudly gay, none of which is evident on air. He conceded that producers didn't want too overload the audience with the branding.

Amongst African-American sisters LaKisha and Jennifer, the former is openly-gay. Again, it doesn't rate a mention. And what of Asian siblings Tammy and Victor? While nothing has been mentioned about Victor anywhere, we await your judgment on the gay factor here.

So, time to get ready. This season shapes up to be the gayest ever. And I can't wait.

The Amazing Race airs 7:30pm Thursdays on Seven.