Plant-based LGBTI event launches in Sydney tomorrow
Image: Drag performer Peach Fuzz. Photo: supplied.
A plant-based banquet boasting an entirely vegan menu, drag performances and bottomless servings of sparkling wine will launch in Sydney tomorrow鈥擲aturday, 2 November鈥攊n the latest expansion to Sydney鈥檚 burgeoning vegan scene.听
Drag Me To Lunch, which kicks off at 1pm tomorrow at the Imperial Hotel in Erskineville, will be held every Saturday and Sunday throughout November at the iconic gay pub, which featured in the cult Australian film, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.听
Billed as 鈥渢he perfect excuse to get the gang together over a cheeky day drink鈥�, each Drag Me To Lunch event will feature a 鈥�50s-style drag experience hosted by glamorous Sydney drag identity Peach Fuzz.
London-born, Sydney-based journalist, author and PR consultant Katrina Fox鈥攚ho has been vegan for 22 years鈥攅xpressed delight at the news, telling the 17c起草社区 she had been hoping for just such an event for many years.
鈥淚鈥檓 absolutely thrilled to see the queer community embrace plant-based and vegan living. I鈥檝e been pushing for this for more than a decade when I wrote for the gay media,鈥� said Fox, the former editor of lesbian magazine Cherrie, and former journalist at Lesbian on the Loose (LOTL) and SX magazines.听
鈥淚t鈥檚 always frustrated me to see fundraisers for LGBTIQ equality serving meat and other animal products, or events held at zoos where animals are imprisoned, or organisations partnering with sponsors whose businesses are based on harming animals,鈥� said Fox, the founder and editor of Vegan Business Media.听
鈥淚鈥檓 so happy that plant-based eating has come such a long way in the past few years.听
鈥淲ith the recent development of vegan burgers, sausages, mince and other products that mimic their animal-based counterparts, it鈥檚 so easy to eat in a kinder way that鈥檚 good for people, animals and planet.”
Fox, who noted that today, 1 November, is Word Vegan Day, added: 鈥淚 can鈥檛 wait to taste what the Imperial chefs have come up with. And there鈥檚 drag queen entertainment to boot鈥攚hat鈥檚 not to love?鈥�
Drag Me To Lunch launches at 1pm tomorrow (Saturday, 2 November) at the Imperial Hotel, Erskineville, and continues from 1pm-3pm each Saturday and Sunday throughout November. Visit for bookings, menus and further information.听
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