Caught in the act : a memoir / Drag queens Entertainers Identity (Philosophical concept) Gender identity.
Jenek, Shane,
Caught in the act : a memoir / Shane Jenek aka Courtney Act. - 341 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : portraits (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Meet Shane Jenek. Raised in the Brisbane suburbs by loving parents, Shane realises from a young age that he's not like all the other boys. At a performing arts agency he discovers his passion for song, dance and performance, and makes a promise to himself: to find a bigger stage. Meet Courtney Act. Born in Sydney around the turn of the millennium, Courtney makes her name in the gay bars of Oxford Street and then on Australian Idol. Over ten years later, she makes star turns on RuPaul's Drag Race and Celebrity Big Brother UK, bringing her unique take on drag and gender to the world. Behind this rise to national and global fame is a story of searching for and finding oneself. Told with Courtney's trademark candour and wit, Caught in the Act is about our journey towards understanding gender, sexuality and identity. It's an often hilarious and at times heartbreaking memoir from a beloved drag and entertainment icon. Most of all, it's a bloody good time.
9780648795131 0648795136
Jenek, Shane.
Act, Courtney.
Drag queens--Australia--Biography.
Entertainers--Australia--Biography.
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Gender identity.
306.76/092
Caught in the act : a memoir / Shane Jenek aka Courtney Act. - 341 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : portraits (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Meet Shane Jenek. Raised in the Brisbane suburbs by loving parents, Shane realises from a young age that he's not like all the other boys. At a performing arts agency he discovers his passion for song, dance and performance, and makes a promise to himself: to find a bigger stage. Meet Courtney Act. Born in Sydney around the turn of the millennium, Courtney makes her name in the gay bars of Oxford Street and then on Australian Idol. Over ten years later, she makes star turns on RuPaul's Drag Race and Celebrity Big Brother UK, bringing her unique take on drag and gender to the world. Behind this rise to national and global fame is a story of searching for and finding oneself. Told with Courtney's trademark candour and wit, Caught in the Act is about our journey towards understanding gender, sexuality and identity. It's an often hilarious and at times heartbreaking memoir from a beloved drag and entertainment icon. Most of all, it's a bloody good time.
9780648795131 0648795136
Jenek, Shane.
Act, Courtney.
Drag queens--Australia--Biography.
Entertainers--Australia--Biography.
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Gender identity.
306.76/092