Grant grew up in the Illawarra and was part of the LGBTQIA+ community from a teenager. He lived through the AIDS crisis and lost friends. He went to Gay nightclubs and became a drag queen named Dee Dee La Mar. He is part of a close-knit community.

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Keywords

Gay community; HIV AIDS; drag queen; CSN; ACON; Checkers Night Club; 

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