Traveling the world and meeting so many people, finding mentors such as Chaz Bono who gave him advice about things he hadn't even thought of before. It was a long road to find where he truly fit, though. But in his ever-accepting way, seems to hold no real resentment about this.Ī natural performer Shane started performing in his hometown of Brisbane as a young boy (with The Veronicas no less) which was fun to read about, he was a winner from the start and found his niche. I wasn’t surprised to see how horribly edited these reality shows are, all for ratings of course, and how shallow many of the players are (sorry for my judgemental anti reality television stance, just being honest). He has done so much in a nonstop career - cabaret, a bit of 9-5 (SO not for him), tours with drag queens, lots of solo touring, Ru Pauls show RuPaul's Drag Race, and Australian Idol as well, and so much more. Full of self-doubt, seeking validation in often precarious ways, this is a no holds barred story.

He is so full of life and tells his story with such flair and flamboyance that absolutely suits him. I am grateful he didn’t appear to succumb to addiction during this journey, and he was aware of this too. This story will not be for everyone, it’s full of in-depth info about a rampant sex life and awakening, and a very turbulent self-discovery of sexual identity, addiction, longing, and a very complex search for how Shane identifies. I was told my uncle died of cancer because the truth was not to be revealed. I was very interested as I have an affinity with anything related to identity, sexuality and a journey such as this as I lost a family member to HIV AIDS in the early to mid-1980’s. I don’t watch reality television, so I really didn’t come into this with knowledge about Shane and Courtenay Act. It was not just an audio read it was a performance. This read like a theatrical show, Shane’s voice on the narration was great.

Courtney act caught in the act book