▁but ▁our ▁gay ▁scene ▁wouldn ' t ▁be ▁what ▁it ▁is ▁without ▁her ▁either ." ▁Another ▁drag ▁perform er , ▁David ▁Williams ▁( aka ▁" Be atrice ") ▁said ▁" she ▁invent ed ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁Oxford ▁Street ", ▁helping ▁to ▁make ▁Sydney ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁gay ▁capit als ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁aged ▁ 4 9 , ▁O ' D onn ell ▁met ▁her ▁long - term ▁partner , ▁Dutch - born ▁An iek ▁B aten , ▁who ▁was ▁ 2 6 ▁years ▁old . ▁They ▁later ▁married , ▁both ▁we aring ▁white ▁for ▁the ▁wed ding . ▁ ▁Their ▁relationship ▁continued ▁until ▁O ' D onn ell ' s ▁death ▁from ▁o var ian ▁cancer , ▁aged ▁ 7 9 , ▁on ▁Sunday , ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁O ' D onn ell ' s ▁fun eral ▁service ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁St ▁Can ice ' s ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Elizabeth ▁Bay , ▁Sydney . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Austral ian ▁business people ▁Category : Austral ian ▁people ▁of ▁Irish ▁descent ▁Category : Austral ian ▁Roman ▁C athol ics ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁cancer ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁o var ian ▁cancer ▁Category : L GB T ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁from ▁Australia ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sydney