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Contents:

• THE 5 BEST SYDNEY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SYDNEY
• GAY SNAS SYDNEY
• GAY SYDNEY: A GUI TO CLUBS, BARS, BARET AND CULTURE
• FEEL AT HOME AT THE BT GAY NEIGHBORHOODS SYDNEY
• GAY MUNICH
• GAY MUNICH · CY GUI
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
• SYDNEY GAY MAP
• SYDNEY GAY CISE CLUBS
• MUNICH GAY MAP
• THE BT LGBTQI + AND GAY BEACH SYDNEY

THE 5 BEST SYDNEY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SYDNEY

While Oxford Street is still the se of many of the longt-nng gay clubs Sydney, the fun isn’t relegated to Darlghurst alone. If you’re keen to really make a night of , keep an eye on the lik of Heaps Gay, Poof Doof, Hoe of Mce, Honcho Disko and Birdge (as well as the social media-elive Kooky) to fd out when their next soiree is.To start planng your next night out, read on for our gui to some of Sydney’s favoure gay clubs, pubs and bars.1. Chg-a-lgsSure, ’s not officially a gay bar, but Chg-a-lgs draws a pendably queer crowd.

The ColombianOpen 9am ‘til 6am every day — y, you read that right — this sprawlg Oxford St hnt n always be unted on for a tipple the early hours.Where: 117-125 Oxford St, DarlghurstYou n fd all the tails for this year's Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras here.

Tripadvisor performs checks on had a nice time at the gay bar here although everythg was jt a ltle sticky on the night we went. Tripadvisor performs checks on had trouble fdg reliable rmatn on the gay bar and club scene Sydney. Once here, we disvered that Oxford Street is the qutsential gayborhood of Sydney and Universal is the only major gay bar open 7 days a week.

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A gay gui to SydneyQueer eye on SydneyMeet the crew: Heaps GayWhether you're gay, straight or somewhere between, you'll have a heaps good time at one of Sydney's favoure queer and clive Beard TIf you want to see Sydney at her absolute bt, go for a drk at Redfern’s neighbourhood art bar, the Beard T. Meanwhile, the troductn of laws that rtrict late-night socialisg central Sydney’s party preccts has severely damaged Oxford Street, the cy’s tradnal gay strip. And, while Oxford Street is fely hurtg, a handful of Sydney’s “tradnal” queer venu ntue to thrive there spe of the challengg and mixedTokyo Sg Song basement Patrick Abboud, a documentary filmmaker and televisn prenter who -hosts and produc for the Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi GrasThe biggt challenge for visors who want to explore Sydney’s LGBTQI scene is that only the old, mastream optns tend to be listed travel guis.

On Sundays plays crowd-pleasg hoe, electro and two most mastream venu for gay guys are Stonewall and Arq. Lbian-iendlyThe Heaps Gay monthly rovg queer Geia Verkuylen, strategy and partnerships manager at Archer magaze, the Atralian journal of sexual diversyLbian-foced venu n be hard to fd Sydney. It’s also where the rovg queer party Heaps Gay has been held for the past uple of months.

Heaps Gay is a massive event that draws queer folk of all ag, sexuali and genrs.

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To fd out what is gog on across Sydney regards to arts events and queer culture, keep an ear out for the rad programm Canvas (on FBi), and Gay Panic and So Hot Right Now (both on 2SER). Thk 1970s performance art meets homoerotic dience teractn, wh a sprklg of straight at boys who’ve stumbled downstairs om the pub above. The productn of Angels Ameri 2014 was heart-punchgly good, and I re-staged my turbo-gay one-man show, Blue Wizard, there durg Mardi Gras this year – so has fely supported this Wizard was part of the Mardi Gras Ftival, which ns the weeks leadg up to the para March.

From drag palac at the Gay Goln Mile to queer-ky digs, here are 10 bars and clubs Sydney that will wele you wh a warm embrace:UniversalThe Beard TSecret GarnChg-a-lgsThe ImperialPalmsStonewall HotelThe ColombianThe Berford HotelRed Rattler1. More like Wedn-gay when you e for happy hour and smell the ros at Secret Garn. It may not officially be a gay bar, but Chg-a-lgs wel everyone wh their lo-fi drag shows and queer drawg nights.

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As a treasure trove of live performanc, drag and beret shows, DJs and parti hosted by groups such as Honcho Disko, Canned F and Heaps Gay, the Imperial Erskeville is the perfect spot for a good feed and boogie. Named after the Stonewall Rts of 1969, the Stonewall Hotel is the beatg heart of Gay Liberatn Sydney.

It’s every queer’s favoure gay club and is home to the biggt night-outs Harbour Cy. Set a former bank, this inic Goln Mile hnt is a revered gay stutn. Tue, Aug 8 · 09:30 UTCQueer Tango Improver Class /Gay Tango Class / Gay Partner Dancg Group name:Queer Tango Class/Gay Tango/ Same Sex Partner Dancg • Sydney, AUGroup name:Queer Tango Class/Gay Tango/ Same Sex Partner DancgSydney, AUTue, Aug 1 · 08:30 UTCQueer Tango Begner Class/Gay Tango Class/ Gay Partner Dancg Group name:Queer Tango Class/Gay Tango/ Same Sex Partner Dancg • Sydney, AUGroup name:Queer Tango Class/Gay Tango/ Same Sex Partner DancgSydney, AUTue, Aug 1 · 09:30 UTCQueer Tango Improver Class /Gay Tango Class / Gay Partner Dancg Group name:Queer Tango Class/Gay Tango/ Same Sex Partner Dancg • Sydney, AUGroup name:Queer Tango Class/Gay Tango/ Same Sex Partner DancgSydney, AUTue, Aug 8 · 08:30 UTCQueer Tango Begner Class/Gay Tango Class/ Gay Partner Dancg Group name:Queer Tango Class/Gay Tango/ Same Sex Partner Dancg • Sydney, AUGroup name:Queer Tango Class/Gay Tango/ Same Sex Partner DancgSydney, AUFri, July 28 · 09:30 UTCYoung'uns Gay Gals & Queer/NB Pals Friday Night Dner and Drks at The UnnGroup name:The Sydney Gay Gals • Sydney, AUGroup name:The Sydney Gay GalsSydney, AUFri, Aug 11 · 09:30 UTCYoung'uns Gay Gals & Queer/NB Pals Friday Night Dner and Drks at The UnnGroup name:The Sydney Gay Gals • Sydney, AUGroup name:The Sydney Gay GalsSydney, AUThu, July 27 · 09:00 UTCMatilda’s and dner at the Goln BarleyGroup name:Queer Lbians • Sydney, AUGroup name:Queer LbiansSydney, AUThu, July 27 · 09:00 UTCDner, drks and Trans Glamoré Group name:Queer Lbians • Sydney, AUGroup name:Queer LbiansSydney, AUThu, Aug 10 · 08:30 UTCDner at ExotikGroup name:Queer Lbians • Sydney, AUGroup name:Queer LbiansSydney, AUOnle EventTue, Aug 15 · 24:00 UTCReverg From Relig Trma wh Mary ClarkGroup name:Consc Lbian - Queer Datg and Love Sydney • Sydney, AUGroup name:Consc Lbian - Queer Datg and Love SydneySydney, AUSat, Aug 12 · 24:00 UTCWter Collage Makg: Arts, Crafts & CommunyGroup name:Sydney Bi+ Social Club • Sydney, AUGroup name:Sydney Bi+ Social ClubSydney, AUThu, Aug 24 · 08:30 UTCQueer Screen Film; Lie Wh MeGroup name:Fabulo Gay Super Men Over 40+ Sydney and NSW • Sydney, AUGroup name:Fabulo Gay Super Men Over 40+ Sydney and NSWSydney, AUTue, Aug 1 · 08:00 UTCTuday Badmton - 4 Courts, 2 HoursGroup name:Sydney Hotshots (LGBTQ+ Badmton) • Sydney, AUGroup name:Sydney Hotshots (LGBTQ+ Badmton)Sydney, AUTue, Aug 8 · 08:00 UTCTuday Badmton - 4 Courts, 2 HoursGroup name:Sydney Hotshots (LGBTQ+ Badmton) • Sydney, AUGroup name:Sydney Hotshots (LGBTQ+ Badmton)Sydney, AUThu, July 27 · 09:00 UTCWeekly Thursday Night Botany Badmton SocialGroup name:Shuttle Swgers Women's Badmton Club for LGBTIQ & Alli • Sydney, AUGroup name:Shuttle Swgers Women's Badmton Club for LGBTIQ & AlliSydney, AUThu, Aug 3 · 09:00 UTCWeekly Thursday Night Botany Badmton SocialGroup name:Shuttle Swgers Women's Badmton Club for LGBTIQ & Alli • Sydney, AUGroup name:Shuttle Swgers Women's Badmton Club for LGBTIQ & AlliSydney, AUThu, Aug 10 · 09:00 UTCWeekly Thursday Night Botany Badmton SocialGroup name:Shuttle Swgers Women's Badmton Club for LGBTIQ & Alli • Sydney, AUGroup name:Shuttle Swgers Women's Badmton Club for LGBTIQ & AlliSydney, AUSun, July 30 · 08:00 UTCSWEENEY TODD: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

A mil name:Fabulo Gay Super Men Over 40+ Sydney and NSW • Sydney, AUGroup name:Fabulo Gay Super Men Over 40+ Sydney and NSWSydney, AUSun, Aug 6 · 05:30 UTCAugt - Sunday Ssn at The Beacham Group name:Fabulo Gay Super Men Over 40+ Sydney and NSW • Sydney, AUGroup name:Fabulo Gay Super Men Over 40+ Sydney and NSWSydney, AUSun, Aug 6 · 05:30 UTCSunday Social Group name:Rabow Social Sydney • Sydney, AUGroup name:Rabow Social SydneySydney, AU. Sydney has a thrivg gay scene and plays host to one of the world’s bt pri events: Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras. There are a range of gay areas (or “gayborhoods”) Sydney where the muny ngregat at amazg gay bars and clubs, as well as at more laid-back ffee ho and rtrants.

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Gay areas Sydney: Darlghurst. Darlghurst is one of Sydney’s ma gay neighborhoods and, back 2016, almost one five upl were men same-sex relatnships. It’s home to Oxford Street, the center of Sydney’s gay scene wh clubs, bars and f n by and for Sydney’s LGBTQIA+ muny.

Today, even though you n fd gay hotspots throughout the cy, Oxford Street remas a major hub for LGBTQIA+ activy and hosts Sydney’s famo Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras, ually held every March on Oxford Street.

Bt gay bars and clubs Darlghurst. Oxford Street is where you’ll fd most of the bt gay bars Darlghurst.

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The ADGE Apartment Sydney is only around five mut om some of Darlghurst’s bt gay neighborhoods and venu and has fully equipped apartments wh private balni and an excellent on-se rtrant. Potts Pot has historilly been Darlghurst’s ma petn when to Sydney’s gay scene and this harborsi suburb is known for s bnch, boutique shoppg and cuttg-edge street fashn.

It also clus part of Kgs Cross, a non-official suburb that was historilly the center of Sydney’s nightlife and home to one of Sydney’s earlit gay bars, the Bottom’s Up Bar. In 2016, jt over 15% of upl Potts Pot were gay men. It’s not a gay bar per se but given s lotn, that’s often the way s clientele skews.

Bloody Mary’s is an excellent gay-iendly rtrant Potts Pot’s inic Gazebo Buildg wh both door and outdoor areas.

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On the other si of Kgs Cross li Elizabeth Bay, which has one of the hight nsi of gay rints Sydney. If you stay here you’ll be close to the harbor, Sydney’s CBD and many other gay districts, cludg Potts Pot and Darlghurst.

Where Darlghurst has Oxford Street, and Elizabeth Bay and Potts Pot have Kg’s Cross, Surry Hills has Crown Street, a laid-back, village-que strip where you n fd vyl rerd shops, upsle eateri and thrivg gay bars all close to one another. The Berford Hotel on Bourke Street was once solely a gay club and today ’s still very popular wh LGBTQIA+ clientele.

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It hosts a variety of events, cludg shows and themed nights geared toward gay patrons. The nsy of gay rints drops off after Potts Pot but there are still thrivg gay muni neighborhoods like Redfern, which has the fifth-hight proportn of gay upl Atralia (as of 2016). Another excellent gay neighborhood on the CBD’s doorstep is Chippendale, a betiful suburb wh a thrivg arts scene.

The suburbs of Newtown and Erskeville are popular wh both gay men and lbians wh the seventh-hight proportn of male same-sex upl and the send-hight proportn of female same-sex upl Atralia, as of 2016. It’s about seven mut om The Bank and jt down the street om The Imperial Erskeville, so you’ll never be far om some of the area’s bt gay venu. If you’re lookg for a nu beach, the small and seclud Obelisk Beach is popular wh gay lols and tourists.

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Most of the cy's gay venu are loted the cy centre district of Glockenbachviertel (also known as GBV), near the Sendlger Tor subway gay scene this more nservative feral state pal may be smaller size than Berl or Cologne - but will not gay highlights clu the leather and fetish meetg at the Starkbierft March, several street fairs the summer (June till Augt), the Christopher Street Day Para (Gay Pri Weekend) July, the Verzbert Queer Film Weekend and the gay Sunday at the world-famo Oktoberft (Christopher Street Day) / Gay Pri Weekend Munich 2016Gettg to MunichMunich Internatnal Airport (MUC) is the send bit airport Germany and the seventh Europe.

Bis, many landmarks and tourist attractns are loted the ner cy which is partially closed for r to Stay MunichPopular areas for gay tourists are around the Glockenbachviertel (GBV) and the near the Central Railway Statn (Hptbahnhof) our list of remend Munich hotels for gay travelers, vis the Gay Munich Hotels and Gay Munich Luxury Hotels to See & DoOld Pakothek - mm that ntas the cy's most famo artworks cludg ternatnal works om the 14th-18th 's Church (Asamkirche) - Ro church built the mid 1700's.

The LGBTQ* scene Munich has a long history: as well as beg one of the first ci to hold Christopher Street Day celebratns (the German and Swiss equivalent to Gay Pri), the Munich-based polil party Rosa Liste was the first gay and lbian electoral group Europe to take up seats on a lol uncil, the 90s. Although there are not as many specifilly gay bars and clubs here as there were the 1980s and '90s, there are several venu the area which always attract a good crowd. Wednday is generally known as “gay day”, when the area is buzzg wh young people and the bar is open for the eveng at the Diversy Café, a queer meetg place for young people and adults aged up to 27.

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If ’s too by for you there though, you uld try your luck at the Ksar Bar on Müllerstrasse – a pub that always brgs a lot of gay patrons on Wedndays.