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Contents:

• SEVEN-DAY GUI TO GAY AND LBIAN SYDNEY
• THE SYDNEY GAY AND LBIAN CHOIR PRENT WE BELONG
• SYDNEY GAY AND LBIAN MARDI GRAS
• NSW POLICE LOSE URT BID TO EXCLU STT JOHNSON KILLG OM GAY HATE QUIRY
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS ATRALIA
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS SYDNEY
• SYDNEY GAY AND LBIAN MARDI GRAS FTIVAL TOURISM
• THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS

SEVEN-DAY GUI TO GAY AND LBIAN SYDNEY

GayDays Orlando, which origally began as a sgle-day event 1991 for lol members of the LGBTQ muny to vis Walt Disney World, is now a weeklong celebratn attractg more than 150, 000 atten to dozens of events cywi. It’s also a cy wh a long legacy as a haven for LGBTQ rints and visors — New Orleans’ Cafe Lafte Exile, found 1933, is one of the olst ntuoly-operatg gay bars the U. From here head towards Darlgton, Erskeville and Newtown, where the gay and lbian vibe is much more about walkg the dog large parks, a nose rg hangg there om the 90s and maybe even a dreadlock or two.

THE SYDNEY GAY AND LBIAN CHOIR PRENT WE BELONG

SydneyThe New South Wal pal has long been regnised as one of the top statns the world for LGBTQI travellers, and around Mardi Gras time, you’ll feel like the whole cy has turned gay. We probably don’t need to tell you that much of the party actn Sydney occurs around Oxford Street Darlghurst and Kg Street Newtown, or that the most popular gay cy beach are at North Bondi and Tamarama.

For a lbian-iendly bar Sydney try the Sly Fox Enmore on a Wednday favoure gay gut hoe Sydney is Governors on Fzroy Surry Hills, a place that feels a b like stayg at your super-posh uncle’s hoe – but book ahead bee this place is popular (if you haven’t already booked for Mardi Gras – good luck). Photograph: Hamid Moa/suppliedKgs Beach, northern NSWNtled about 20km south of Byron Bay Broken Head Natnal Park, along a dirt road (all-vehicle accs), down a steep but manageable 1km walkg track, awas a whe sandy surf beach amid betiful tre and rocky outcrops that may well be the most betiful “gay” beach the world. MelbourneOften lled Atralia’s cultural pal, Melbourne draws much more fluence om Europe s archecture, fashn and food – and for the gay traveller may feel like a more chilled out and refed experience after the glz of Sydney.

SYDNEY GAY AND LBIAN MARDI GRAS

Better still, do an art tour of Melbourne – check out the Centre for Contemporary Photography Fzroy, vis the NGV and ACMI at Feratn square, and take a drk overlookg the Yarra at gay scene Melbourne is basilly divid between the north si and south si of the cy. Photograph: /flickrDaylfordJt unr two hours north of Melbourne, the Swiss-Italian found town of Daylford (often affectnately known as Gaylford) is an oasis of crystal-clear sprgs, betiful lak, massage and healg retreats, and a surprisgly smopolan ma street wh Melbourne-qualy ffee.

Daylford is popular at this time of year, so book early and check you and your squeeze at one of the gay-iendly gutho such as Laki at Daylford or the Green Door and spend a rejuvenatg weekend havg a long bnch at Breakfast and Beer fe, pesg the book and antique stor, walkg and swimmg at the lak, dulgg yourself wh a massage or tantric healg ssn, or visg one of Daylford’s many galleri such as the betifully renovated Convent Gallery.

My advice is to spend the night Hobart at the charmg gay-owned Corda’s Cottag takg the f and galleri around the betiful sandstone buildgs at Salaman Place, then hire a vehicle and h the road. Amics at the Universy of Sydney pared the voic of gay, straight and bisexual men a study volvg 160 the rearch led by clil psychologist Jam Morandi, people were reced to analyse the voic of 60 men, 20 of whom were gay, 20 straight and 20 bisexual. ‘Voice may unter visibily many bisexuals feel’An abstract of the study, tled Can listeners tect if a man is bisexual om his voice alone, reads: “The prent study examed whether bisexual men n be intified om their voic ak to how gay men n be intified on their voice alone.

NSW POLICE LOSE URT BID TO EXCLU STT JOHNSON KILLG OM GAY HATE QUIRY

“The fdgs may also she light on whether bisexual male voic, like gay male voic, differ om straight voic terms of their genr non-nformy – a qutn that to date has not been examed.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS ATRALIA

”But amics noted the rearch was limed on the grounds all men who participated the study are Atralian, which may not be reflected among wir the thors nced the study did not ntrol for the rerdg environment or microphone-to-mouth distance, which uld have affected the qualy of the voice thors said the fdgs suggted that while the voic of bisexual men the sample were perceived as more mascule and attracted to femal, listeners did not associate this imprsn wh a rult, while bisexual men may appear to be at lower risk of facg voice-based intifitn and discrimatn than gay men, they may often be mistaken as beg study was published the Journal of Sex Rearch.

A trip to a queer lole n provi everythg you need, wh trendy f for readg femist lerature, unrground bars for a big gay night out and avant-gar galleri for supportg queer art and exprsn.

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS SYDNEY

The areas surroundg Oxford St and Taylor Square Darlghurst are the epicentre of Atralia’s gay muny, wh Darlghurst the fol pot of the annual Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras each year. Melbourne’s CBD, Fzroy and Collgwood all offer refed bars, upsle rtrants and cultural attractns (perfect for the effortlsly posh gays), while if you're more ‘hipster gay’ cled, Bnswick featur the ual hallmarks of gaybourhoods wh a profn of f, street art, and quirky shops. The streets of Perth Cy, Maylands (Gaylands) and Bayswater (Gayswater) e alive durg the month-long PriFEST, wh lol-favoure events like Fairday, Bake-Off and the Para beg highlights.

Perth has a few nu beach that are popular amongst gay crowds, wh the most popular beg North Swanbourne Beach, Warnbro Beach and the seclud bays of Rottnt Island.

It’s fair to assume Canberra would be filled wh heteronormative, sued up policians, but statistilly speakg, ACT has more gay and lbian upl than any other state or terrory. Outsi of the, be sure to have a drk and a dance at Darw Cy’s legendary gay bar, Throb (be sure to tch their qualy drag shows), or else if you’re travellg down to the Red Centre of Atralia, you n live out your Priscilla Queen of the Dert dreams at the FABalice Ftival Alice Sprgs. There are no signated gay bars Alice but when you head to the pub for a beer, ’ll be fairly apparent why, anecdotally, Alice Sprgs is known as the “Lbian Capal of Atralia”!

SYDNEY GAY AND LBIAN MARDI GRAS FTIVAL TOURISM

A bid by New South Wal police to exclu a high-profile killg om a gay hate quiry has been ath of US mathematician Stt Johnson is one of dozens of s unr the spotlight at a special missn of quiry to spected gay hate crim Sydney between 1970 and 27-year-old died after he was punched at a gay beat on Sydney’s northern beach. In the latt velopment, Stt Phillip Whe plead guilty to throwg the punch that ultimately ed Johnson to fall to his month, jtice Robert Beech-Jon dismissed “what appears to be an absurd suggtn [by police] that Dr Johnson killed himself” when sentencg Whe to ne years past newsletter promotnafter newsletter promotnNSW police had argued Johnson’s ath was outsi the current quiry’s terms of reference on the basis the matter was not unsolved, the man rponsible for his ath intified as gay and a sentencg judge did not fd the ath to be motivated by gay the quiry’s missner, jtice John Sackar, on Tuday led s terms of reference were much wir and answers to qutns such as how and why Johnson died were still not urt did not make a fdg beyond reasonable doubt that Whe was motivated by gay hate, but did not le out the possibily, he is due to hand down his fal report next month. The annual Sydney Gay & Lbian Mardi Gras, culmatg a huge street para and party late Febary or early March, is a high pot on the cy's ral areas of Atralia, you may still enunter a ltle nservative ristance to gays and lbians, but Atralians everywhere are generally open-md.

THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS

Noosa, on Queensland's Sunshe Coast, is a favored statn for revelers after Mardi Gras, and a uple of rorts north Queensland ter to gay and lbian travelers. 1300/727 979 Atralia, or 07/4059 1800;), on a private beach between Cairns and Port servic you may fd eful are the Gay & Lbian Counsellg and Communy Service of NSW (tel. Followg a day memoratn of the Stonewall Rts of 1969, LGBTQ lols gathered on Oxford Street at 10pm to march for equal regn, fight scrimatn agast LGBTQ people employment and hog, revoke anti-gay laws, and end police harassment.

So if you are lookg to experience your pri down unr, the heart of the Atralian summer, be sure to pencil Sydney Mardi Gras to your gay events lendar this year.

From private rooms and apartments to LGBTQ-iendly hotels, you have the optn to stay the heart of gay districts as well as other neighborhoods the plac you vis. Sce the late 1970s, Sydney has begun to hold Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras every year durg end of Febary and early March and has also bee a holiday statn for lbian and gay tourists.