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Posters (2), 'Sydney Gay & Lbian Mardi Gras 1994', lour offset prt, paper, signed by David Corbet, Sydney, New South Wal, Atralia, 1993-1994

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The former Darlghurst police statn, once ed as a lockup for gay men, has been pegged as the lotn * sydney gay museum *

A Darlghurst park next to a famo gay men's pick-up spot the 1960s and down the road om Oxford Street will be the ial home of Sydney's first queer mm. Key pots:The mm will be set up at Green Park Darlghurst ahead of WorldPri Febary 2023 The lotn is close to many signifint s for the Sydney gay muny, cludg Oxford Street, The Wall and Kgs Cross Victims of the AIDS epimic, many of whom were treated at the neighbourg St Vcent's Hospal, will also be memorialised by the mmGreen Park's bandstand will host var displays documentg the persecutn LGBTQIA+ people faced, as well as the rponse to the AIDS Chair David Polson said the exhibs would serve as a memorial for those who lost their liv to AIDS and to those who suffered om persecutn datg right back to the start of the lony.

The Wall was a pick-up spot for gay men the 1960s. (ABC Rad Sydney: Declan Bowrg)"It was a place where people felt safe to go do what they were dog, " Mr Fisher park is also close to Kgs Cross and Oxford Street, where gay bars and nightclubs have stood as after-dark safe spac.

Oxford Street has been host to the Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras para.

SYDNEY GAY AND LBIAN MARDI GRAS

Disver the top 10 LGBTQ mms offerg up gay culture and sight to all thgs queer, wherever you are the world. * sydney gay museum *

Mr Fisher hoped the project would be able fd a permanent home at the se of the old Darlghurst Police Statn on Forb Street to "liberate" the buildg om s dark history towards the gay people were locked up and bashed at the statn bee of who they were, Mr Fisher said. Inrporatg the beloved Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras ftival, Sydney WorldPri 2023 will also feature arts and sport events, theatre, ncerts, parti, First Natns programmg and a human rights nference. (ABC Rad Sydney: Declan Bowrg)In the downstairs area of the bandstand is a re-creatn of a gay nightclub as found Kg's Cross and Oxford Street, two nightlife districts jt short walks away om the mm.

So, om Stonewall archiv to morn gay art exhibns, we’ve put together a list of the top 10 LGBTQ mms the world offerg up gay culture and sight to all thgs queer, wherever you are the world. Llie+Lohman Mm of Gay and Lbian Art, New York, USANamed after their New Yorker founrs Frz Lohman and Charl Llie, the Llie+Lohman Mm of Gay and Lbian Art is the rult of s of stggl and opposn, startg wh a small 1969 exhibn that took place their Soho loft.

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The Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras is an annual event centred around a street para of up to 20,000 participants. Participants hi or reveal their 'te' inti a flurry of pat, feathers and glter. * sydney gay museum *

Schwul Mm, Berl, GermanyWily regard as the first ‘gay mm’ is the Schwul Mm Berl which trac s origs back to 1984 wh a sgle exhib si the Berl Mm. ONE Natnal Gay & Lbian Archiv, Los Angel, USAAimed at promotg public awarens of LGBTQ issu through prervatn is the ONE Natnal Gay & Lbian Archiv Los Angel.

Owg much to the Universy of Southern California Librari terms of space and rourc, ONE has been enshred on Wt Adams Boulevard sce 2010, providg visors and amics accs to perdils, books, films, photography, d rerdgs and personal papers, all relatg to the history of gay and lbian issu the Uned Stat. GLBT Historil Society & Mm, San Francis, USAPlayfully referred to as the ‘gay Smhsonian’ is the GLBT Historil Society & Mm San Francis, which holds an extensive llectn of historic artefacts, all relatg to the history of LGBT people the US, wh a eper foc on San Francis and Northern California.

Loted on 18th street the Castro neighbourhood – San Francis’s gay mec – GLBT is the first LGBT mm of s kd dited solely to the e, allowg visors to ga sights to lol legend and polil figure Harvey Milk as well as to explore var temporary and permanent exhibs spanng everythg om archival materials to graphic arts. Stonewall Natnal Mm & Archiv, Fort Lrdale, USAWhile Fort Lrdale might not be the first cy that sprgs to md when lookg to memorate the Stonewall uprisg, the Stonewall Natnal Mm & Archiv Fort Lrdale, fact, serv a very strong lol LGBTQ muny, alongsi other municipal offergs like the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn and the Pri Center of Florida. Now loted Wilton Manors, Florida’s top gay mm hosts revolvg exhibs, film screengs, readgs and fundraisers throughout the year.

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Natnal Gay & Lbian Sports Hall of Fame, Chigo, USAThis next LGBTQ mm is one for the queer sports fanatics among you. The Natnal Gay & Lbian Sports Hall of Fame loted Chigo is the only mm of s type the US. The ArQuiv, Toronto, CanadaNatnally supported sce 1973 as part of Canada’s progrsive polics and gay-iendly approach, the untry’s natnal LGBTQ archiv are well-n and important cultural stutns.

In Toronto, disver The ArQuiv (Canadian Lbian & Gay Archiv), which hosts one of the largt queer historil llectns the world. Atralia Lbian & Gay Archiv, Melbourne, AtraliaRun by a volunteer-based muny for over 40 years is the Atralia Lbian & Gay Archiv Melbourne.

As well as hostg exhibs at the ma se of the archive and library, the muny also puts on var exhibs operatn wh partner galleri across Atralia, naturally jog on big lendar events such as Sydney Gay & Lbian Mardi Gras and Midsumma Ftival. Officially named the Internatnal Homo/Lbian Informatn Archive, but gog by IHLIA LGBT Herage for short, this llectn has been growg rapidly the cy’s Public Library sce 1999.

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