Friday say: hidn pla sight — Atralian queer men and women before gay liberatn

Contents:

• THE BT LGBTQI + AND GAY BEACH SYDNEY
• GAY DATG SYDNEY
• GAY MAT AND DAT SYDNEY MEETUP
• THE 5 BEST SYDNEY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SYDNEY
• CANBERRA, NOT SYDNEY, IS THE GAY AND LBIAN PAL OF ATRALIA

THE BT LGBTQI + AND GAY BEACH SYDNEY

Sydney has a thrivg LGBTQ scene and plays host to one of the world’s bt pri events: Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras. There are a range of LGBTQ areas (or “gayborhoods”) Sydney where the muny ngregat at amazg LGBTQ bars and clubs, as well as at more laid-back ffee ho and rtrants.

Today, even though you n fd LGBTQ hotspots throughout the cy, Oxford Street remas a major hub for LGBTQI+ activy and hosts Sydney’s famo Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras, ually held every March on Oxford Street. In 2016, jt over 15% of upl Potts Pot were gay men. 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 start planng your next night out, read on for our gui to some of Sydney’s favoure gay clubs, pubs and bars.

GAY DATG SYDNEY

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 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.

Bt ci Sydney The LGBTQ pal of Atralia, Sydney is one of the most welg and gay-iendly travel statns the world wh a substantial pk tourism scene, pecially durg Mardi Gras when the whole cy sparkl. Proudly ostentat, the cy boasts many gay and gay-iendly bars and clubs cludg Sly Fox on a Wednday night, Arq, Stonewall Hotel, Palms on Oxford and the Imperial Hotel. In addn to Melbourne, Daylford also has a large gay muny and every March hosts Atralia’s largt untry queer ftival: ChillOut Ftival.

Further north, Cairns, Noosa Heads and The Great Barrier Reef are popular travel playgrounds for the gay and lbian muny – however, you may fd regns the untrysi to be ls acceptg.

GAY MAT AND DAT SYDNEY MEETUP

Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras, Sydney, Febary – March Celebratg their 40th anniversary 2018, the Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras is Atralia’s largt LGBTQ celebratn. PriFt, Perth, October – November What began as a muny movement prottg discrimatory laws agast the gay and lbian muny has sce grown to PriFt, a ftivalthat clus Perth Pri Fairday and the Perth Pri para. It’s Sydney Lbian and Gay Mardi Gras ftival time.

LGBTQI people are enjoyg what some ll “gay or lbian Christmas”.

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

The public face of Mardi Gras, which began 1978 wh a prott para, is remarkable a natn that has been eply prejudiced toward gay and lbian people. Still, Atralian queer people did not sudnly emerge the 1960s and 70s, the years of gay liberatn.

CANBERRA, NOT SYDNEY, IS THE GAY AND LBIAN PAL OF ATRALIA

Bee male homosexualy was crimalised, much n be disvered om the prs and crime reports. Letters, memoirs, diari, art, photographs and the memori of gay, lbian, and transgenr people also provi clu.

The Atralian loni were marked by a shortage of women and the domance of homosocial environments. Homosexualy was often associated wh foreigners and smopolan affectatn.