Explore our gay travel gui to Atralia featurg LGBTQ+ safety tips, gay rights , top ci & attractns, where to stay and more!
Contents:
- CANBERRA, NOT SYDNEY, IS THE GAY AND LBIAN PAL OF ATRALIA
- TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS ATRALIA
- GAY SYDNEY · CY GUI
CANBERRA, NOT SYDNEY, IS THE GAY AND LBIAN PAL OF ATRALIA
A LGBTQI+ Gui to Atralia cludg the iendlit ci, plac to go and a ftival gui cludg Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras * most gay cities in australia *
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. 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. Compared to Sydney’s ncentrated LGBTQIA+ neighbourhoods, Melbourne has a more diverse and well-tegrated gay populatn.
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.
While queer Atralians tend to hab the ner-cy suburbs of pal ci, further afield Daylford (often affectnately known as Gaylford) li a thrivg gay muny.
TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS ATRALIA
Here's a gui to tips for gay and lbian travelers Atralia - everythg you need to know. * most gay cities in australia *
After celebratg at the annual Brisbane Pri Ftival New Farm, ’s only a short skip to Fortu Valley to enjoy some great gay nightlife. 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.
GAY SYDNEY · CY GUI
* most gay cities in australia *
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”! 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.