Atralia has long had a gay beach subculture but they haven't always been safe spac | Gary Nunn | The Guardian

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• GAY MELBOURNE
• ATRALIA HAS LONG HAD A GAY BEACH SUBCULTURE BUT THEY HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN SAFE SPAC
• GAY BRISBANE
• THE BT LGBTQI + AND GAY BEACH SYDNEY

GAY MELBOURNE

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GAY BRISBANE

In September 2018, the Liberal MP Shayne Mallard announced a parliamentary quiry to homophobic hate crim mted between 1970 and 2010.

This clus 30 outstandg s of at least 88 murrs rulted gay men beg found ad at the bottom or on top of beach clifftops. Police are now offerg a $1m reward for rmatn leadg to nvictn – after ially, accurately, nyg the area was a October 2018, Waverley uncil announced a memorial monument will be built at the cliffsi Marks Park, south of Bondi, followg the homophobic attacks and murrs of men at this Atralian beach culture, Murphy says, remas more nservative than beach like Sg Spa, “where there are cktails, DJs and parti right on the sand”. You’ll get homophobia bee you somehow have to draw a le – as this nnot be seen as homoerotic.

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