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• SYDNEY GAY SNAS & CISG
• THE BT GAY BARS SYDNEY, ATRALIA PARTY ANIMALS WILL LOVE HTG THE DANCE FLOOR AT THE ARQ SYDNEY | © GAZZARAZZI PHOTOGRAPHY / ARQ SYDNEY TOM SMH 20 APRIL 2021 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT SYDNEY’S GAY SCENE IS RENOWNED AROUND THE WORLD, AND A LOURFUL LLECTN OF LGBTQ VENU ADDS A SPLASH OF RABOW ACROSS THIS HUGE, PROGRSIVE AND SMOPOLAN CY. VIEW ALL TRIPS WHETHER YOU’RE LOOKG FOR A QUIET BEER GARN ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR A PULSG DANCE FLOOR AT 3AM, THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF FABULO LGBTQ WATERG HOL LOTED ACROSS SYDNEY. GRAB A DRK AT THE GAY AND LBIAN BARS AND CLUBS THE HARBOUR CY THAT GUARANTEE A WARM WELE FOR THE QUEER MUNY. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP THAILAND TURKEY ECUADOR EGYPT GREECE SPA SOUTH AI MOROC CROATIA MEXI INDIA BALI JAPAN ICELAND STONEWALL GAY BAR, PUB, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT LOTED JT AROUND THE RNER OM THE RABOW FLAG ON TAYLOR SQUARE, STONEWALL IS THE BEATG HEART OF SYDNEY’S GAY SCENE SMACK-BANG THE MIDDLE OF OXFORD STREET. NAMED AFTER THE NEW YORK CY ORIGAL, STONEWALL OFFERS THREE LEVELS OF BARS AND LIVE ENTERTAMENT, CLUDG POPULAR DRAG SHOWS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS. THE BAR ALSO DO S B FOR THE MUNY, SUPPORTG A NUMBER OF LGBTQ CHARI AND ANISATNS OVER THE PAST 23 YEARS. THE IMPERIAL ERSKEVILLE PUB, BAR, GAY BAR, LGBTQ BAR, PUB GB SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © THE IMPERIAL ERSKEVILLE THE PUB WHERE MZI DEL BRA, BERNATTE BASSENGER AND FELICIA JOLLYGOODFELLOW SET OFF ON THEIR JOURNEY TO THE OUTBACK AT THE START OF THE ADVENTUR OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DERT IS STILL ONE OF SYDNEY’S MOST FAMO GAY BARS. THE GROUND-FLOOR RTRANT PRISCILLAS PAYS HOMAGE TO THE LEGENDARY ASIE FILM, THE ROOFTOP BAR IMPERIAL UP SERV LIC CKTAILS, AND THE BASEMENT IS A SAFE SPACE FOR EXPRSIVE DANCE AND LIVE PERFORMANCE, ALL MAKG THE “IMPY” AN IN OF SYDNEY’S BOHEMIAN INNER WT. COLOMBIAN HOTEL BAR, NIGHTCLUB, GAY BAR, LGBTQ BAR, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT OCCUPYG A FORMER BANK ON A WELL-POSNED OXFORD STREET RNER, THE COLOMBIAN IS A FIXTURE OF SYDNEY’S GAY SCENE. GRAB A STOOL THE AIRY STREET-LEVEL BAR, AND SIP ON A DRK AS YOU ST YOUR EYE OVER THE LOURFUL CHARACTERS THAT STROLL UP AND DOWN THE SO-LLED GOLN MILE – THERE’S ALWAYS A GOOD CROWD FOR AFTER-WORK DRKS BEFORE THGS GET WILR ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS. CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP ARQ BAR, COCKTAIL BAR, NIGHTCLUB, GAY BAR, COCKTAILS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT PARTY ANIMALS PACK OUT THIS DARLGHURST MEGA-CLUB EVERY WEEKEND, OPEN UNTIL 5AM ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHTS. STG JT OFF OXFORD STREET, THE CKTAIL BAR, RINT ENTERTAERS, LUXE LIGHTG AND SOUND SYSTEM, AND DUAL DANCE FLOORS – UPSTAIRS FOR HOE AND TRANCE, DOWNSTAIRS FOR MORE POPPY TUN – MAKE ARQ AN STUTN OF SYDNEY’S NIGHTLIFE. PALMS ON OXFORD LGBTQ BAR, NIGHTCLUB, GAY BAR, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © JEFEY FENG / SYDNEY GAY AND LBIAN MARDI GRAS THIS ATTU-EE OXFORD STREET BAR REMDS YOU OF A LOOSE WEDDG RECEPTN – A GOOD WAY, OF URSE. WE’RE TALKG DAGGY DIS TUN, SONG REQUTS, A WELL-POPULATED DANCE FLOOR AND DRKS FLOWG AS STEADILY AS THE GOOD VIB AMONG THE GROUPS OF IENDS WHO FLOCK TO PALMS ON OXFORD FOR AN UNPRETENT NIGHT OUT. GET THERE EARLY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS TO AVOID THE QUE. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. THE BERFORD BAR, PUB GB, ITALIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © MERIVALE THIS VENUE ED TO BE ONE OF THE PREMIER GAY BARS THE CY, AND, ALTHOUGH ’S NOW A NEIGHBOURHOOD PUB OFFERG SOMETHG FOR EVERYONE, SUNDAYS AT THE BERFORD ARE STILL A STAPLE OF SYDNEY’S GAY SCENE. HUGE CROWDS FLOCK OM NEARBY OXFORD STREET TO THE SUNDAY SSNS THE LEAFY, SUN-DAPPLED URTYARD BEFORE THE PARTY HEADS TO THE UPSTAIRS BERFORD DANCE FLOOR LATER THE EVENG. OXFORD HOTEL GAY BAR, BAR, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © UNIVERSAL HOTELS THE FOUR DISTCT SPAC SI THE OXFORD ARE AS DIVERSE AS S CLIENTELE. THERE ARE THE GROUND-FLOOR BISTRO AND TERRACE OF THE OXFORD BAR, THE BOOMG SUBTERRANEAN UNRGROUND, AND THE SOPHISTITED TOP-FLOOR POLO LOUNGE – BUT THE STAR OF THE SHOW IS FOUND ON THE FIRST FLOOR. GGER’S IS A NEW YORK-STYLE CKTAIL BAR LED WH TIMATE BOOTHS AND MEZZANE SEATG, PROVIDG A STAGE FOR BARET AND LIVE MIC EVERY WEEKEND. SLI BAR, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © SLI STG SI AN OLD ART DE BUILDG AT THE HY PARK END OF OXFORD STREET, SLI IS ONE OF SYDNEY’S MOST GLAMORO QUEER-IENDLY VENU. ENJOY DNER AND A CKTAIL AS YOU WATCH ONE OF THE BARET SHOWS, LIVE PERFORMANC OR THEMED EVENTS – THE VENUE IS HOME TO CIRC GTATN EL’ CIR AND HAS HOSTED A LONG LIST OF WELL-KNOWN ARTISTS TO ACPANY THE REFED FOOD-AND-DRK MENU SCE OPENED 2005. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• SYDNEY GAY SHOPS
• SEVEN-DAY GUI TO GAY AND LBIAN SYDNEY

SYDNEY GAY SNAS & CISG

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THE BT GAY BARS SYDNEY, ATRALIA PARTY ANIMALS WILL LOVE HTG THE DANCE FLOOR AT THE ARQ SYDNEY | © GAZZARAZZI PHOTOGRAPHY / ARQ SYDNEY TOM SMH 20 APRIL 2021 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT SYDNEY’S GAY SCENE IS RENOWNED AROUND THE WORLD, AND A LOURFUL LLECTN OF LGBTQ VENU ADDS A SPLASH OF RABOW ACROSS THIS HUGE, PROGRSIVE AND SMOPOLAN CY. VIEW ALL TRIPS WHETHER YOU’RE LOOKG FOR A QUIET BEER GARN ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR A PULSG DANCE FLOOR AT 3AM, THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF FABULO LGBTQ WATERG HOL LOTED ACROSS SYDNEY. GRAB A DRK AT THE GAY AND LBIAN BARS AND CLUBS THE HARBOUR CY THAT GUARANTEE A WARM WELE FOR THE QUEER MUNY. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP THAILAND TURKEY ECUADOR EGYPT GREECE SPA SOUTH AI MOROC CROATIA MEXI INDIA BALI JAPAN ICELAND STONEWALL GAY BAR, PUB, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT LOTED JT AROUND THE RNER OM THE RABOW FLAG ON TAYLOR SQUARE, STONEWALL IS THE BEATG HEART OF SYDNEY’S GAY SCENE SMACK-BANG THE MIDDLE OF OXFORD STREET. NAMED AFTER THE NEW YORK CY ORIGAL, STONEWALL OFFERS THREE LEVELS OF BARS AND LIVE ENTERTAMENT, CLUDG POPULAR DRAG SHOWS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS. THE BAR ALSO DO S B FOR THE MUNY, SUPPORTG A NUMBER OF LGBTQ CHARI AND ANISATNS OVER THE PAST 23 YEARS. THE IMPERIAL ERSKEVILLE PUB, BAR, GAY BAR, LGBTQ BAR, PUB GB SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © THE IMPERIAL ERSKEVILLE THE PUB WHERE MZI DEL BRA, BERNATTE BASSENGER AND FELICIA JOLLYGOODFELLOW SET OFF ON THEIR JOURNEY TO THE OUTBACK AT THE START OF THE ADVENTUR OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DERT IS STILL ONE OF SYDNEY’S MOST FAMO GAY BARS. THE GROUND-FLOOR RTRANT PRISCILLAS PAYS HOMAGE TO THE LEGENDARY ASIE FILM, THE ROOFTOP BAR IMPERIAL UP SERV LIC CKTAILS, AND THE BASEMENT IS A SAFE SPACE FOR EXPRSIVE DANCE AND LIVE PERFORMANCE, ALL MAKG THE “IMPY” AN IN OF SYDNEY’S BOHEMIAN INNER WT. COLOMBIAN HOTEL BAR, NIGHTCLUB, GAY BAR, LGBTQ BAR, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT OCCUPYG A FORMER BANK ON A WELL-POSNED OXFORD STREET RNER, THE COLOMBIAN IS A FIXTURE OF SYDNEY’S GAY SCENE. GRAB A STOOL THE AIRY STREET-LEVEL BAR, AND SIP ON A DRK AS YOU ST YOUR EYE OVER THE LOURFUL CHARACTERS THAT STROLL UP AND DOWN THE SO-LLED GOLN MILE – THERE’S ALWAYS A GOOD CROWD FOR AFTER-WORK DRKS BEFORE THGS GET WILR ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS. CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP ARQ BAR, COCKTAIL BAR, NIGHTCLUB, GAY BAR, COCKTAILS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT PARTY ANIMALS PACK OUT THIS DARLGHURST MEGA-CLUB EVERY WEEKEND, OPEN UNTIL 5AM ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHTS. STG JT OFF OXFORD STREET, THE CKTAIL BAR, RINT ENTERTAERS, LUXE LIGHTG AND SOUND SYSTEM, AND DUAL DANCE FLOORS – UPSTAIRS FOR HOE AND TRANCE, DOWNSTAIRS FOR MORE POPPY TUN – MAKE ARQ AN STUTN OF SYDNEY’S NIGHTLIFE. PALMS ON OXFORD LGBTQ BAR, NIGHTCLUB, GAY BAR, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © JEFEY FENG / SYDNEY GAY AND LBIAN MARDI GRAS THIS ATTU-EE OXFORD STREET BAR REMDS YOU OF A LOOSE WEDDG RECEPTN – A GOOD WAY, OF URSE. WE’RE TALKG DAGGY DIS TUN, SONG REQUTS, A WELL-POPULATED DANCE FLOOR AND DRKS FLOWG AS STEADILY AS THE GOOD VIB AMONG THE GROUPS OF IENDS WHO FLOCK TO PALMS ON OXFORD FOR AN UNPRETENT NIGHT OUT. GET THERE EARLY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS TO AVOID THE QUE. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. THE BERFORD BAR, PUB GB, ITALIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © MERIVALE THIS VENUE ED TO BE ONE OF THE PREMIER GAY BARS THE CY, AND, ALTHOUGH ’S NOW A NEIGHBOURHOOD PUB OFFERG SOMETHG FOR EVERYONE, SUNDAYS AT THE BERFORD ARE STILL A STAPLE OF SYDNEY’S GAY SCENE. HUGE CROWDS FLOCK OM NEARBY OXFORD STREET TO THE SUNDAY SSNS THE LEAFY, SUN-DAPPLED URTYARD BEFORE THE PARTY HEADS TO THE UPSTAIRS BERFORD DANCE FLOOR LATER THE EVENG. OXFORD HOTEL GAY BAR, BAR, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © UNIVERSAL HOTELS THE FOUR DISTCT SPAC SI THE OXFORD ARE AS DIVERSE AS S CLIENTELE. THERE ARE THE GROUND-FLOOR BISTRO AND TERRACE OF THE OXFORD BAR, THE BOOMG SUBTERRANEAN UNRGROUND, AND THE SOPHISTITED TOP-FLOOR POLO LOUNGE – BUT THE STAR OF THE SHOW IS FOUND ON THE FIRST FLOOR. GGER’S IS A NEW YORK-STYLE CKTAIL BAR LED WH TIMATE BOOTHS AND MEZZANE SEATG, PROVIDG A STAGE FOR BARET AND LIVE MIC EVERY WEEKEND. SLI BAR, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © SLI STG SI AN OLD ART DE BUILDG AT THE HY PARK END OF OXFORD STREET, SLI IS ONE OF SYDNEY’S MOST GLAMORO QUEER-IENDLY VENU. ENJOY DNER AND A CKTAIL AS YOU WATCH ONE OF THE BARET SHOWS, LIVE PERFORMANC OR THEMED EVENTS – THE VENUE IS HOME TO CIRC GTATN EL’ CIR AND HAS HOSTED A LONG LIST OF WELL-KNOWN ARTISTS TO ACPANY THE REFED FOOD-AND-DRK MENU SCE OPENED 2005. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

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Grab a drk at the gay and lbian bars and clubs the Harbour Cy that guarantee a warm wele for the queer muny. Stonewall Gay Bar, Pub, Contemporary Loted jt around the rner om the rabow flag on Taylor Square, Stonewall is the beatg heart of Sydney’s gay scene smack-bang the middle of Oxford Street. The Imperial Erskeville Pub, Bar, Gay Bar, LGBTQ Bar, Pub Gb © The Imperial Erskeville The pub where Mzi Del Bra, Bernatte Bassenger and Felicia Jollygoodfellow set off on their journey to the outback at the start of The Adventur of Priscilla, Queen of the Dert is still one of Sydney’s most famo gay bars.

Colombian Hotel Bar, Nightclub, Gay Bar, LGBTQ Bar, Contemporary Occupyg a former bank on a well-posned Oxford Street rner, the Colombian is a fixture of Sydney’s gay scene. View Trip Arq Bar, Cocktail Bar, Nightclub, Gay Bar, Cocktails Party animals pack out this Darlghurst mega-club every weekend, open until 5am on Saturday and Sunday nights.

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Palms on Oxford LGBTQ Bar, Nightclub, Gay Bar, Contemporary © Jefey Feng / Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras This attu-ee Oxford Street bar remds you of a loose weddg receptn – a good way, of urse.

The Berford Bar, Pub Gb, Italian © Merivale This venue ed to be one of the premier gay bars the cy, and, although ’s now a neighbourhood pub offerg somethg for everyone, Sundays at the Berford are still a staple of Sydney’s gay scene.