Gay Sydney: a gui to clubs, bars, baret and culture | Gay and lbian travel | The Guardian

Contents:

• GAY SNAS SYDNEY
• GAY SYDNEY: A GUI TO CLUBS, BARS, BARET AND CULTURE
• THE 5 BEST SYDNEY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SYDNEY
• CANBERRA, NOT SYDNEY, IS THE GAY AND LBIAN PAL OF ATRALIA
• GAY NEIGHBORHOOD? - SYDNEY FOM
• SYDNEY: GAY & LBIAN TRAVELLERS

GAY SNAS SYDNEY

Meanwhile, the troductn of laws that rtrict late-night socialisg central Sydney’s party preccts has severely damaged Oxford Street, the cy’s tradnal gay strip. And, while Oxford Street is fely hurtg, a handful of Sydney’s “tradnal” queer venu ntue to thrive there spe of the challengg and mixedTokyo Sg Song basement Patrick Abboud, a documentary filmmaker and televisn prenter who -hosts and produc for the Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi GrasThe biggt challenge for visors who want to explore Sydney’s LGBTQI scene is that only the old, mastream optns tend to be listed travel guis.

On Sundays plays crowd-pleasg hoe, electro and two most mastream venu for gay guys are Stonewall and Arq. Lbian-iendlyThe Heaps Gay monthly rovg queer Geia Verkuylen, strategy and partnerships manager at Archer magaze, the Atralian journal of sexual diversyLbian-foced venu n be hard to fd Sydney. It’s also where the rovg queer party Heaps Gay has been held for the past uple of months.

GAY SYDNEY: A GUI TO CLUBS, BARS, BARET AND CULTURE

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To fd out what is gog on across Sydney regards to arts events and queer culture, keep an ear out for the rad programm Canvas (on FBi), and Gay Panic and So Hot Right Now (both on 2SER). Thk 1970s performance art meets homoerotic dience teractn, wh a sprklg of straight at boys who’ve stumbled downstairs om the pub above. The productn of Angels Ameri 2014 was heart-punchgly good, and I re-staged my turbo-gay one-man show, Blue Wizard, there durg Mardi Gras this year – so has fely supported this Wizard was part of the Mardi Gras Ftival, which ns the weeks leadg up to the para March.

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

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Sydney has a thrivg LGBTQ scene and hosts one of the world’s bt Pri events: the Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras.

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

There is a range of gay areas Sydney where the muny ngregat at amazg bars and clubs as well as more laidback ffeeho and rtrants. It’s home to Oxford Street, the centre of Sydney’s gay scene wh clubs, bars, and f n by and for Sydney’s LGBTQ muny.

Today, even though you n fd gay hotspots throughout the cy, Oxford Street remas a major hub for LGBTQ activy and hosts the famo Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras, ually held every March. Oxford Street is where you’ll fd most of the bt gay bars Darlghurst. The ADGE Apartment Sydney is only five mut away om some of Darlghurst’s bt gay venu and has fully furnished apartments wh private balni and an excellent on-se rtrant.

Potts Pot has historilly been Darlghurst’s ma petn when to Sydney’s gay scene. In 2016, jt over 15% of upl Potts Pot were gay men.

GAY NEIGHBORHOOD? - SYDNEY FOM

It also clus part of Kgs Cross, a non-official suburb that was historilly the centre of Sydney’s nightlife and home to one of the cy’s earlit gay bars, the Bottom’s Up Bar. It’s not a gay bar per se, but given s lotn has bee popular among queer people. Bloody Mary’s is a wonrful gay-iendly rtrant Potts Pot’s inic Gazebo Buildg wh both door and outdoor areas.

On the other si of Kgs Cross li Elizabeth Bay, which has one of the hight nsi of gay rints Sydney.

If you stay here you’ll be close to the harbour, Sydney’s CBD, and many other gay districts cludg Potts Pot and Darlghurst. Where Darlghurst has Oxford Street, and Elizabeth Bay and Potts Pot have Kg’s Cross, Surry Hills has Crown Street, a laid-back, village-que strip where you n fd vyl rerd shops, upsle eateri, and thrivg gay bars all close to one another. The Berford Hotel on Bourke Street was once solely a gay club and today ’s still famo wh LGBTQ clientele.

SYDNEY: GAY & LBIAN TRAVELLERS

It hosts a variety of events cludg shows and themed nights tend for gay patrons. The nsy of gay rints drops off after Potts Pot, but there are still thrivg gay muni suburbs like Redfern, which has the fifth hight proportn of gay upl Atralia (as of 2016).

Another excellent gay area on the CBD’s doorstep is Chippendale, a betiful suburb wh a vibrant arts scene. The suburbs of Newtown and Erskeville are famo among both gay men and lbians wh the seventh hight proportn of male same-sex upl and the send hight proportn of female same-sex upl Atralia back 2016. It’s about 7 mut away om The Bank and jt down the street om The Imperial Erskeville, so you’ll never be far om some of the area’s bt gay venu.