If you're gay on the Gold Coast, some discretn is advised. That's acrdg to some wh the LGBTI+ muny, who worry the cy pays lip service to their wellbeg and sense of acceptance.
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From iendly lols to great ftivals and venu, check out why Atralia is such a popular statn for gay and lbian travellers. * gay friendly australia *
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. MelbourneOften lled Atralia’s cultural pal, Melbourne draws much more fluence om Europe s archecture, fashn and food – and for the gay traveller may feel like a more chilled out and refed experience after the glz of Sydney.
Better still, do an art tour of Melbourne – check out the Centre for Contemporary Photography Fzroy, vis the NGV and ACMI at Feratn square, and take a drk overlookg the Yarra at gay scene Melbourne is basilly divid between the north si and south si of the cy.
Atralia is one of the world's iendlit statns for travelers the LGBTQIA+ muny wh plenty of pri events and gay-iendly tablishments to choose om. * gay friendly australia *
Photograph: /flickrDaylfordJt unr two hours north of Melbourne, the Swiss-Italian found town of Daylford (often affectnately known as Gaylford) is an oasis of crystal-clear sprgs, betiful lak, massage and healg retreats, and a surprisgly smopolan ma street wh Melbourne-qualy ffee.
Daylford is popular at this time of year, so book early and check you and your squeeze at one of the gay-iendly gutho such as Laki at Daylford or the Green Door and spend a rejuvenatg weekend havg a long bnch at Breakfast and Beer fe, pesg the book and antique stor, walkg and swimmg at the lak, dulgg yourself wh a massage or tantric healg ssn, or visg one of Daylford’s many galleri such as the betifully renovated Convent Gallery. Photograph: /flickrTasmaniaTasmania has e a long way sce beme the last Atralian state to pass gay law reform 1997.
Today boasts a small but visible gay scene Hobart and Lncton, and offers many good optns for gay travellers. Hobart even has s own LGBTQI dance bar at Flamgos, but tth one wouldn’t travel to Tasmania to vis gay night clubs. My advice is to spend the night Hobart at the charmg gay-owned Corda’s Cottag takg the f and galleri around the betiful sandstone buildgs at Salaman Place, then hire a vehicle and h the road.
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Tasmania also now has more acknowledgement of s same sex history tourism rmatn cludg early gay explorers, nvict love and “psdo-mal”. This means that travelers of the muny (or those who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, tersex, and asexual) should feel generally safe, supported, and accepted anywhere the untry and shouldn't be worried about displayg PDA wh their same-sex partner. This is largely due to numero ernmental laws makg discrimatn based on sexual orientatn illegal all stat and the variety of gay-iendly pubs, rtrants, hotels, clubs, and other public venu sttered throughout all major ci.
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Queer culture is well and tly alive and thrivg Atralia wh ci such as Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane all offerg plenty of gay-iendly tablishments and neighborhoods. There are also several pri ftivals cludg Sydney's 'Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras' and Melbourne's 'Midsumma Ftival' that happens throughout the year for queer travelers to participate . Other notable gay-iendly tablishments to get your drk on clu:.
This means that travellers of the muny (or those who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, tersex, and asexual) should feel generally safe, supported, and accepted anywhere the untry and shouldn't be worried about displayg PDA wh their same-sex partner. Queer culture is well and tly alive and thrivg Atralia wh ci such as Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane all offerg plenty of gay-iendly tablishments and neighbourhoods. There are also several pri ftivals cludg Sydney's 'Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras' and Melbourne's 'Midsumma Ftival' that happens throughout the year for queer travellers to participate .
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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.
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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.