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• THE BEST GOLD COAST GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS GOLD COAST
• A GAY BAR FALLY RETURNS TO THE GOLD COAST WH HOP TO UNE 'DISNNECTED' MUNY
• THE BEST GOLD COAST GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS GOLD COAST
• THE GOLD COAST DON'T HAVE A GAY BAR, BUT THE DRAG QUEENS BEHD FLAMBOYANCE HOPE THAT WILL CHANGE
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There is new hope that the Gold Coast's "sttered" LGBTQI+ scene will fd a greater sense of muny after the cy's first gay bar more than two years pots:There hasn't been a dited LGBTQI+ safe venue on the Gold Coast for more than two yearsA new bar has opened Broadbeach aimed at the muny and s alliGold Coast Rabow Communi has weled the venue and says more are on the wayDan Dunn lnched Chameleon Lounge Bar last week to addrs what he scribed as a "disnnected" muny. "We seem to be losg the gay culture on the Gold Coast bee there was nothg, " he said.

It is a morn cy of almost 640, 000 people that sells self as a leisure pal, but for the past two years there has not been a gay bar on the Gold some wh the lol LGBTQIA+ muny, there are ser ncerns that the cy is movg the wrong directn. Drag queens Dixie Wrecked, Natasha St Jam and Jte Kace are all about Flamboyance, but they wish there was a dited gay bar to go to.

"The purpose of Flamboyance was basilly to sentially set up a gay night, fally, for the Gold Coast, " St Jam said. "But is a homophobic nightlife mec? "It mak a lot of other gay people unacceptg of themselv, which leads to this toxic masculy cycle.

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" Natasha St Jam says there are still homophobic elements to nightlife on the Gold Coast.

(ABC Gold Coast: Domic Cansdale)There ed to be several gay bars on the Gold Coast, but the last one was closed and put up for sale early Jam said the lack of an "actual tangible venue" had real nsequenc. "Whether you're gay, straight, bi, whatever — there seems to be a special atmosphere, " he said.

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"There's nothg like this wh [the] productn, theatrils, LED lights and chorography, " he bee 's only a one-night-a-week event and Mr Rigas said he didn't nsir Flamboyance to be a an alternative to a gay bar. "Beg volved show bs and also dancg and this sort dtry, there's a large gay muny, " he said.

"Two years ago I don't thk I ever thought I would be standg on this stage, proudly homo, " he he hoped a gay bar would open on the Gold Coast soon, Nimri said there was "a big surge of the LGBT events" g. It's a cy wh a vibrant nightlife and splendid natural bety, but if you're gay on the Gold Coast, some discretn is advised, acrdg to some wh the LGBTI+ pots:Whout a dited venue and major events, the Gold Coast's LGBTI+ muny is "sttered and not herent", acrdg to some membersMany LGBTI+ people have to "drs down" their queerns to be acceptedThere are worri that the prospect of Israel Fol playg gby league on the Gold Coast will further rerce the attusThe cy's first annual LGBTI ftival  2015 failed to secure a permanent place on the social lenr and there is still no gay bar on the Gold Coast.

A lol gby league club has signed Israel Fol, who matas "no regrets" for sayg on social media that "hell awas" gay rponse, Mayor Tom Tate has urged people to five Fol. "People like to thk of as 'good gays' but once we start exprsg our sexualy, exprsg our ias a way that's non-tradnal, be a b jarrg.

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"There are gay nservativ, there are gay liberal voters, there are gay men who wear sus who would be wele any boardroom, " he said.

(Supplied: Ellamay Fzgerald)He said the lack of a dited LGBTI+ safe venue, such as a gay bar, had rulted a "distct lack of muny". 'Discreet tradi'After g out as gay at age 24, Jordan Wilkson said he enuntered many men that he scribed as "discreet tradi", who still believed that they uldn't "show their face".

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THE Commonwealth Gam has allegedly prompted the revival of “gay cisg areas” adult sex shops on the Gold Coast after they were phed to the brk of extctn by hook-up apps cludg areas — where people search of random sexual enunters n go to rry out their fantasi wh each other — ed to be problematic on the Glter Strip wh uncils equently receivg plats about sex public bathrooms and parks. The Cy of Gold Coast uncil and Queensland Police had prevly nfirmed a rctn the number of plats about homosexual men havg sex public plac sce the troductn of apps cludg Tr and Grdr recent years.

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He said he regularly attend “cise clubs and areas” bee there was a lack of gay bars to meet like-md people on the Gold Coast. “The Coast is sorely lackg gay venu.

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“Club R is a Gay/Bi-Guys Private Cise Club, ” the pany se reads.

THE GOLD COAST’S ‘CRUISING’ PASTIn 2016, the Gold Coast Bullet reported that more than 140 massage parlours opened on the Coast jt one year anticipatn of the year, was revealed that a Gold Coast beach park had earnt rave reviews om travellers who rated as a prime lotn for “cy hook-ups” on gay travel webse Cisg Gays.

Fd rmatn below about support groups that provi assistance to young people Queensland who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex, queer or any other sexual inty that falls unr the queer umbrella (LGBTIQ+) remember that lls om mobile phon may attract charg, even to 1800 numbers. Diverse CyDiverse Cy is a life skills program for young people aged 12 to 25 who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex, queer, qutng, asexual, pansexual or any other exprsn of diverse genrs and/or program is currently beg livered at the followg 4 s:Headspace Nundah – phone (07) 3370 3900 or email Woolloongabba – phone (07) 3249 2222 or email Meadowbrook – phone (07) 3804 4200 or email Ipswich – phone (07) 3280 7900 or email young person nsirg the group should ntact their neart centre. Diverse VoicDiverse Voic is a non-prof anisatn wh a foc on the wellbeg of LGBTIQ+ muni through the operatn of the Gay Le and Lbian Le, a peer telephone unsellg n also accs their unsellg service, QLife, which provis a place to talk about mental health, relatnships, isolatn, g out, and a host of other ncerns.

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You n talk to a unsellor on phone 1800 55 1800 (24 hours, 7 days), onle chat or by Legal ServiceThe LGBTI Legal Service offers ee and nfintial legal advice to Queensland rints who intify as members of the diverse lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and tersex muny. Please phone Open Doors Youth Service on (07) 3257 7660 to book an appotment wh one of their iendly youth (for parents)Parent and Friends of Lbians and Gays Brisbane (PFLAG) is a support group for parents of LGBTIQ people Queensland. QSpaceQSpace is a non-prof service on the Gold Coast supportg genr diverse, sexually and romantilly diverse, tersex and qutng young people (clive of lbian, gay, bisexual, trans, tersex, queer, qutng, asexual, pansexual etc).

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The Den Adult Concepts2557 Gold Coast Highway, Gold Coast, Atralia, 4059A small sex shop on the Gold Coast, jt off Mermaid Beach, featurg a small gay sectn.