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Contents:
- THE BT LGBTQI + AND GAY BEACH SYDNEY
- GAY SNAS SYDNEY
- SYDNEY: GAY & LBIAN TRAVELLERS
- EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS SYDNEY
- TOP 11 GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS IN SYDNEY
- GAY SYDNEY: A GUI TO CLUBS, BARS, BARET AND CULTURE
- THE 5 BEST SYDNEY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SYDNEY
- GAY NEIGHBORHOOD? - SYDNEY FOM
- ?? THE SYDNEY GAY AND LBIAN MARDI GRAS
- CANBERRA, NOT SYDNEY, IS THE GAY AND LBIAN PAL OF ATRALIA
THE BT LGBTQI + AND GAY BEACH SYDNEY
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Today, even though you n fd LGBTQ hotspots throughout the cy, Oxford Street remas a major hub for LGBTQI+ activy and hosts Sydney’s famo Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras, ually held every March on Oxford Street. While Oxford Street is still the se of many of the longt-nng gay clubs Sydney, the fun isn’t relegated to Darlghurst alone.
If you’re keen to really make a night of , keep an eye on the lik of Heaps Gay, Poof Doof, Hoe of Mce, Honcho Disko and Birdge (as well as the social media-elive Kooky) to fd out when their next soiree start planng your next night out, read on for our gui to some of Sydney’s favoure gay clubs, pubs and bars.
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SYDNEY: GAY & LBIAN TRAVELLERS
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The highlight of Sydney's gay lendar is of urse the Mardi Gras ftival, para and dance party held late Febary/early March every year when tens of thoands of visors pour to Sydney for one of the world's biggt and bt celebratns of all thgs gay.
The Goln Mile), nng east om the rner of Hy Park South is the sentimental heart of gay Sydney, however the last ten to fifteen years has seen a volutn of gay life "out of the ghetto" so that today there are several gay neighbourhoods a cy that which is by and large very gay iendly wh a highly visible and accepted muny. Apart om Oxford St, areas wh cent ncentratns of GLBT people and bs eher specifilly terg to or appealg to gay muni are Surry Hills (Crown St is emergg as a a really trendy precct), Potts Pot/Kgs Cross and Paddgton. The other historilly gay-iendly area is Kg St Newtown (and surroundg suburbs of Erskeville, Enmore and Marrickville).
Oxford St on Saturday nights has bee a b of a circ of dnk and dgged up idts om the suburbs and unfortunatlely homophobic verbal abe is all too mon. (In the extremely unlikely event you do enunter homophobic staff hotels, rtrants or any other dtry, they are behavg breach of anti-discrimatn laws and their manager should be lled immediately!
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What began as a street monstratn 1978 durg which pneers Sydney's emergg gay scene were beaten and arrted by police for no reason other than their sexualy, has over the last 30 years bee arguably the world's largt gay pri para. At the same time, more gay and lbian people are gog out to mixed and straight venu and nowadays able to feel pletely fortable those sorts of venu. For weekly listgs pick up eher of the two gay papers om f, rerd shops etc: The Sydney Star Observer and SX.
Venu open and close wh alarmg regulary, so always do a sn of the gay papers or a search onle to see what's open and what's on. Sydney has a number of nu beach (both legal and not-que legal) which attract a mixture of gay and straight vote. From private rooms and apartments to LGBTQ-iendly hotels, you have the optn to stay the heart of gay districts as well as other neighborhoods the plac you vis.
TOP 11 GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS IN SYDNEY
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A loft Soho, a shared room Barcelona or the Castro, a gay-iendly hotel Le Marais or Chelsea, experience misterb&b all gay travel statns! Sydney has a thrivg LGBTQ scene and hosts one of the world’s bt Pri events: the Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras. 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.
GAY SYDNEY: A GUI TO CLUBS, BARS, BARET AND CULTURE
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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.
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. 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.
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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. 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).
GAY NEIGHBORHOOD? - SYDNEY FOM
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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. If you’re lookg for a nu beach, the small and seclud Obelisk Beach is highly remend by gay lols and tourists.
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Cosmopolan Sydney has long been one of the world’s favore vatn statns, and s vibrant gay culture mak an LGBT hotspot too.
So, was no surprise that many of the gay hotels Sydney we found, as well as the gay nightlife, were here.
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This gay-iendly property boasted close to 200 gutrooms, each equipped wh air-ndng, a mi-bar, and digal TV. The 60s-spired bar was a great place for pre-boozg cktails before headg out to explore Sydney’s gay scene. One of the top gay hotels Sydney, Atralia, the property is the CBD, close to historic ernment buildgs on Macquarie Street.
The Chifley Plaza shoppg center, wh s upsle shops and rtrants, is a 2-mute walk om the hotel, while Oxford Street’s gay bars are a half-hour b ri away. The fact that Novotel Sydney Central puts up ratns to celebrate the annual Gay & Lbian Mardi Gras shows why we picked this Sydney acmodatn. If you’re the mood to cise, you only need a uple of mut to walk to the men-only Tra Club Sydney, a popular gay bar and nightclub.