Keen on actn public? Here are Melbourne’s top four gay snas and cise loung – and remember to play safe.
Contents:
- ATRALIA HAS LONG HAD A GAY BEACH SUBCULTURE BUT THEY HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN SAFE SPAC
- CULTURALLY AND HISTORILLY SIGNIFINT PLACE FOR GAY MUNY
- ANGER SWELLS OVER BID TO GAY-PROOF BEACH
ATRALIA HAS LONG HAD A GAY BEACH SUBCULTURE BUT THEY HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN SAFE SPAC
How gay-iendly is Atralia’s beach culture? * gay beach victoria australia *
Dpe the name, women are the mory a lot of the time: gay men particular have been splashg about at Lady Bay for s, sce long before laws and attus beme more open beyond this sandy ve. In easygog, morn-day Sydney, gay and ternatnal visors share the blue waters wh straight upl and their children whout a re the world.
CULTURALLY AND HISTORILLY SIGNIFINT PLACE FOR GAY MUNY
Sandridge Beach: Culturally and historilly signifint place for gay muny - See 25 traveller reviews, 56 ndid photos, and great als for Melbourne, Atralia, at Tripadvisor. * gay beach victoria 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.
ANGER SWELLS OVER BID TO GAY-PROOF BEACH
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For a lbian-iendly bar Sydney try the Sly Fox Enmore on a Wednday night.My 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. Photograph: Teasy Ian Grey/Supplied.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 Riverland.The gay scene Melbourne is basilly divid between the north si and south si of the cy.
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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.