Gay friendly suburbs melbourne
Melbourne, the cultural capital of Australia.
Melbourne is Australia’s second largest city, after Sydney, and many refer to it as the cultural capital of Australia. The city boasts a European feel, complete with cosy cafes and bookshops, but the architecture and people here are a reflection of multiculturalism, perhaps more than anything else.
The gay scene is thriving, and locals are both gay-tolerant and gay-friendly. Melbourne keeps a low profile as it's considered one of Australia’s best-kept secrets; from ballet to leather and bear hotels to BBQs, anything's possible.
With gay friendly neighbourhoods such as Fitzroy, St Kilda and Carlton, there’s never a dull moment. Melbourne produces some of the best art, sports, fun, cuisine, fashion, and architecture in the world. Melburnians take pride in their city, even if it means defending the city’s temperamental weather, sometimes going from brutal heat to rain in a matter of minutes.
Midsumma Festival is Melbourne’s largest LGBTIQ+ festival held in January each year and runs over a week of festivities. The Pride March is one of these events and starts from St Kilda with around 45, people participating.
Melbourne Named Fourth Most LGBT Friendly City In The World, Sydney Dethroned
Melbourne may not have the weather, stunning beaches or a gay neighbourhood like Oxford Street, but it was just named the fourth most LGBTQI friendly municipality in the world.
Sydney was dethroned as Australia&#;s most LGBTQI friendly city and did not even highlight in the top 10 list, in the research conducted by Big 7 Travel website.
&#;Victoria’s state capital, Melbourne, is the cultural hub of Australia and home to a kind, fun gay scene,&#; the study said.
Toronto, with its bustling gay nightlife, positive &#;public attitudes, gay-friendly districts, Pride celebrations, and legislation&#; came in at number one. Berlin and San Francisco followed next. Sydney was the 11th most LGBTQI friendly city in the world. Kiwi neighbour Auckland was ranked
Victoria Scores High On Equality Index
Big 7 Travel said that its list of 30 most LGBTQI amiable cities was based on several factors, including the Gay Index Rating &#; how safe the region was for LGBTQI people; Equality Index Rating &#; LGBTQI friendly laws, the size of its Event celebrations and whether or not the city had a gay village or a gay comm
I&#;ve been out in Melbourne since my early teens and I&#;ve danced, shopped, laughed, eaten, drank and smoked my way into my early 20s without ever losing my treasure for this city. Melbourne is safe and queer-friendly on the whole, with fantastic grungy areas to shop and eat scattered around the CBD. We&#;re a bit of a melting pot of British, European and Asian cultures and so our café culture is competitive which amps up the quality of coffee and diet. Public transport can acquire you just about anywhere. I could never inform you everything that there is to do/see/adore because I still don&#;t grasp everything even after 23 years in one place.
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First and Most Importantly: Where to Dance
Melbourne queer venues and events are mostly mixed for lesbians, gays, trans* and their friends. We&#;re very attached to our lesbros here and any bar that tries to deny men entry quickly goes out of business. The key to a rich social existence here is definitely to have the right facebook friends &#; all of the events and a few bars have their own pages that advertise when/where/what is on. Some of the best sway nights are not on regularly and they don&#;t always stay in the same bar so if you want to
We dive into Melbourne's male lover scene, spill the tea on the best same-sex attracted hotspots, and share all our savvy tips and tricks so you can also have an imprinted adventure in Australia's second city.
“Mullet, mustache, and wonderful coffee!”
That summed up gay Melbourne for us!
Australia's second city and much-lauded rival to gay elderly Sydney. But unlike the Harbor City, Melbourne felt more European, cosmopolitan, and down-to-earth than her enormous Sydney sista. Melbourne is renowned for its highly-rated restaurants, world-class museums, captivating street art, and wonderful coffee.
The gay scene in Melbourne is also a lot of fun. It's mainly centered around Gertrude and Smith Street, which also happens to be rated as THEcoolest lane in the world by CNN!
We visited Melbourne at the tail end of the Midsumma Festival in February, a spectacle that culminated in the Victoria Pride street party along the main gay roads, Gertrude Street, Smith Avenue, and Peel Street. Melbourne was also our start/end point for our Wonderful Ocean Road journey, tracing the contours of Australia's picturesque southern coast.
Magical, wonderful, majestic Melbourne is a lot of fun. We only s
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