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It is hard to envisage a city that's more gay than Sydney. This city wears its queer heart on its sleeve. Let's look at a few facts:
Going nuts every year over the New Year fireworks is pretty gay in itself, but to go the whole hog by dangling a giant mirror ball from the top of the Harbour Bridge (see right). Well, that's positively fruity.
We suspect that when Baron de Coubertin instituted the modern Olympic Games he envisaged the cultivation of manly virtues. Little did he realise that when Sydney got hold of the games they would make its centrepiece Kylie Minogue held aloft ona giant thong by surf lifesavers in bulge-hugging speedos. Gay.
Most cities can't muster much of a lesbian scene. We have entire suburbs of girls who like girls, from Newtown to Leichhardt (known as Dyke-heart)
Even when the macho world of rugby arrived in town for the Rugby World Cup Sydney responded by putting up floral displays around town - "The Rugby Pansies". Again, the gays are clearly in charge.
When travelling to other cities the supporters of Sydney Football Club have been known to get the odd homophobic taunt. Instead of cowering or protesting their masculinity the (mainly straight) Sydney supporters have been known to respond in song with the classic "We're here, we're queer, we drink a lot of beer."
So if you're gay and you haven't visited Sydney we think you're missing out. Sydney isn't perfect but when we travel around the world we are struck by how well-adjusted a city this is.
We'd love to share it with you. Learn more about this capitvating city at Sydney.com.