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novastar posted an update in the group
Aussiestraddle 12 years, 4 months ago
Hey, so if I were to move to Australia, or relocate there for a bit anyway, what states have the most gay friendly legislation, and what cities have high concentrations of gaywads?
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You should probably just head straight for Newtown, Sydney really ;) This site http://wearitwithpride.com.au/ is pretty fabulous also. Enter your state/the state you’re looking at heading to and a few demogrpahic details and it will give you a run down of the relevant legislation.
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Sounds excellent. I might also consider Woolloomooloo for the novelty of living in the most hilariously named place ever. Perhaps that is the opiates talking, but I seriously can not stop giggling about Woolloomooloo. Definitely Sydney. Newtown is the gayborhood there, right?
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Well, if its novelty you’re after, Kangarilla, Iron Knob and Boing Boing should probably be on your list as well… Newtown is most definitely the gaybourhood.
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Newtown is a gayborhood, but also try Glebe, Paddington and Darlinghurst… I like Newtown’s atmosphere more though, some of the other places can be a bit super fashionable, whereas Newtown feels like more of any everyone’s welcome mix.
Melbourne is a wonderful city, too, and there are also inner city suburbs with high concentrations of gaywads,…[Read more]
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Woolloomooloo is a tad expensive as it’s in the city. But I just want to say that as someone who has always lived in Sydney’s lower north shore I find it incredibly safe and it has never bothered me to be my gay old self here (but then I am also fairly femme).
Also novelty town names: wogga wogga.
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cindy where are you from on the north shore?
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just near north sydney.
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oh cool, i grew up in mosman!
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According a study I read for uni, the lowest ranking city for homophobia is Melbourne, followed (much to my shock!) by Perth, then Sydney.
I moved to Melbourne from Perth a couple of years ago, and the gayness of the city is such a beautiful thing. Sydney’s also meant to be quite nice, I dont like it so much myself.
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I would love to talk up my city but I can’t, Adelaide is pretty shit in the homo department. My recommendation would be Melbourne, I would live in Brunswick if I could!
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I live in Glebe (Sydney) and it is extremely queer. It’s a little expensive though – I feel like inner city suburbs like Enmore, Stanmore, Marrickville and Leichhardt are better value.
Woolloomooloo is one of the only places in Sydney where I feel concerned about my safety.
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well, hating on canberra (where I live) is a popular pasttime here, but my mother says that it is the lesbian capital of australia. so.
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novastar joined the group
Aussiestraddle 12 years, 4 months ago
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AnnieD posted an update in the group
Aussiestraddle 12 years, 4 months ago
Is anyone else going to Slutwalk Brisbane? It’s on the 28th May at 2pm; location TBA. The facebook page is here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113713285380507
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dizzy posted an update in the group
Aussiestraddle 12 years, 4 months ago
30 members, yay! Soon there will be enough of us to take over the Straddleverse :D
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Chloe posted an update in the group
Aussiestraddle 12 years, 4 months ago
Hi I’m Chloe from (or rather, near) Melbourne!
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hey, i’m also from melbourne! :)
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I am jealous of the Melbournites :) it’s my favourite city in Aus, I am moving there when I get back from overseas next January.
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ah good choice! where are you off to?
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Off to Europe – backpacking and some study in Denmark :) I am really looking forward to life in Melbourne town though, I’ve wanted to live there for aaaages.
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that sounds amazing, i might venture off to europe next year! haha i’m just a little biased but melbourne is the only city i’ve been to that i’d really want to live in (apart from san francisco). lots to look forward to!
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yay! melbourne <3
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Melbournestraddlers! Hooray!
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Oh, that sounds awesome! Where are you doing your exchange? Hope you’re having an amazing time :)
I’ve only spent a week in Perth, but I loved it. Sun, sea, funky shops and cafes… if it wasn’t so far away from the rest of the country, I’d move there in a heartbeat.
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Hey! I’m from melbourne too. I know it’s been ages but I’m excited about the existence of y’all.
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Chloe joined the group
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mel p posted an update in the group
Aussiestraddle 12 years, 4 months ago
Even though I’m not IN oz, I’m picking this group to join. I miss Melbourne!
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Jessie posted an update in the group
Aussiestraddle 12 years, 4 months ago
Hi everyone! A shout out from Sydney!
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dizzy posted an update in the group
Aussiestraddle 12 years, 4 months ago
Oooh, new people :) so, how is everyone? Who is everyone?
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hey! I’m Tara from Adelaide… and I’m doing fairly good today (aside from a minor case of sniffles!!)
How are you…and who are you and what do you do? Aside from straddling…-
Oh you know, I straddle all day long :) what do I do – theoretically I work in a community legal practice and I am in my final year of uni – really mostly I just procrastinate. Also, I used to be from Adelaide! Nice town, I still miss it.
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Nothing beats a good bit of straddling!! tehehe! I’m a great fan of procrastination… I believe I majored in it at uni, but then I left! And now I work in pharmacy playing with little old ladies drugs..! But I am thinking about going back to uni next year (if I can save enough money!!) What are you studying?
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Yeah, uni is a financially tough act, hey. I’m pretty tired of being poor! What do you think you’ll study? Um, I’m writing an honours thesis on Australian citizenship at the moment, but the less said about it the better… it’s due in a month, eek!
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I would like to study Womens studies and International Studies as a double degree (I did Int studies for a bit before and loved it) buuut it would have to be cross-institution because only one uni here offers Womens studies and it is the only one in the state which doesn’t offer Int studies.. Which means it could be a little messy!
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hiya, I’m Lyz I’m from the US, living in Port Douglas.
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Cool Lyz, how do you like Port Douglas? What made you come over from the States?
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Its BEAUTIFUL, I’m here on a working holiday visa for a year, but I’m trying to get my second year visa. I’ve wanted to come here since I was 6, so when the opportunity came up I flew down.
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tarzzee posted an update in the group
Aussiestraddle 12 years, 4 months ago
P.S. If you don’t already know (and you all seem like smart ladies, so you possibly do..) tonight on Insight on SBS the topic is “Gay in School”
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tarzzee posted an update in the group
Aussiestraddle 12 years, 4 months ago
Wow… I figured out how this whole groupie whatsit thing goes! Yay for Aussiestraddlers!
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