The smackdown event you all been waiting for

Newtown squats on the chest of Oxford Street and leaves a steaming turd on it.

soo black and white.

for what?
as a gay hub?

Fashion?
food?
nightlife?
what?

generally speaking, all round.

queer hub

Fashion
food
nightlife
what
safety

oxfordt st is still the better gay hub as it holds all the venues. As much as I hate the shit there its still a better night life as newtown dies very early.

Newtown hands down for dining and overall atmosphere.

each are good for different reasons and therefore I wouldnt be able to choose an over better place. they are godo for different reasons and therefore can't be compared like that.

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Originally Posted by crazzymikey

oxfordt st is still the better gay hub as it holds all the venues. As much as I hate the shit there its still a better night life as newtown dies very early.

Newtown hands down for dining and overall atmosphere.

each are good for different reasons and therefore I wouldnt be able to choose an over better place. they are godo for different reasons and therefore can't be compared like that.

Newtown's much more tranny friendly

The Bank

The Imp

The Newtown

Sly Fox

Those bar-graphs seem a bit phallic, just saying

more lesbian babes

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Originally Posted by datkindagal

Newtown's much more tranny friendly

so is taxi club whats your point?

lol but I am not a tranny so....

taxi club is a tranny meat market where married tranny chasers go to get all exotic and stuff. I have been assaulted there a few times. I have also been assaulted by staff at ARQ and been turned away from the palms because some of my friends were straight. One of my hooker friends was picked up near The Shift and assaulted with a razor blade. One T girl vanished, last scene on oxford St 2002. Gay men get bashed around Oxford St regularly.

Wow. Heavy. So King St is way safer?

Yes CBD/KX and the Mile are all sieving with violence.

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Originally Posted by datkindagal

taxi club is a tranny meat market where married tranny chasers go to get all exotic and stuff. I have been assaulted there a few times. I have also been assaulted by staff at ARQ and been turned away from the palms because some of my friends were straight. One of my hooker friends was picked up near The Shift and assaulted with a razor blade. One T girl vanished, last scene on oxford St 2002. Gay men get bashed around Oxford St regularly.

yes I did drag at taxi many years ago and the men are full on lol but was a great place to get free drinks!

newtown can be dangerous too. ARQ is a hazard

yes it was, are u old enough to remember Zippers

Not heard of Zippers. I may have been in Adelaide.

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Originally Posted by datkindagal

yes it was, are u old enough to remember Zippers

no I started hitting the scene in 1999

I love the taxi club but it's not really on Oxford St is it if we're gonna get all pedantic.

I prefer Newtown. It's my scabby, dirty patch to shit on.

Shabby Chique lives in Newtown, IKEA lives in Darlo

OMG, you said IKEA!

Is this poll, really somehow all about me?

As a visitor from the UK...Newtown for sure...Oxford Street is shameful, unsafe, unfriendly and an embarassment to gay people.

How dare you criticise our fair city you limey cunt?!! But fair enough, you're probably right. Bless

Thanks for agreeing, but that's a bit bloody rude, as well as racist. But hey! Aussie humour! Gotta luv em.

Oh diddums, I do have a major in Australian Studies....You're in our world now. Enjoy.
I was being cheeky and naughty. Racist? What do you "mean us whiteman"?

King St, Newtown for relaxation & dining out . Oxford St for "partying on" and getting into brawls

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Originally Posted by Bryson

King St, Newtown for relaxation & dining out . Oxford St for "partying on" and getting into brawls

And that is the big problem with Oxford Street now. It is a place where the whole of Sydney goes to "party on" (not just the gays). Whereas before it offered a lot more with lots of gay bars but also good shops and restaurants

I don't see them as very different. Because "Oxford St" IS also Darlinghurst/Surry Hills.

Apart from the late Fri & Sat night thing, there's heaps of restaurants in Surry Hills, like Newtown and I've been to The Bank many times when it has resembled a straight pub in Paddington. I've seen plenty of 20something drunks on King St, and there are plenty of wanky restraunts too. Remember Newtown's "shabby chic" is still a construct. Alot of rich people live in Newtown. The rent is pretty much on par with Surry Hills/Darlo.

Saying that, I'm thinking of moving to Newtown - mainly because it seems there's more people there in daytime, but may settle on Redfern, a bike ride away from both!

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Originally Posted by AussieG

I don't see them as very different. Because "Oxford St" IS also Darlinghurst/Surry Hills.

Apart from the late Fri & Sat night thing, there's heaps of restaurants in Surry Hills, like Newtown and I've been to The Bank many times when it has resembled a straight pub in Paddington. I've seen plenty of 20something drunks on King St, and there are plenty of wanky restraunts too. Remember Newtown's "shabby chic" is still a construct. Alot of rich people live in Newtown. The rent is pretty much on par with Surry Hills/Darlo.

Saying that, I'm thinking of moving to Newtown - mainly because it seems there's more people there in daytime, but may settle on Redfern, a bike ride away from both!

very true

I seem to feel comfy in Newtown....left my mark on the wall at Freaky Tiki...see if you can find it when you're there next...lol.

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Originally Posted by Stevie Boy

And that is the big problem with Oxford Street now. It is a place where the whole of Sydney goes to "party on" (not just the gays). Whereas before it offered a lot more with lots of gay bars but also good shops and restaurants

Exactly! Which's why I hardly ever go there anymore, except for special events - probably around 5 times per year - and it's just too dangerous nowadays. However on the other hand, MG's the only time I feel "safe" there as there's so many of us around (nevermind the fact that I got groped by some females )