Home of the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, and sister city to San Francisco, Sydney is considered to be the centre of gay life in Australia.The main concentration of gay places in Sydney is in the fashionable and trendy Oxford Street area, with the Newtown area a close second, with a scattering of venues in other areas (city, north shore, eastern suburbs, and western suburbs). With no shortage of buffed up surfer bodies to look at, you won’t be disappointed!