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One of my favourite movies ever is Muriel’s Wedding. Following the socially awkward Muriel as she leaves her hometown Porpoise Spit on a quest for her ideal groom and perfect wedding in sunny Sydney, what makes PJ Hogan’s comedy-drama so lasting to me is how specific it is to Australia. Beyond Toni Collette’s award-sweeping performance as Muriel or even Hogan’s genius crafting of the perfect anti-romcom, Muriel’s Wedding has always stuck out due to its uniquely Australian sensibilities: from its opening vignettes of Australiana to its lurid representation of Williams and Oxford Street in the mid 90s.
So when I was asked to send something in for Woroni’s historical edition I decided to mail in a cut-down version of my paper for a modern Australian history class that focused on the significance of gay saunas to the cultural development of Sydney for the same reasons I liked Muriel’s Wedding. I started writing the folio because it was the question my lecturer was clearly most interested in, but what I consider I ultimately got from it was how beneficial it was to actually hear
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Excesive volumen in song plus unfriendly staff
I've been 6 times in the past 3 weeks, the venue is clean, rooms are comfortable, spa is wonderful. BUT, it seems difficult to the Manager to understand WHY customers go to a Gay Sauna?. Probably % to have FUN, others appreciate to watch adult films, using the internet facilities, etc. But it's a GAY SAUNA, not a GAY DISCOTHEQUE, from a business point of view simply can not perceive the need to engage LOUD music. People cannot talk freely and haven't seen anybody dancing. Icing on the cake has been the DJ playing on Sundays at 1 pm, yes almost lunch time and using the ONLY area to contain something to eat or a simple coffee. The music was already adj, now is louder. Went on Friday and almost nobody was there, I decided to leave losing my money and I went to Wonderful and polite people at reception, small dressing area but who cares?, it's a GAY Sauna, rooms disinfect and a big variety, people nice and 5 times in numbers. Age of customers average 35 probably and they can enjoy and talk without suffering the Disc
Experiences beyond the threshold: Sydney's gay bathhouses
Australian Cultural History Vol. 27, No. 1, April , 61–77 Experiences beyond the threshold: Sydney’s gay bathhouses Jason Prior* Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia The gay bathhouse played a central role in the battle for gay liberation in Sydney during the latter part of the twentieth century. Utilising fifty in-depth interviews, as well as extensive archival research, this article provides an insight into how the evolving public domain of Sydney’s gay bathhouses fostered the experiences of gay men and contributed to the development of a vibrant, validated homosexual culture within the city. The dynamic nature of these spaces allowed gay men an Downloaded By: [Prior, Jason] At: 17 April unprecedented opportunity to develop, experience and express, individual and collective sexual identities and practices. In exploring the emergence, growth and impact of Sydney’s gay bathhouses, this article contributes to a burgeoning body of research exploring the role of the built environm
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The best gay and bi saunas in Sydney
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