Comments on: ‘Why I prefer Sydney over Melbourne’

By: EG

EG — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 05:19:08 +0000

Oh dear, fighting for relevance by pitching Sydney against the Peel. Surprised you didn’t rail against the coffee or that we have no harbour bridge. The problem with them and us complaints is that it often it comes from an unwillingness to fit in and respect the space. And if you don’t like it why keep going back to support their business model? If you want to talk about inclusion in Melbourne then show a bit of respect and actually talk about the options in Melbourne. I know it is an opinion piece but you still need to show a bit of journalistic integrity.

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:35:11 +0000

Out of line to define a communities worth through one venue. Poor journalism. I could define Sydney through my experiences at Arq or London through Heaven or Manchester through G-A-Y but won’t because just like in Melbourne the community is so much bigger than one commercial venue with it’s good/ bad door policies, bouncers, music and customers. Oh and Sydney/ Melbourne rivalry is so 1980’s.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 01:53:50 +0000

Didnt even get passed 2nd paragraph. What a load of click bait shit designed to piss people off no doubt. Star observer fucked this one up.

By: Dylicious

Dylicious — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 14:05:19 +0000

Agree!!! Shannon hit it on the head, the queer community in Melbourne is definitely not inclusive. If you need proof of this go onto any of the venues social media accounts and look for how many people of colour are in the club pictures, look for the gender diversity – this isn’t just for Melbourne’s queer nightlife but for the LGBTIQ community as a whole

By: Will

Will — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 04:03:05 +0000

I feel like this is an attack on one particular venue then a genuine journalistic report on the state of melbournes queer community… I am from North Queensland and have lived and worked in every capital city as well as many regional towns and cities… I have found the lgbtiq+ night club scene in Melbourne to be very welcoming. I agree that the policies of the venue in question are strange and poorly administered, but to tar an entire community for the failings of one venue is the precise problem with our community and society currently.

By: Throwaway

Throwaway — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 02:36:54 +0000

Sounds more like a fair criticism of one shit venue in Melbourne than the whole LGBTI community down here.