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Sydney gay bars Oxford Hotel, Palms and Universal proposed for heritage listing
Three well-known Oxford Street gay bars are being put forward for heritage status in recognition of their contribution to Sydney's queer history.
Spearheaded by the City of Sydney Council, they chose the venues after conducting a study to name places important to the LGBTQ+ community and settled on the Oxford Hotel, Palms, and Universal, the nightclub formerly known as the Midnight Shift.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore AO says the venues are integral to the social and physical fabric of the area.
"We know how vital it is to our LGBTIQA+ communities to defend, preserve and recognise the rich cultural history along Oxford Street," Moore says.
Garry Wotherspoon — historian and board member of Sydney's queer history museum, Qtopia — agrees that the area's historical significance should not be forgotten.
"Oxford Road is such an crucial part of our city's queer history and identity, and its venues — many of them prolonged gone — were crucial places where o
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