Queer Melbourne

Melbourne won the Economist's world's most liveable city award in both 2011 and 2012, and always ends up near the top of the polling. It's also a very queer-friendly city that is widely referred to as Australia's Arts and Culture Capital; a creative and dynamic city that favours the curious mind with its intriguing laneways, basements and rooftops. Marvellous Melbourne unveils herself slowly - you just need to venture out to explore, and you'll be pleasantly surprised at what you find!

Check out our Partners page to find out about, and support, our wonderful sponsors and partners. Greater Melbourne is comprised of a number of individual cities, many of which feature as Midsumma partners. Below are a few links to help you discover a little of what Queer Melbourne has to offer.

Community ▸ getting in touch with Queer Melbourne

  • Gay & Lesbian CalendarOnline, open-access listing of Queer community events plus a very useful set of Links.
  • Team MelbourneTeam Melbourne is an umbrella group comprising clubs and individuals involved in gay & lesbian sports and recreation around Melbourne.
  • Gay and Lesbian SwitchboardA volunteer organisation that provides a free and confidential telephone counselling, referral and information service for the Victorian and Tasmanian gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) communities.
  • Lesbian & Gay ArchivesThe Archives are the only community group in Australia that actively collects and preserves lesbian and gay material from across the country, and makes it readily accessible.
  • ALSO DirectoryOnline directory listing GLBTIQ associations, organisations, businesses and GLBTIQ friendly businesses (now a little out of date, but still useful).

 

Accommodation ▸ queer-friendly options in Melbourne

Wimdu: www.wimdu.com.au/melbourne

WimduWimdu is an online platform offering alternative private holiday accommodation all around the world and now they are teaming up with Midsumma to offer you a perfect place to stay and experience Midsumma and Melbourne 'like a local'.

Go into the draw to win a $US200 holiday voucher and 2 tickets to T Dance thanks to Wimdu!

 

Queer Media ▸ What's On in Queer Melbourne

  • JOY 94.9Gay and Lesbian radio station, and our media sponsor, is one of only 3 queer stations around the world that broadcast live to air, 24 hours a day. Check it out locally on FM 94.9, or from anywhere in the world via the Internet or the JOY iPhone app.
  • Star ObserverWeekly queer newspaper: our print media sponsor has queer news fully covered across the East of Australia.
  • Gay News Network (MCV)Weekly queer newspaper: "Australia's largest online gay and lesbian news and entertainment source".
  • Same SameOnline queer news: "The leading gay and lesbian community in Australia packed with news, features, forums, competitions, photos and more"

 

Queer Festivals ▸ other iconic queer festivals in and around Melbourne

  • Melbourne Queer Film Festival Held over 11 days in late March, MQFF is the largest and longest running queer film festival in Australia, screening the best Australian and International queer films, shorts and documentaries.
  • ChillOut Held on the Labour Day Weekend in early March, the ChillOut Festival in Daylesford, one hour north of Melbourne, is one of the largest and longest-running Queer Pride events in regional Australia.
  • Southern Hibearnation Kicking off from the Queen's Birthday Weekend in June, VicBears Southern Hibearnation brings together bears and their buddies from all over the planet for the largest and friendliest bear FUNdraising event in the South!
  • Spring Migration Festival Held in the Yackandandah region of North-East Victoria in early Spring (September).