/news/kinselas-sold-to-private-equity-firm-for-45-million/199068 Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 22:24:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 /news/kinselas-sold-to-private-equity-firm-for-45-million/199068#comment-649498 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 22:24:20 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=199068#comment-649498 Gay history regarding Kinselas.
In earlier years after the war and the depressing 6 O’Clock pub closings, Sydney nights really came to life with many wild gay illegal underground parties. Parties were sometimes the go on the upper floors of that building. With great dignity coffins were wheeled outside onto the balcony before the party grew into full swing. “Stella a certain Cardinal who loved a gin or two, would always perform her flying act”. Many of Sydney’s elite gay business men would also be there. There was something very special about Sydney’s colonial and rebellious underground night life.

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