Description: Local lesbian goes out and sees what her city has to offer. Local lesbian writes about it.
Adelaide is a small city, with an even smaller lesbian scene. After going to the fringe festival in March and attending two lesbian shows, I was craving more. My city only has a few LGBT events and a nightclub or two, so choices are limited, but Mary’s Poppin is an iconic club that I (or rather my girlfriend) was itching to explore. Mary’s is self-described as a “Gay & Lesbian (LGBTQI) safe space that welcomes hetero friends.”
With free entry before 10pm, the club features 9 drag shows a night, and decent beverage prices. Mary’s is a popular venue for international drag stars such as Miz Cracker and Katya, and has frequent events and themes such as Disney, 80’s icons, girl groups, and more.
Personally, I would not recommend visiting a gay space with straight friends in tow. My group included my lovely girlfriend, whose birthday wish was to visit a gay club, and two of her hetero friends. The entrance was lit with the club’s iconic umbrella logo, leading upstairs to a small area consisting of a stage, a bar, a pole, some couches, and a dance zone. The area itself was colourful and vibrant, but strange at first, full of loud, unrecognisable 80’s music, and majority gay men.
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Overhead Shot of the Bar
Those two would have been great, if it had not been for the seemingly dozens of elderly straight people who I imagine came for the “exotic” and “taboo” nature of homosexual spaces. To add to that, the friends who came were clearly not into it, awkwardly standing around in a space not made for them–hm, I wonder how that could possibly feel.
All in all, while those bits and pieces made the short instance there not amazing, the space would otherwise have felt homey. It was a safe vibe, I felt unthreatened and welcomed, and the gay crowd was incredibly friendly, especially compared to the usual nightlife of Adelaide. We spotted a lively lesbian jumping around among the gay men, which honestly made the night worth it.
The festive place lacked the L in its space, a common theme in everyday life, but overall, it would have been a great place as far as clubs go with its safe and kind vibe; I would recommend a visit if ever in the city.
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