Report Shows Sydney’s “Gaybourhoods” Hit Hardest By COVID-19
A cluster of “gaybourhoods” in Sydney’s inner south has suffered financially due to the coronavirus crisis. This however was no news to the owner of Corkscrew Darlinghurst, Justin Goldsmith, who said his business had been hit hard as his regular clientele – also residents of the suburbs worst hit – had less disposable income.A new financial impact index shows Alexandria felt the economic downturn as a result of the international pandemic more than any other city suburb, followed by neighbouring Erskineville and Surry Hills. The nearby postcode of Newtown also ranked among the 10 worst affected, all of which were identified in the country’s most popular areas for gay men and lesbians. Mr Goldsmith said being in the heart of the action on