What will the future hold for Oxford Street, Sydney's gay precinct?

By Michael Koziol
February 28 2015 - 12:15am
Rocky Tabanas (pictured with his friend Iggy Nor, left) says hookup apps such as Grindr are contributing to the decline of traditional gay spaces. Photo: Michael Koziol
Rocky Tabanas (pictured with his friend Iggy Nor, left) says hookup apps such as Grindr are contributing to the decline of traditional gay spaces. Photo: Michael Koziol
Rocky Tabanas (pictured with his friend Iggy Nor, left) says hookup apps such as Grindr are contributing to the decline of traditional gay spaces. Photo: Michael Koziol
Rocky Tabanas (pictured with his friend Iggy Nor, left) says hookup apps such as Grindr are contributing to the decline of traditional gay spaces. Photo: Michael Koziol
Rocky Tabanas (pictured with his friend Iggy Nor, left) says hookup apps such as Grindr are contributing to the decline of traditional gay spaces. Photo: Michael Koziol
Rocky Tabanas (pictured with his friend Iggy Nor, left) says hookup apps such as Grindr are contributing to the decline of traditional gay spaces. Photo: Michael Koziol
Rocky Tabanas (pictured with his friend Iggy Nor, left) says hookup apps such as Grindr are contributing to the decline of traditional gay spaces. Photo: Michael Koziol
Rocky Tabanas (pictured with his friend Iggy Nor, left) says hookup apps such as Grindr are contributing to the decline of traditional gay spaces. Photo: Michael Koziol

The problem for Oxford Street is Rocky Tabanas. The 25-year-old from Mount Druitt used to be a fixture at Sydney's gay mecca; Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights out on the strip – drinking, eating, looking for love – and funnelling cash into the night spots and takeaway joints that make up this messy mile.

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