"In an interview with Gay Sydney News, the owners stated that the name "Pink Pony" would appeal to community members across the LGBTQ+ spectrum, but highlighted that the venue would "unashamedly be targeted at the boys, pretty much 18 to 35". "Of course the girls will be welcome, but it would certainly be our desire that it is predominantly gay boys, and when I say predominantly, I'm sort of talking 90 per cent plus," Lewis added."
"They agreed that the name "Pink Pony" was "an error of judgement" considering "Chappell Roan's well deserved reverence with queer women". It was confirmed that the venue - which is situated on Sydney's historic Oxford Street, where many of the city's LGBTQ+ spaces are located - would be rebranding and changing its name."
The owners of a new LGBTQ+ venue on Sydney's Oxford Street originally named it "Pink Pony" after Chappell Roan's song and stated a preference for a young, gay male clientele. Community members responded with fierce backlash and condemned the approach as tone-deaf. The owners issued a lengthy apology on Instagram, acknowledged the name as an error of judgement given Chappell Roan's reverence among queer women, and confirmed plans to rebrand. The venue will be renamed TRIBE @ 231 and described as a nightclub created by members of the LGBTQI+ community for the LGBTQI+ community. TRIBE @ 231 will span three floors and feature a range of music including anthemic queer classics and live drag.
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