Gay cruising areas sydney

In the late afternoon, as the sun dips over traffic-clogged Parramatta Thoroughfare, a park in Sydney&#;s inner west comes alive.

Kids kick balls while couples walk dogs and sincere joggers lap the oval.

At dusk, the park&#;s patrons return to terrace houses and flats nearby. Parramatta Road&#;s commuters head abode too, and the traffic&#;s din drops to a hum.

But the park has not seen its last visitor.

Like many parks, in all sorts of neighbourhoods, men come to this corner of inner Sydney after dark.

They are quieter and more guarded than the area&#;s daytime users.

And more single-minded.

Waiting in the grandstand, one man -“ Michael -“ says he comes here for convenience but Scott, 36, is more blunt.

Walking along the oval&#;s perimeter at about 11pm, Scott says he comes here to have sex.

It&#;s generally different sex to sauna sex or bar sex, because you tend to get guys that recognize as straight, and I like that, he says.

Scott, who has used beats since the age of 14, is one of many men who connect in public places for sex.

In about an hour-and-a-half last week, around 10 men cruise the park.

Other beats are busier: Scott says he sometimes sees up to 50 peop