Gay gang murders
| Date | 1970–2010, most active from 1987 to 1999 |
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| Duration | 40 years |
| Location | Marks Park, Tamarama |
| Coordinates | 33°53′55″S 151°16′23″E / 33.8984765°S 151.2730416°E |
| Also known as | Sydney Cliff Murders |
| Type | Hate crime |
| Cause | Anti-LGBT sentiment |
| Target | Gay men |
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| Deaths | Up to 88 |
| Arrests | 96: 33 |
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| Convictions | 80 |
The gay gang murders are a series of suspected anti-LGBT hate crimes perpetrated by large gangs of youths in Sydney, between 1970 and 2010, with most occurring in 1989 and 1990. The majority of these occurred at local gay beats, and were known to the police as locations where gangs of teenagers targeted homosexuals. In particular, many deaths are associated with the cliffs of Marks Park, Tamarama, where the victims would allegedly be thrown or herded off the cliffs to their deaths. As many as 88 gay men were murdered by these groups in the period, with many of the deaths unreported, considered accidents or suicides at the time.
Today a memorial to the victims is in Marks Park.