▁Double ▁Bay ▁and ▁a ▁par king ▁lot ▁in ▁Ult imo , ▁before ▁opening ▁her ▁first ▁gay ▁bar , ▁The ▁T rol ley ▁Bar , ▁off ▁Broadway ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁Next ▁she ▁opened ▁a ▁gay ▁bath - house ▁( above ▁a ▁c ake ▁shop ▁in ▁Bond i ▁J unction , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ), ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁by ▁Cap ric cio ' s , ▁a ▁gay ▁night ▁club ▁on ▁Oxford ▁Street ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁drag ▁shows , ▁which ▁drew ▁visit ing ▁cele brit ies ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁She ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁gay ▁and ▁les bian ▁potential ▁of ▁Oxford ▁Street . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁hom osex ual ▁acts ▁between ▁men ▁were ▁still ▁illegal ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁and ▁Da wn ▁O ' D onn ell ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁pay ▁b ail ▁to ▁release ▁gay ▁men ▁from ▁police ▁cust ody . ▁Her ▁gay ▁and ▁les bian ▁ven ues ▁gave ▁many ▁" a ▁place ▁to ▁come ▁out ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁O ' D onn ell ▁rec ount ed : ▁" The ▁most ▁fasc in ating ▁thing ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁for ▁me ▁was ▁eventually ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Police ▁Force ▁have ▁a ▁gay ▁public ▁relations ▁officer . ▁I ▁never ▁thought ▁to ▁my ▁dying ▁day ▁I ' d ▁ever ▁see ▁that ." ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁O ' D onn ell ▁controlled ▁a ▁string ▁of