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Contents:

• GAY TRIP – 1970 GRAND NATNAL WNER
• GAY TOURS AND GROUP TRAVEL
• GAY TRAVEL TOURS & TRIPS
• THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
• WEB ANALYSIS FOR GAYTRIP
• RACG TO PRERVE THE HISTORY OF MAE’S 1ST GAY RIGHTS ANIZATN
• 12 TOP GAY CIS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS 2023 AND 2024
• THE WORLD'S BT GAY TRAVEL GUITHE BT GAY STATNS. FD THE BT GAY BARS, CLUBS, SNAS, BEACH AND MORE. EXCLIVE HOTEL REVIEWS, BIG DISUNTS & BOOK ONLE.BANGKOKLONDONBARCELONAMIAMISEOULSEARCH HOTELSLEARN MOREMALTAMALTA IS HOSTG THIS YEAR'S EUROPRI. VIS THIS BETIFUL MEDERRANEAN ISLAND.THE WORLD'S BT GAY TRAVEL GUI
• LGBT TRAVEL IAS: TOP 12 GAY FRIENDLY CI
• HE TRAVEL – GAY TRAVEL TOURS, GAY ADVENTURE TRAVEL, ACTIVE VATNS

GAY TRIP – 1970 GRAND NATNAL WNER

Pat Taaffe was the jockey chosen to ri Gay Trip for the race, he had already enjoyed great succs wh the legendary Arkle wng three Gold Cups and a fourth on another horse, Fort Leney and was no stranger to The Natnal havg won 1955 on Quare Tim. Detours is a laid-back, no-strgs-attached approach to gay group travel that feels more like explorg the world wh old iends than anythg else.

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The term – a phemism that dat back to the 1950s – was once ed to dite gay social events on daily cise le programs, whout explicly llg out members of the muny on board. As travel on the high seas ntu to bounce back om the COVID-19 panmic, gay and lbian travelers should nsir settg sail on a fun-filled cise vatn as their next planng a cise, vatners should first nsir what their ial sailg looks like.

Some cise operators (thk: Atlantis Events and La Demence) are known for their electrifyg, all-night parti, which may be perfect for gay groups of iends. Cisers should also thk about whether they'd like to travel aboard a gay-iendly mastream le, such as Celebry Cis or Virg Voyag, or opt for an all-gay, full-ship charter wh a third-party vatn pany. Of VACAYA's all-gay charters, he says, "For one magil week, our muny gets to be the majory and live life out loud the blissful utopia VACAYA creat on a gay cise.

This le gets the stamp of approval om prev LGBTQ cisers, who praise the ships' genr-ntral bathrooms, onboard shows wh rint drag queens and diverse Voyag offers gay-specific sailgs through travel pani like Atlantis Events, but s more mastream erari still offer a welg, clive atmosphere that attracts LGBTQ cisers year-round. Atlantis EventsThe world's largt gay and lbian travel brand, Atlantis Events was found 1991 and wel more than 20, 000 travelers annually on LGBTQ vatns. For s all-gay cis, Atlantis charters megaships om popular l like Royal Caribbean Internatnal and Norwegian Cise Le, so cisers will have a fully immersive board, travelers n enjoy all the perks the megaships have to offer (thk: pools, hot tubs, sports urts and plenty of dg choic), pl special events like drag performanc, motivatnal speakers, LGBTQ movi on mand each b and high-energy circu parti across the ship.

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"As an LGBTQ ciser, you're lookg for a ship wh lots of entertament, cludg dance parti and events, " says Mars Martez, founr of Men Who Bnch, a Black gay liftyle blog. "One of the bt cise [l] for gay cisg is Atlantis, sce you'll be able to meet hundreds of attractive men and party all day and night on the ship.

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Cisers will also enjoy performanc by drag queens, gay Broadway stars and more, pl more typil river cise perks like sightseeg and lavish meals.

Celebry Cis(Courty of Celebry Cis)Celebry Cis sets the scene for an excellent vatn for gay travelers, om s extravagant annual Pri parti to s daily LGBTQ programmg throughout the year. Private travel pani like VACAYA also charter Celebry ships for all-gay voyag throughout the (Getty Imag)Specifilly marketed toward lbians and LGBTQ women, Olivia has hosted more than 350, 000 travelers by land and sea over almost five s. The popular cise le equently partners wh Atlantis Events to offer all-gay voyag throughout the year, but even the standard sailgs earn praise.

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Outsi of the sailg experience, Royal Caribbean has also publicly mted to support the LGBTQ muny throughout the year, and was the first cise le to earn the tle "Gay Traveler Approved" om GayTravel 2023, nsir a Royal Caribbean voyage that sails to gay-iendly statns. ]The Cise Wh La Demence(Courty of The Cise wh La Demence)Acrdg to past cisers, if you're lookg for one of the bt party scen on the open seas, nsir an all-gay cise wh La Demence.

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Prev cisers had high praise for the erari – which exclively vis gay-iendly lotns – as well as the uy cktails, themed nights (stum strongly enuraged), glamouro entertament, and unique events like drag bgo and high heel Demence sails every summer to statns like Rome; Athens and Mykonos, Greece; Kotor, Montenegro; Dubrovnik, Croatia; and more. On a gay sailg trip, the entire boat is full of LGBT+ guts and all staff has been extensively traed to provi you wh a welg and gay-iendly experience.

It’s important to note that the experience on a small sailg boat of around 10-20 people is que a different experience than a gay cise which would normally take place on a larger ship wh hundreds or thoands of people. You’ll stop at the bt gay-iendly lotns the area for you to explore, as well as have the opportuny to relax on great beach for an afternoon dip. ​Sailg trips typilly last about a week length and you will have daily swim stops, a selectn of beach, a handful of gay bars and a great selectn of rtrants to choose om.

Travel alone – most gay sailg pani offer a b match program where they will assign you a roommate, so you don’t have to pay for the full price of a two-person room if you’re travelg alone. The smaller private yachts lerally allow you to jump right off the edge to the sea, an optn not typilly possible the medium sized ships which feel more like a small gay cise.

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Clothg-Optnal – many gay sailg trips are nsired clothg optnal which means that you’re wele to take all off or leave all on durg your tim sailg at sea.

– most gay sailg trips e wh a crew/staff to sail and serve food and the price ually clus the b, some or all meals and onboard entertament (for larger ships) the price. In particular, we partner directly wh a Europe-based gay sailg pany to host our own sailg trip of Croatia, Italy and Greece listed below. In 2023, we won't personally be able to host and jo you, but we have no doubt you'll have an amazg week wh the team of the gay sailg pany.

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This exclive gay sailg experience is a 7-night adventure stoppg at islands and ports where you n explore, sunbathe, swim, meet the lols, eat out and plenty more. Bull and Hasks helped found the groundbreakg stunt group at the Universy of Mae 1973 — then held the first Mae Gay Symposium 1974, which jump-started Mae’s LGBTQ+ rights stggle, lnchg much further ahead toward jtice than most other stat.

A photographic ntact sheet showg Steven Bull speakg at the first gay symposium put on by the Wild Ste Club at the Universy pf Mae 1974, is part of Bull’s papers hoed the Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversy’s LGBTQ+ llectn at the Universy of Southern Mae. A week before the Universy of Mae board of tste was to ci Wil Ste’s fate January 1974, the club issued a prs release about s tentn to hold the first Mae Gay Symposium April.

The move passed — makg Mae the send state to pass such a party plank — spe a BDN edorial equatg gays and lbians wh felons, dg ers and draft dodgers. “We secured a wrten mment om the head of the Mae Teachers Associatn that they would fend any teacher gone after solely for their homosexualy, ” Bull said. We love The Babylon, a gay-exclive hotel the center of beach rort towns of Pattaya and Phet are known for their gay beach and lively LGBTQ+ nightlife.

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” The thrivg gay scene is centered Zona Románti, a ncentrated area of hotels, rorts, queer bars and nightclubs, and a gay beach on the ma shore.

For a wild time off the beaten path, Piñata PV Gay Hotel offers stic charm and clothg optnal pool Cy ns a close send, particularly for the electric gay nightlife loted at the heart of the cy Zona Rosa, the area’s official gayborhood (which also has some of the bt shoppg). Durg the day, you n take the sights via an all-gay tour of the pal cy and surroundg areas () — highlights clu Frida Kahlo’s “Blue Hoe, ” Chapultepec Castle, and nearby Teotihuan. See the famed Oxford Street gay district wh a private tour om The Fabulo Wonr Mama (@thefabulowonrmama), a wealth of knowledge and humor who also posss some of the biggt peaks this si of the Grand Beach is perfect for workg on your tan or takg a surfg lson.

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The pathway’s natural bety his a dark past durg the 1980s when a number of gay men lost their liv thrown om the cliffs onto the rocks below. Queer visors should head to Ibiza Town’s gay neighborhood, Calle la Virgen, wh s terraced rtrants and gay bars ial for fun tim, people watchg, and cisg for you’d rather not party like Paris Hilton but prefer to relax luxury and relative solu, leave behd Ibiza Town and head north to the Six Sens Rort.

--Diane Anrson-MshallAndaz Costa Ri Rort At Pensula Papagayo (pictured) is a Guanaste luxury rort wh a priste 1, 400-acre private pensula. I mean, we’ve experienced all: we’ve vised gay-iendly statns, attend illegal drag shows, stayed wh lol fai, and on the rare ocsn, been the victim of discrimatn and hostily. While a quick Google search will tell you where all the queer fun is at, Travel Gay Asia is an excellent webse for fdg LGBT-iendly spots any cy.

Of urse, lotg the lol gay scene is a great start; however, not everybody has the guts to walk to a bar or nightclub on their own and attempt to make iends. Book A Travel Gay Approved HotelTop HotelsSisterSpace Weekend Women's FtivalThe Dah Shore Week 2023San Francis Trans MarchGay Travel News, Interviews and FeaturExplore Travel Gay's prehensive gay cy guis and featur. Our guis feature the bt thgs to do and plac to vis every All EdorialsGay Travel Ma EasyWh tens of lns of viss per year Travel Gay is the five gui for LGBT world's biggt LGBT travel webseSce January 2014, more than 80 ln gay travelers have edTravel Gay to plan vatns, holidays, weekend breaks and great nights out.

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In Cha attus are liberalisg, particularly the major for nightlifeBt for the beachGay Group TravelWhat better way to explore the world than wh a group of like md LGBT travelers? Jo a Gay Group Gay's valuInclivy: We believe creatg a welg and acceptg space for all LGBTQ travelers, regardls of their background, inty, or orientatn. More than 6, 000 gay and lbian upl and sgl for a total of over 10, 000 folks have shared membership this great club durg our last 10 years.

We sat down and dreamed up a list of queer experienc every LGBTQIA person should have their lifetime cludg a few novel on that might not be on your gaydar yet, but are sure to tickle you, um pk. As the queer muny assiat, gayborhoods are beg srce, but the Castro district San Francis is still a rabow-lored bean and s bt feature is s movie palace of the same name which opened 1922 and whose sign is a cy in.

Ibiza, Sg and Gran Canaria attract queer sun seekers by the thoands, but none que touch the eternal fascatn wh the island of Mykonos thanks part to the Ancient Greeks and their societal acceptance of homosexualy. This sun-drenched sert metropolis belongs to many cludg Hollywood A-listers, mid-century sign fanatics and gay male sun seekers, but for one week annually the cy turns Sapphic as party promoters Club Skirts turn the town to a nonstop party and mic ft that is bar none the largt gatherg of lbians the Uned Stat and has attracted the lik of Lea DeLaria and Lady Gaga among others. This sunny cy by the sea is hardly Brazil’s biggt (that distctn belongs to São Plo), but LGBT Carns dance to the beat of their own Samba-fed rhythm day and night pecially at Farme Amoedo, an vg stretch of gay beach Ipanema.

One of the most eloquent and provotive queer wrers of all time, Amerin novelist turned expat Jam Baldw left que a footprt on gay Paree and visors to the Cy of Lights who trace his steps n take numero legendary hnts cludg fé L Dx Magots, Café Tournon, Le Select, Brasserie Lipp, Le Montana, and Café Flore among others. Gay Days started as a one-day event which several thoand LGBT Floridians showed up at the beloved Orlando theme park wearg red shirts as a mark of visibily. More than twenty-five years later (and still not sanctned by Disney) draws together an timated 150, 000 people for a week-long gatherg that clus pool parti, A Taste of Gay Days, and Miss Gay Days Pageant and is beloved by both a party crowd and same-sex fai.

The Dutch pal is servg of s reputatn as a breezy and tolerant mec for people of all kds as evinced by s tolerance for sexual pleasure and dg e, but between cisg the nals and the bars, save a moment for reflectn at the Homomonument, a nal si tr of triangl that memorat people who have been persecuted due to beg LGBTQIA. Who would’ve imaged a sun-drenched nal town bt known for lnchg the gdy, libido tradn known as sprg break would revent self as a high-end statn for gays and lbians?

Boastg a dozen LGBTQIA-exclive rorts (most clothg optnal), laid-back Fort Lrdale remas the qutsential weekend gaytn mandg only swimmg, sunng, boozg and relaxg. Between gay karaoke and go-go bars, 24 hour snas, sweaty nightclubs, and iendly (wk, wk) massage parlors, rowdy Bangkok is Southeast Asia’s undisputed queer pal and famo among nightlife offergs are ladyboy barets which transgenr women (katoey Thai) perform genr illns to the tun of popular gay divas.