Why is Rochford England’s straightt place and Brighton s gay pal? | Sexualy | The Guardian

Contents:

• THE 10 BEST BRIGHTON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BRIGHTON
• WHY IS ROCHFORD ENGLAND’S STRAIGHTT PLACE AND BRIGHTON S GAY PAL?
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS BRIGHTON & HOVE
• VISG GAY BRIGHTON, ENGLAND – THE GLOBETROTTER GUYS
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS BRIGHTON & HOVE
• BT GAY BARS IN BRIGHTON
• GUI TO GAY FRIENDLY HOTEL BRIGHTON (2023 UPDATED)

THE 10 BEST BRIGHTON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BRIGHTON

People often talk about Gay Brighton but the cy is proud to be welg to the whole muny and every summer we have a Trans Pri Ftival – puttg the ‘T’ first. The tour reveals the history of Brighton om a Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer perspective a lourful 90-mute walk along the beach and historic cy centre. Gayd brgs the beat of Gay UK to Brighton on 97.8 FM – whether ’s their dance and up-tempo pop playlist or lively on-air team, they’ve got the soundtrack to your Brighton vis sorted.

WHY IS ROCHFORD ENGLAND’S STRAIGHTT PLACE AND BRIGHTON S GAY PAL?

The first Gay Pri para took place 1973, nsistg of a small ntgent of marchers, very much ntrast to the 200, 000 revelers who nverge on the cy the days for one of the largt Pri ftivals the untry. Kemptown, an area jt east of the Palace Pier, is the nucls of queer life this seasi metropolis, and you n’t walk further than a block whout a remr that you are the gay heart of Brighton.

Although not exclively LGBTQ, the naturist beach at Black Rock, adjacent to the mara, is the most favored beach hangout, particularly among gay men. The Bulldog serv up cheap drks, karaoke, and drag acts, and remas a favore wh gay men spe s basic terr and sticky floors.

In Kemptown much of the acmodatn is gay-n, and pretty much everywhere is LGBTQ iendly. This ntemporary B&B is right at the re of the gay village. The latt England and Wal cens data revealed what many have known for many moons and rabows: Brighton and Hove is one the gayt plac the UK.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS BRIGHTON & HOVE

Unsurprisgly, ’s here that the majory of the gay attractns ri: bars, clubs, rtrants, hotels, and beach areas are signated as primarily aimed at our LGBTQ+ cy is the midst of a wele urban regeneratn and new-opengs boom. And, of urse, Brighton’s nudist beach (which attracts many a gay man) is jt a flip-flop skip away.

VISG GAY BRIGHTON, ENGLAND – THE GLOBETROTTER GUYS

Dpe all the rehments, echo of Brighton’s gay and lbian past are palpable. Ftival at The Royal PavilnAlamyThe Queer QuarterBrighton’s gay village is ntled around Kemptown’s St.

A new venue, Glamoro Bar, is due to open on the se of Lé Village gay pub later 2023.

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS BRIGHTON & HOVE

Further to Kemptown, The Camelford Arms is metr om the sea and serv giant portns of pub gb bare brick, warm surroundgs; Fallen Angel is gay-owned and sy; and the new Malta-spired Arbaleno is on a missn to ‘refe queer culture’ (more on that a b)’s a ttament to the cy’s gay iendls that the venu oppose Brighton’s Gra I-listed Pier are floor-to-ceilg wdowed, out and proud and promently beach hut along the promena of Hove seaont, BrightonAlamyAnd there’s more, over towards Hove, where you’ll fd the sy Bedford Tavern, snug drag venue The Grosvenor (cue Sondheim and sequs! Addrs: Tutto, 20–22 Marlborough Place, Brighton BN1 1UBWebse: bang the heart of St Jam’s Street, Block is Ben Gill and Kim Doherty’s ‘urban day club’ cked out wh pk furnure and walls, and artworks of gay ins, cludg Freddie Mercury and Grace Jon by The Postman. Although not strictly a gay bar, ’s the heart of the gay village and supports the LGBTQ+ muny wh regular donatns to lol chari.

Addrs: Club Revenge, 32-34 Old Stee, Brighton BN1 1ELWebse: ParlourThe Plottg ParlourThis atmospheric, gothic-dream-dér speakeasy-style cktail bar is perfectly placed a si street near the entrance to the Gay Village for a fill of sensatnal, mixologist-signed drks.

Follow the footsteps of the early Gay Liberatn Front members, stand where some of the first legal civil partnerships took place, and explore the oft-fotten stori of figur cludg thor Aubrey Beardsley, 19th-Century trans man Colonel Barker and Anne Lister, known as ‘the first morn lbian’.

BT GAY BARS IN BRIGHTON

Highlights clu the sty Adler typewrer on which the godfather of gay journalism Peter Burton documented s of queer history for Gay Tim and clothg worn by artist and genr-fluidy trailblazer Gluck.

A short skip om the Gay Village, ’s where Kylie stays when she’s town and om where actor Cate Blanchett live-streamed her Osr acceptance speech 2005. Bettie’s Boudoir is Jackie Colls leopard prt ksch and dited to Amerin p-up Bettie Page; The Leigh Bowery room celebrat the gay performance artist’s image; and the Dollywould room immers you to a Ms Parton untry b, wh memorabilia plete wh oversized wigs and boots. The tly unmissable weekend (ually the first Augt) starts wh an enormo para along the Regency seaont before snakg directly through the centre of the cy and ends wh street parti the gay AugtWebse:.

GUI TO GAY FRIENDLY HOTEL BRIGHTON (2023 UPDATED)

Brighton and Hove, for s England’s unofficial gay pal, n now wear the official crown.

One 10 people aged over 16 the cy intified themselv as lbian, gay, bisexual or “other sexual orientatn” the 2021 cens. It was exactly le wh the s-old timat based on the works of the 1940s US profsor Aled Ksey who ntend homosexualy was far more wispread than officialdom ntrast, the district of Rochford Essex was shown as the straightt place England. 6% of the populatn there said they were LGB+, suggtg that those livg the largely ral, somewhat nservative area near Southend-on-Sea are six tim ls likely to be gay than those Brighton and Hove.