Gay Portugal | LGBTQ+ Travel Gui, Portugal Gay Rights & Safety Tips

Contents:

• GAY LISBON
• LISBON LGBTI+ IENDLY: THE BT GAY NEIGHBOURHOODS LISBON AND HOW MUCH STS TO LIVE THERE
• LISBON GAY PRI: PORTUGAL’S BIGGT LGBTI EVENT
• CANNED CKTAIL ‘GAY WATER’ AIMS TO SH ON BUD LIGHT’S DYLAN MULVANEY DISASTER
• RISHI SUNAK APOLOGIS TO LGBT VETERANS FOR PAST ARMED FORC GAY BAN
• RACG TO PRERVE THE HISTORY OF MAE’S 1ST GAY RIGHTS ANIZATN
• GAY PARTI AND EVENTS LISBON
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS LISBON
• LISBON GAY DISTRICT: BAIRRO ALTO
• PORTUGAL GAY
• LISBON GAY PRI 2024

GAY LISBON

least the 18th century, when wrer William Beckford ped a homosexual sndal. atmosphere, sandy beach nearby (cludg a predomantly gay beach that's nsired one of Europe's bt gay beach), great cultural attractns, and timate.

On the whole, 's a fairly morn and acceptg cy (gay marriage beme legal Portugal 2010), although the untry remas one of the most closeted Wtern Europe. "Lux" - the bt club the cy whether you're gay or straight) attract a.

LISBON LGBTI+ IENDLY: THE BT GAY NEIGHBOURHOODS LISBON AND HOW MUCH STS TO LIVE THERE

signifint gay crowd, and you don't need to go to strictly gay hangouts to meet. Like most major world ci, Lisbon hosts the annual Gay Pri Ftival every June (lled.

See the list of gay bars town, and also check out Trombeta Bath if you're lookg for a sna. If you want to stay at a gay hotel, check availabily at The Late Birds Hotel.

As for gay-iendly hotels, there's the romantic Palacete Chafariz Del Rei Alfama, Solar dos Mouros offerg cy views by the stle, and the hip Bairro Alto Hotel, a boutique hotel by Bairro Alto.

LISBON GAY PRI: PORTUGAL’S BIGGT LGBTI EVENT

The Príncipe Real area, Lisbon, has long been the preferred place to live for the LGBTI+ muny, makg one of the bt gay neighbourhoods Lisbon. And if you're planng to move to LGBT-iendly Lisbon, how much do st to buy or rent a hoe the bt gay neighbourhoods? Property for rent MisericórdiaSanto Antón, gay iendly but one of the most expensive LisbonAnalysg the most clive areas, and given the geographil proximy to the parish of Misericórdia, João Passos also highlights the parish of Santo Antón, which is also one of the most expensive to buy or rent.

Property for rent Santo Antón Almirante Reis Avenue, an up and g areaAlthough Príncipe Real is still the LGBTI+ area par excellence Lisbon, there are other areas and neighbourhoods growg and attractg the gay muny Lisbon. Property for rent Almada, Cova da Pieda, Pragal and CacilhasJoão Passos believ that the appete for all the gay-iendly areas Lisbon remas and even believ that has a tenncy to crease, "whether the more urban centr, for a more natnal and younger muny, or near the beach, for a more ternatnal and adult segment, a retirement or vtment perspective, " he nclus.

CANNED CKTAIL ‘GAY WATER’ AIMS TO SH ON BUD LIGHT’S DYLAN MULVANEY DISASTER

Lisbon Gay Pri, officially known as Arraial Lisboa Pri, is the largt LGBTI event Portugal. Lisbon Gay Pri go hand hand wh a Lisbon that knows how to value diversy, clivy and equaly. Followg a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar New York, the Stonewall rts marked the turng pot for the LGBTI muny to e together prott of s of opprsn, discrimatn and vlence.

Lisbon Gay Pri is an important event that ntu to show solidary wh the LGBTI muny Portugal.

RISHI SUNAK APOLOGIS TO LGBT VETERANS FOR PAST ARMED FORC GAY BAN

While Lisbon’s gay scene may not be as big as other European ci, did manage to host Eurovisn, aka ‘The Gay Olympics’, last year. Lisbon certaly ticks all the right box – late night parti, nsistently great weather, gay-iendly nu beach, cheap alhol and of urse, the iendls of the Portugue people. You’ll fd the ma gaybourhood’s here are Príncipe Real and Bairro Alto, which are both nveniently the cy center.

Most of the gay bars here like Si Bar n be found on Rua Barro, which primarily attracts the Lisbon lols. Here, late night clubbers are spoiled for choice amongst the many gay clubs available. Tmps is the largt gay club and an stutn that’s super popular wh tourists.

While the newt gay club Posh is full of great mic and drag performers.

RACG TO PRERVE THE HISTORY OF MAE’S 1ST GAY RIGHTS ANIZATN

Unlike most gay pri events, Lisbon Gay Pri pris of two ma events that take place over two nsecutive weekends.

GAY PARTI AND EVENTS LISBON

In 2019, the first weekend starts on Saturday, June 22, where Lisbon Gay Pri illumat the cy wh a Pri event right the heart of Lisbon. The send weekend is the Lisbon Gay Pri Para, which kicks thgs off at 5pm on Saturday 29th June. Lisbon Gay Pri is pletely ee to enter which means everyone is wele to celebrate and show their support.

An credible party filled wh great mic, Lisbon Gay Pri will take over Terreiro do Paço wh lic food stalls, great bars and fun activi throughout.

Durg Lisbon Gay Pri, ’s important to show solidary wh bs who also support the LGBTI muny. We’ve found the bt hotels that not only support Lisbon Gay Pri but are also perfect to stay close to all the actn!

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS LISBON

An urban rort Lisbon’s Bairro Alto district, The Late Birds is a gay, men’s only hotel right the heart of all the actn.

If you want to be the heart of the Prcipe Real gaybourhood, look no further.

LISBON GAY DISTRICT: BAIRRO ALTO

Casa do Jasmim by Shiadu is jt a few mut walk om all the gay clubs makg absolutely perfect for your Pri weekend. It’s suated jt a few blocks away om the bt bars and rtrants and most importantly, Lisbon’s gaybourhoods. Travelg to Lisbon Gay Pri is super easy, as the ma events all take place the center of Lisbon.

For weekend one, Terreiro do Paço or Baixa-Chiado metro statn is the clost to Lisbon Gay Pri. Lisbon Gay Pri ultimately aims to show that we are all equal and to celebrate the bety our sexual diversy and genr variance.

An entreprenr lnched a nned cktail this week lled “Gay Water” that’s aimed at LGBTQ drkers — and said he’s lookg to palize on Bud Light’s mistak. But “Gay Water” — which adopts a moniker the gay muny has long given to the simple vodka and soda cktail — has been spired by the dtup to bee even bolr about the dience ’s targetg, founr and CEO Spencer Hodson told The Post. Gay Water — a nned cktail brand that plays on the gay muny’s lloquialism for the vodka-and-soda mixed drk — lnched on Wednday and promis to unrstand s dience better than Bud Light.

PORTUGAL GAY

The 30-year-old Hodson said he is g suggtive — albe playful — msagg and imagery Gay Water’s social media and webse, cludg a provotive nod to the 12-ounce n’s 6.

“Our missn is to -stigmatize the word ‘gay’ and start to create reprentatn spac that tradnally don’t have queer-owned products, let alone products wh the word ‘gay’ their tle, ” Hodson told The Post. “When was the last time you saw the word gay at a rtrant, bar, liquor store, or grocery store?

LISBON GAY PRI 2024

The word ‘gay’ origally was fed as happy, and we’re hopg to remd folks of that by beg prent, ” he add. Founr Spencer Hodson, a gay man, says the brand is about reclaimg the word “gay” as a word that “jt means happy. “Part of the pot of lnchg outsi of Pri month is to rerce the msage that Gay Water is here to make the LGBTQ+ muny more visible 365 days a year, not jt a sgle month, ” he said.

“As today’s report mak clear, that perd many endured the most horrific sexual abe and vlence, homophobic bullyg and harassment, all while bravely servg this untry, ” Sunak told MP. Promisg the ernment would implement the “vast majory” of Etherton’s remendatns, Wallace said he would fully update the Commons a formal bate about the issue after the about pensatn, Wallace said he hoped to fd “an elegant solutn that match the need and the requirements of those dividuals”, promisg to set this out after Kelly Holm, who served the army and me out as gay last year, was among mpaigners who weled the apology.

Starmer said one of his nstuents, Ken Wright, a former RAF service member who was “forced to leave the job he loved simply bee he was gay”, was the public gallery to hear the apology. Image source, Emma RileyImage ptn, Rad operator Emma Riley was discharged om the Navy for beg a lbian the 1990sRishi Sunak has apologised for the historil treatment of LGBT veterans who were sacked or forced out of the ary for beg PM lled the ban an "appallg failure" of the Brish was illegal to be gay the Brish ary until 2000 - wh thoands of veterans thought to be affected.

Addrsg MPs, the prime mister said: "Many endured the most horrific sexual abe and vlence, homophobic bullyg and harassment all while bravely servg this untry. "The LGBT Veterans Inpennt Review, led by Bra's first openly gay judge Lord Etherton, began last year and heard about the experienc of 1, 145 veterans between 1967 to 2000.

Homosexualy was crimalised the UK 1967 but a ban ntued the armed forc. Acrdg to the report, the Mistry of Defence said at the time that jtifitn for the policy clud "matenance of operatnal effectivens and efficiency" - but the report said there had been an "prehensible policy of homophobic bigotry" the armed forc. It heard shockg acunts of homophobia, bullyg, blackmail, sexual asslts, "disgraceful" medil examatns, and nversn mak 49 remendatns to the ernment cludg:Affected veterans to be given an "appropriate fancial reward" pped at £50m overallThe rtoratn of medals that had to be hand back on dismissal or dischargeThe clarifitn of pensn rights The prentatn of a special veterans' badgeThe ernment said would rpond full after summer of the veterans affected watched the PM's public of them, Emma Riley, 51, was a Royal Navy rad operator for three years before she was arrted and discharged for beg a lbian after tellg a lleague her sexualy the early told BBC News she weled the report, and hoped would be put to place "swiftly.