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Contents:

• GAY ZURICH
• GAY ZURICH · CY GUI
• GAY ZURICH
• GAY PARTI & LGBTQ+ EVENTS
• THE 5 BEST ZURICH GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS ZURICH
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS ZURICH
• BT GAY HOTELS IN ZURICH: THE ULTIMATE GUI
• ZURICH GAY BARS

GAY ZURICH

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GAY ZURICH · CY GUI

Homosexualy is not jt addrsed out the open on the street, but also the form of lorful events, first and foremost the Zurich Pri Stori You Might Like. There is a well-tablished gay scene and the cy is regard as the dance party pal of central Rights SwzerlandSwzerland has an excellent human rights rerds and there is a high tolerance of the LGBT muny. Zurich and Geneva have vibrant and well veloped gay and lbian cultur, together wh smaller scen the other ma ci of Basel, Bern, Lucerne, Lsanne and St Gallen.

Registered partnerships have been regnized sce January people may adopt children sgly and legal provisn for same-sex upl to adopt is currently beg bated the Swiss Scene ZurichThe gay scene of Zurich is ncentrated and around the Altstadt, wh most of the bars and gay venu loted District 1 and District 4 (Langstrasse) well as the mix of Gay Bars, Gay Dance Clubs and Gay Snas and Gay Cise Clubs you would expect to fd such a major European cy, perhaps more unexpected is the sle of the ternatnal dance party scene here, servg both straight and gay clubbers om a European wi tchment area. This mak for an trigug ntrast to the tradn and nservatism which is the general reputatn of most Swiss cy plays host to a year round array of major gay dance parti and after-parti (on average at least one major event a month), attractg many ternatnal DJ's as well as gay visors to the cy om near and Pri Ftival tak place every June, wh four days of special events and parti, as well as the Para self. For our list of remend Zurich hotels near the Old Town gay scene and Langstrasse, vis the Gay Zurich Hotels to See & Do ZurichZurich is one of the major cultural pals of Europe, wh world-class mms and galleri.

Here is a snapshot of some further tourist s worth visg:Altstadt - the old cy centre and home to most of Zurich's gay scene. Tyler Brûlé, the gay founr of Wallpaper and Monocle magaz, oversaw the airle’s makeover a few years back.

GAY ZURICH

Much of Zurich's gay scene is Altstadt, or Old Town, along and around the picture-postrd bbltone streets and alleys around Nierdorf Strasse. Many visors may never get beyond old town, as there are so many thgs to see and do there, but a number of other gay bs n be found around Langstrasse, a short distance om the tourist hnts.

Many of the lol gay prt magaz have fold recent years, but webs such as Swissgay,, and HAZ n keep you up to date. Has a gay pag sectn along wh general rmatn this official Swiss Tourism webse. For lotns and webse lks to bs listed below, and more, see our gay Zurich map & listgs pag.

Marktgasse Hotel (Marktgasse 17), 39 unique rooms, full-service boutique hotel, gay-iendly, all ameni, rtrant, fe, bar, terrace seatg. Zurich Overnight (CF Meyerstrasse 25), gay B&B for for a sgle man or male uple, big breakfast, gourmet meals, WiFi, clothg-optnal pool and sna, near lake and public transport. One of Europe's olst gay bars, once a monastery, hence the name and wanrg (barefoot) monk sign.

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Gayt Friday and Saturday nights, a popular place to meet before the dance clubs.

Cafe Oon (Limmatquai 2), chic young, artsy, gay and mixed crowd sce 1911; siwalk tabl near river, elegant ambience of wrought metal, old wood, high ceilgs and walls of mirrors. Gayt late evengs. Infy Bar & Lounge (Zährgerstrasse 11), Old Town gay bar wh DJs, Lat Nights, men/women mix, fondue and raclette munchi.

PlatZHirsch (Spalgasse 3, Hirschenplatz), gay-iendly fe-bar hotel at the center of Old Town, smokg lounge, outdoor seatgs, WiFi; former Lobby Bar lotn. Predigerhof (Mühlegasse 15), long-time neighborhood gay bar and bistro, open every day all year, until 2am, ee WiFi ter accs, food and drks, at rner wh Zährgerstrasse. Daniel H (Müllerstrasse 51) gay-iendly rtrant and bar, good simple food, tradnal Swiss recip, pat seatg.

THE 5 BEST ZURICH GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS ZURICH

Humaa (Banerstrasse 138), Langstrasse area gay-iendly ffeehoe/fe/bar, fondu, Saturday and Sunday buffet bnch. CLOSED: Gay Aqua Sna (Hertistrasse 24, Wallisellen), small gay men's sna/ bar, slg, cross, vios, dark room, massage. The gay Zurich circu dance scene chang nstantly, movg around to var venu.

Alte Kaserne (Kanonengasse 16), nightclub/ dance party venue; ocsnal gay events clu: Flexx Party afterhours; Matée World Tour circu party; and the Revolver Party men's event om Berl. Behave (anythg but straight) at Frieda's Büxe (Spalgasse 5), lively gay/straight-iendly Tech-Hoe, Deep-Hoe and Electro now and then Friday dance parti -- normally Augt through June, but have been active of late. Heaven (Spalgasse 5), Friday/Saturday gay dance club of many ongog party nights off Hirschenplatz Old Town.

Ongog parti here clu: Balkan Gay Night, Boytchema, Ducute, Gravy, Hell's Kchen, Hell On Heels, and Molke 7 gay youth nights.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS ZURICH

Helnbar at Provreff (Sihlquai 240), mid-week queer, non-prof, live mic space, party nights, hang-out for mixed group of gay/l/bi/hetero, mostly young people. Insi Party, gay and iends Hoe/Trance party dance night, prevly at Stairs, reopened at Q-Club (Förrlibuckstrasse 151) for late 2017 events.

CLOSED: Stairs Club (Baslerstrasse 50), gay/mixed weekend lounge/dance club lost their lease.

Erotik Factory (Banerstrasse 254), gay and straight vio/DVD sal and rentals, basement level of private gay vio bs. An Old Town store of gay tert, Macho Cy Shop (Härgstrasse 16), porn emporium has DVDs, magaz, books and toys.

BT GAY HOTELS IN ZURICH: THE ULTIMATE GUI

Mistry of Kk (Engelstrasse 62), "the gay liftyle pany" has clothg, leather, bber, army gear, toys, and DVDs for all terts. Swzerland’s bt LGBT clubsFd the bt gay and lbian nights out – wh the ultimate gui to Swzerland’s LGBT nightlife sceneThe LGBT party scene Swzerland offers somethg for everyone, om relaxed, mixed-queer shdigs to sweaty danceathons.

For all their alpenhorn-apotheosizg and maret-margalisg tradnalism, the Swiss have for many s taken a world-leadg stance on gay and lbian rights.

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Same-sex relatns were crimalised here 1942, and on New Year’s Day 2007 a referendum ma Swzerland the first untry on Earth where gay civil unns were voted by the public, not jt parliament – and by a massive majory.

Today Zurich, which happens to have a chic lbian mayor Core Mch, is very much Swzerland’s LGBT pal, as well as one of the world’s most gay-iendly ci, wh bars, f, snas and clubs addg up to dozens of gay venu. The old town’s Barfüsser is nsired Europe’s olst gay hostelry and the annual Zurich Pri event now draws around 45, 000 pk party people. Tellg the story of the world’s first gay and lbian anisatn, a Zurich-based group, which formed the 1940s, this excellent docudrama has won plds and awards at film ftivals all over the world.

Welg to men, women, straights and other, L Garçons opened late 2013 the lively, multicultural area around Langstrasse – also the cy’s red-light district and no ls fun for that – and has been weled by younger gay guys particular as a long overdue rethkg of the Zurich LGBT waterg hole, plete wh glass-walled fumoir and ee wi-fi. Maly male A-gays both young and old flock to this smart, two-storey bar the heart of the old town for the jtly famo cktails (as everywhere this town they are far om cheap, but happy hour, currently between 5pm and 7pm, eas the punishment to your purse) and chilled chat, even if the tun hover at the chey end of the spectm. HeavenThe closure last year of club T&M marked the end of an era for a generatn of Zurich gays.